There was nothing Francis Ngannou could do to beat Tyson Fury. It was a cute story but one that was destined to end in the worst way possible for the former UFCer. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the boxing realm who didn’t share this logic.

Riddick Bowe, a long-retired former heavyweight champion, was amused by all of the theatrics. Yet, like everyone else, he wasn’t giving Ngannou a shot in hell. This past weekend, at the Boulevard Hall in Saudi Arabia, the two gigantic heavyweights stepped into the ring and finally got it on.