Comments Thread For: Wilder Says He's Having A 'Real Discussion' With Ngannou: 'We're Trying To Do a Two-Fight Deal'

[thack]

Wilder, Fury and Joshua have now been mentioned as opponents for Ngannou .It's disappointing to have such decent boxers who are being lured by the greedy and should be fighting each other.Ngannou should either fight his way up or stay in his cage ...

[Boricua181]

Isn't two fight deal one with boxing rules and one with mma?

I'm going to have to look into that, because the only boxer's who have fought MMA style, have been Amanda Serrano, and Clarissa Shields, both female fighter's.

[tritium_arma]

Nigeria vs Cameroon. I can dig it.

[joe strong]

I'm going to have to look into that, because the only boxer's who have fought MMA style, have been Amanda Serrano, and Clarissa Shields, both female fighter's.

Ray Mercer & Tim Sylvia was MMA . James Toney & Randy Couture was also MMA rules…

[JakeTheBoxer]

I think all the top dogs are waiting to see if Fury/Usyk gets signed before they jump into serious talks with anyone…

This. Once we get Fury -Usyk ( if), we will also get Wilder -Ruiz etc...

Other tops dogs are waiting what are Usyk and Fury gonna do.

[El_Mero]

If its a 2 fight deal i hope its a boxing match and an mma match. It would only be fair. Ngannou aint a boxer. Give him a chance at least

[Roberto Vasquez]

Wilder would kill Ngannou. What happened to Wilder? Seems to be scared to fight anyone good. I thought he was going to fight Ruiz?

[War Room]

One kick and Wilder leg is broken

On this leg of stone?

[Willow The Wisp]

Usually when they combatant's of different fighting styles face each other, it's the boxing rules, and regulation's that apply.
So there won't be any kicking allowed when they fight each other, the former UFC heavyweight champion is going to be at a huge disadvantage.

Very very few pure Wrestling, BJJ/Sub Grappling/Muay Thai, Boxing, Karate, Judo or other specialists are going to walz right into MMA and be successful against a top rated fighter without a boat load of cross training. 50 year old Ray Mercer blowing away recent 2x UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in under 10 seconds under full MMA rules is the only instance of that. Or course, no boxers with anything left of their fighting career have ever shown interest in that kind of pay cut to even bother. If you can't box, you'll get nowhere in MMA, but if you can box well enough you'll have no interest in MMA. Best situation available there is a slave contract and lousy pay.

Francis Ngannou, like UFC heavyweight champs Junior Dos Santos, Cain Velasquez and Stipe Miocic before him, is a converted western boxer, whose fighting base is in the ring, and he's got power.

But.....you have to TRAIN for the rules you choose to fight under, and for a pretty long time. Wilder vs Ngannou?
Boxing rules or MMA rules, it isn't going to be close.

Rather see Fury vs. Ngannou under hybrid rules with small MMA gloves. Fury knows how to stuff a takedown like a pro, and though he also has the skinny Anderson Silva legs, he's got the hands.

[Boricua181]

Ray Mercer & Tim Sylvia was MMA . James Toney & Randy Couture was also MMA rules…

Wow those fight's were back in the day, the two I mentioned are more contemporary, but you're right.