{"id":290989,"date":"2023-09-23T11:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T11:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290989"},"modified":"2023-09-23T11:34:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T11:34:12","slug":"francis-ngannou-insists-tyson-furys-gloves-have-no-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/boxing\/francis-ngannou-insists-tyson-furys-gloves-have-no-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou insists Tyson Fury&apos;s gloves &apos;have no protection&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Francis Ngannou insists Tyson Fury&#8217;s boxing gloves &#8216;have no protection&#8217; and demands they are checked before their heavyweight showdown after Deontay Wilder previously complained they were a &#8216;secret weapon&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The pair are set to meet in a heavyweight clash in Saudi Arabia next month<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Francis Ngannou has claimed Tyson Fury&#8217;s gloves have &#8216;no protection&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Francis Ngannou\u00a0has expressed concern over Tyson Fury&#8217;s gloves as the duo prepare to meet in the ring in a cross-code heavyweight fight on October 28.<\/p>\n<p>Fury&#8217;s former opponent Deontay Wilder previously raised concerns that the heavyweight champion didn&#8217;t have sufficient padding in his gloves prior to their trilogy fight.<\/p>\n<p>Fury previously used traditional horse hair padding in his gloves that\u00a0Nevada State Athletic Commission (NASC) officials confirmed were permitted to be used prior to his former contest with the American.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou has now issued similar claims that 35-year-old&#8217;s gloves &#8216;have no protection&#8217; and demanded they be thoroughly checked before the pair meet in the ring in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have heard a lot of complaints about his gloves. His gloves have no protection,&#8217; Ngannou told the Joe Rogan podcast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/10\/75755701-12552113-image-a-2_1695462119376.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou (pictured) has expressed concern over Tyson Fury&#8217;s boxing gloves<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/10\/75755703-12552113-image-a-1_1695462115820.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury has previously used gloves that contain permitted horse hair padding\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/10\/48962405-12552113-Ahead_of_the_fight_Wilder_claimed_that_Fury_s_gloves_don_t_have_-a-3_1695462160598.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury&#8217;s gloves were previously given permission to be used by the\u00a0Nevada State Athletic Commission (NASC) prior to his trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When we get there, all of the gloves need to be checked.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Fury is the big favourite heading into the huge-money showdown taking place in Riyadh, with Ngannou ditching the UFC octagon for a chance to make history in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old has been training with former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson in an attempt to land a knockout blow on Fury.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou holds the world record for the most powerful punch that registers at 96 horsepower and is a formidable opponent despite his lack of experience in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n<p>However, the heavy-hitter believes Tyson&#8217;s training has helped him believe he can succeed in causing one of sport&#8217;s biggest-ever upsets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/10\/75755711-12552113-image-a-4_1695462189130.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury (left) and Ngannou (right) are set to meet in a heavyweight showdown in Riyadh in October<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/10\/75755799-12552113-image-a-5_1695462571185.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wilder (pictured) previously complained about Fury&#8217;s gloves and Ngannou has expressed similar concerns<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He [Tyson] see&#8217;s me as somebody who can do this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It seems like my journey was just preparing me for this moment. For the life that I am having now. You know the moment that I found out I was rich?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not the moment that I check my bank account and see I have money, it&#8217;s not the moment that I own a house, it&#8217;s not the moment that I had a car, it&#8217;s the moment that I look and I check myself and I&#8217;m like ok what can possibly happen to me that I can&#8217;t handle that I haven&#8217;t seen and I say nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can handle everything. I can overcome everything. So therefore, I wasn&#8217;t afraid of anything\u2026 I am not afraid of falling because I know that I have the ability to stand up and that&#8217;s what my life taught me,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12552113\/Francis-Ngannou-insists-Tyson-Furys-boxing-gloves-no-protection-demands-checked-heavyweight-showdown-Deontay-Wilder-previously-complained-secret-weapon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francis Ngannou insists Tyson Fury&#8217;s boxing gloves &#8216;have no protection&#8217; and demands they are checked before their heavyweight showdown after Deontay Wilder previously complained they were a &#8216;secret weapon&#8217; The pair are set to meet in a heavyweight clash in Saudi Arabia next month Francis Ngannou has claimed Tyson Fury&#8217;s gloves have &#8216;no protection&#8217;\u00a0 Mail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Francis Ngannou insists Tyson Fury&amp;apos;s gloves &amp;apos;have no protection&amp;apos; 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