Carl Froch Criticizes Tyson Fury's Controversial Win Over Ngannou as "Corruption"
Carl Froch, a former middleweight world champion, has strongly criticized Tyson Fury's contentious victory over Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, describing it as "corruption at the highest level." Fury secured a split decision win over Ngannou, who was making his professional boxing debut. The fight was closely contested, with judges scoring it 94-95, 96-93, and 95-94 in favor of Fury. Ngannou's strong performance in the bout, which included dropping Fury in the third round, left many questioning the judges' decision. Froch, in a video on his YouTube channel, expressed his belief that Ngannou had won the fight. He commented, "Tyson Fury got beat. That was a bad decision. I’m not going to say it was a blatant robbery. A lot of the rounds were close, but for me, Francis Ngannou won that fight." The controversial outcome has raised doubts about Fury's highly-anticipated fight against Oleksandr Usyk, scheduled for December 23 in Saudi Arabia. Froch suggested that the judges might have been influenced by the upcoming unification bout. He claimed, "For me, it’s corruption at the highest level. They’ve gone out to Saudi Arabia, and all that money is on the line. Everything is geared towards the fight with Fury and Usyk, and Ngannou gets in there and puts a proper spanner in the works." Fury's lackluster performance against Ngannou and his knockdown by the Cameroonian have cast shadows over his readiness for the bout against Usyk. While Fury initially indicated the fight would proceed as planned, doubts have arisen. Promoter Frank Warren suggested that it might be postponed to early next year, but Usyk maintained that the contractual agreement requires the fight to occur on December 23. Froch remains skeptical about Fury's prospects against Usyk. He questioned whether Fury would proceed with the fight given his recent performance and commented, "What does Tyson Fury do now? Is he going to fight Usyk now on the 23rd of December? I don’t see how he’s going to go now on the back of that loss. I think he’s going to want some more time." The controversial win over Ngannou and its potential implications for the Usyk bout have left the boxing world in anticipation of the Gypsy King's next move.
