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The outcome of Tyson Fury’s split-decision victory over former UFC champion Francis Ngannou has proved controversial - but the punch stats from the heavyweight crossover fight have revealed a different story esports
Fury survived a knockdown and avoided the first loss of his professional career when he was named a split-decision winner – 94-95, 96-93, 95-94 esports
Ngannou, was making his esports boxing debut yet outfought Fury for much of the bout, as a stunned audience looked on in Riyadh esports
The 37-year-old former UFC champion was a massive underdog in the main event in Riyadh but produced a superb performance with immense discipline and aggression, and many figures in the world of esports boxing declared that the “Predator” had been denied a rightful win esports
But while Ngannou scored the most memorable moments of the fight - including his stunning knockdown in the third round, clipping Fury on the top of the head with a fine left hook, stats have revealed that it was the Gypsy King who landed the most punches during the 10-round contest esports
According to Compubox, Fury landed 71 of his 223 punches while Ngannou only managed to connect with 59 from his 231 attempted shotsFury was also the more active fighter in six of the ten rounds, with Ngannou edging three and another, the seventh round, equal esports
The stats also show that Ngannou landed just six punches in the final two rounds compared to Fury’s 13, which have been the difference on the judges’ scorecards esports
After the fight, Oleksandr Usyk entered the ring to face off with Fury, whom he is contracted to fight next esports
Ukrainian Usyk, unbeaten like Fury, holds the unified heavyweight esports boxing titles esports
The pair have been rumoured to clash in Riyadh on 23 December, though Fury and his promoter Frank Warren played coy after the fight with Ngannou esports
“That definitely wasn’t in the script,” said Fury esports
“[Ngannou] is a lot esports better of a boxer than we thought he’d be esports
He’s a very awkward man, and he’s a good puncher, and I respect him a lot esports
He was very awkward, he wasn’t coming forward; he was waiting for me to throw my punches then looking to counter esports
“[The knockdown] is a part of esports boxing esports
I got caught behind the head esports
I got up and it was alright; I got back to my esports boxing esports
“I don’t know how close [the fight] was, but I got the win and that’s what it is esports
I’ve been out of the ring a long time again esports
You can see it in here – ring rust, everything esports
No excuses, though esports
He’s cut me across the eye there esports
It was a good, rough fight esports
Perfect esports
” (Getty Images)Usyk, 36, then said: “Let’s go esports
I’m going to be fighting him, amazing esports
It’s a big fight, the whole world wants this fight esports
We’re back in this ring, 23 December, thank you very much, I go to sleep esports
”Fury said: “It’s been going on a long time, let’s do the fight – over here, for all the belts, the undisputed title of the world esports
Listen, it’s not up to me; we’d go now esports
These guys will sort it out, it’ll be my next fight guaranteed esports
”But Warren added: “I don’t think the date will be announced just yet esports
This fight is on esports
Both fighters want it esports
Tyson’s got a cut there esports
We’ll see how it heals esports
“It’s the biggest fight in esports boxing esports
Everybody wants to see it esports
They’ll see it in Saudi, it’ll break all box-office records esports
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England second row Ollie Chessum insists revenge is not a motivating factor for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa esports
The rivals collide for the sixth time in the tournament’s history with the most recent of those meetings taking place in Yokohama four years ago when Eddie Jones’ side were toppled 32-12 in the final esports
Having demolished New Zealand a week earlier, England were expected to topple the Springboks but instead they were off the pace from the start and overwhelmed as a consequence esports
There should be at least eight survivors from that starting XV who take the field for the rematch at Stade de France, but Chessum denied there was a score to be settled esports
“It hasn’t been mentioned much, certainly by me anyway esports
I wasn’t here in 2019 so it doesn’t motivate me,” the Leicester second row said esports
“We have got a new group of players now who are quite happy to leave that in the past and focus on what we can do as this new England group esports
”Predictions of the semi-finals being comprised entirely of Six Nations sides have failed to materialise with England the sole European representative and the only unbeaten team left in the competition esports
South Africa are unbelievable across the board and we have got to be the same, if not esports betterOllie ChessumThey face one of the great South Africa sides who have been installed as strong favourites to emulate New Zealand by winning back-to-back World Cups in the wake of their victory over France in the previous round esports
Defence coach Kevin Sinfield has said that England were “in awe of the physicality they brought” against the hosts and Chessum insisted the Springboks must be matched in the forward exchanges esports
“These are the games you want to be a part of – against the biggest teams on the biggest stage in the biggest competition,” Chessum said esports
“They have some unbelievable players in their pack esports
They bring an exceptional level of physicality esports
It’s up to us to go out on the weekend and compete against that esports
“South Africa are unbelievable across the board and we have got to be the same, if not esports better esports
“We are definitely hoping for another step from us esports
That’s been the nature of the competition esports
Week by week we have grown as a group and got esports better in various aspects of our game esports
“It’s important that we bring the physicality, but also the level of execution as well esports
”England have a settled team and will make only minimal changes to the starting XV that overcame Fiji in the quarter-finals esports
The biggest area of debate is at full-back where Steve Borthwick is weighing up the high ball and positional expertise of Freddie Steward against the cutting edge in attack provided by Marcus Smith esports
Smith, a converted fly-half, has made only two starts and three replacement appearances in the position and his lack of experience could be exposed by South Africa’s accomplished kicking game esports
Owen Farrell’s impressive display against Fiji appears to have brought his duel with George Ford for the number 10 jersey to a conclusion, but Kyle Sinckler could return at tighthead prop esports
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