Ngannou to fight on 23.12. - who will he fight?

[Nightmare Roy]

Ngannou is fighting Del Boy. Am hearing its a done deal....but there will be another big fight on the bill too.

Del has the ears of the Saudi cash cows and it gives Ngannou a gatekeepers name on his record ready for a June 2024 showdown with one of the biggies.

Be a good war whilst it lasts that's for sure, can't see it doing great PPV though

[gregregegg]

Ngannou is fighting Del Boy. Am hearing its a done deal....but there will be another big fight on the bill too.

Del has the ears of the Saudi cash cows and it gives Ngannou a gatekeepers name on his record ready for a June 2024 showdown with one of the biggies.

I really like this fight if it happens. Nganu needs a win, and del is probably as good a fighter as you could put him on with and have nganu a slight favourite.

If I was nganu I would try skip this step and go strait to biggg AJ or wilder money though… because if del beats him then what….

[The Gratest]

I'd be expecting a Haye style KO of Chizza from Ngannou. Haye really hit the right notes that night.

[jwfg]

Zhang, Chisora, Wallin, Bakole, Parker, Makhmudov Miller and possibly Wilder.

[cormack]

I've never got why top champion boxers can only manage to fight twice a year max. What's changed in them that they cannot fight 3 or 4 times in a year?

$$$$£££££

if you have sponsorship and advertising etc bringing in millions then there is probably no real sense of urgency to do the " day job "

I’d imagine very very few boxers make millions from sponsorship. AJ will but how many others? I’d be surprised if many are making £100k let alone £1m+.

I agree but we were really talking about AJ and why he doesnt fight more often .

[tonyevs]

If I was nganu I would try skip this step and go strait to biggg AJ or wilder money though… because if del beats him then what….

If Chisora takes it serious, I'd favour him to beat Ngannou over 10rnds. Ngannou didn't do anything except make Fury look bad by doing the basics.

Chisora should still have enough left to out smart and out box him.

If I were managing Ngannou I'd either wait for the Fury rematch or take a big money fight against AJ if it's on offer.

[tigermoth87]

I bet it'll be Chisora.

He's the sort of scrub who is credible enough to be a decent scalp, but shit enough that anybody mildly competent should be beating him.

[Ezzard]

Del might beat him.

[quickeyg]

Talks are ongoing but the Saudi's want Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua to feature (won't be fighting each other)

Can they really pull this off?

[big lennox]

Talks are ongoing but the Saudi's want Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua to feature (won't be fighting each other)

Can they really pull this off?

Hopefully. A step in the right direction. Fury vs Uysk is the big one, though. I hope it gets announced soon.

[maverick23]

Apparently they’re looking at Wallin for AJ and Bakole for Wilder.

I’d be surprised if we see either.

[big lennox]

Apparently they’re looking at Wallin for AJ and Bakole for Wilder.

I’d be surprised if we see either.

Wilder vs Bakole would be worth the entrance fee/pay per view cost alone.

[maverick23]

Apparently they’re looking at Wallin for AJ and Bakole for Wilder.

I’d be surprised if we see either.

Wilder vs Bakole would be worth the entrance fee/pay per view cost alone.

Agreed. I just can’t see Wilder taking it.

[jwfg]

Apparently they’re looking at Wallin for AJ and Bakole for Wilder.

I’d be surprised if we see either.

Wilder vs Bakole would be worth the entrance fee/pay per view cost alone.

Agreed. I just can’t see Wilder taking it.

Me either, but it's all about the Benjamins. If the Saudis are offering him a silly money, you never know.

[MasterG]

WBC have ranked him number 10

[SeanBrennan]

do we think he could still get added to the card?

[si7dog7]

do we think he could still get added to the card?

Could be as a cross seller to the MMA audience.
Who?
Depends who’s fit or perhaps who’s not fit?
I’d say Derek is he’s up for it. If Derek is fit then a dodgy one for Francis.

If they want a Francis win. Then give it to Dave Allen, Franklin, Pukev or Povetkin (if he isn’t binging on sturgeon)

Any of those would have given Fury a worse problem last month. And I’m being serious

[SeanBrennan]

do we think he could still get added to the card?

Could be as a cross seller to the MMA audience.
Who?
Depends who’s fit or perhaps who’s not fit?
I’d say Derek is he’s up for it. If Derek is fit then a dodgy one for Francis.

If they want a Francis win. Then give it to Dave Allen, Franklin, Pukev or Povetkin (if he isn’t binging on sturgeon)

Any of those would have given Fury a worse problem last month. And I’m being serious

agreed, I think it will be Dereck. Hope it's Allen though.

[polecateddy]

Surely everyone beats Ngannou? It seems to me like Fury had such a hard time because he literally had no power on the night. Most heavyweights shouldn’t have the same issue.

[Cyclops]

Chisora had posters for a match up between him and Ngannou in his feed weeks ago. I took the bait and assumed it was real, but clearly nothing agreed yet.

I actually think Ngannou is a beast and a problem for everybody.

[big lennox]

I think Ngannou is going to be good fun to watch.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Chisora had posters for a match up between him and Ngannou in his feed weeks ago. I took the bait and assumed it was real, but clearly nothing agreed yet.

I actually think Ngannou is a beast and a problem for everybody.

He’s always creating posters baha

[SeanBrennan]

I think Ngannou is going to be good fun to watch.

me too, be interesting if he beats someone ranked in next fight.

[golden_labrador]

do we think he could still get added to the card?

Could be as a cross seller to the MMA audience.
Who?
Depends who’s fit or perhaps who’s not fit?
I’d say Derek is he’s up for it. If Derek is fit then a dodgy one for Francis.

If they want a Francis win. Then give it to Dave Allen, Franklin, Pukev or Povetkin (if he isn’t binging on sturgeon)

Any of those would have given Fury a worse problem last month. And I’m being serious

agreed, I think it will be Dereck. Hope it's Allen though.

Povetkin is utterly shot and also the Russian issue. Pulev is a good shout - lively big lad getting on a bit and has done some kind of cross-over already, absolutely hammering some ruined old MMA guy a while back

[SeanBrennan]

Could be as a cross seller to the MMA audience.
Who?
Depends who’s fit or perhaps who’s not fit?
I’d say Derek is he’s up for it. If Derek is fit then a dodgy one for Francis.

If they want a Francis win. Then give it to Dave Allen, Franklin, Pukev or Povetkin (if he isn’t binging on sturgeon)

Any of those would have given Fury a worse problem last month. And I’m being serious

agreed, I think it will be Dereck. Hope it's Allen though.

Povetkin is utterly shot and also the Russian issue. Pulev is a good shout - lively big lad getting on a bit and has done some kind of cross-over already, absolutely hammering some ruined old MMA guy a while back

I remember that, in a weird ring, he wiped out Frank Mir, who has weirdly had a 'proper' boxing fight vs Cunningham.