In recent years, Boxing has become the place where MMA fighters go to test their striking skills and make serious money. We have seen this crossover story play out countless times before, with mixed results that range from embarrassing to surprisingly competitive. Conor McGregor famously stepped into the ring with Floyd Mayweather back in 2017, putting up a decent fight before getting stopped in the tenth round. More recently, fans watched Francis Ngannou shock the boxing world by going toe to toe with Tyson Fury and nearly pulling off one of the biggest upsets in combat sports history. <\/p>
Now it looks like Ngannou wants to complete his boxing bucket list by facing the third member of heavyweight boxing<\/a>‘s former big three. After testing himself against Fury and Anthony Joshua, ‘The Predator’ has been making noise about wanting to fight Deontay Wilder and the American knockout artist seems ready to oblige. <\/p> Wilder’s message was typical of his no-nonsense approach . He tagged Ngannou and made it clear he’s ready to settle things in the boxing ring. This potential matchup represents everything fans love about combat sports crossovers, pitting two of the hardest punchers from their respective sports against each other.<\/p> “Respect, but I’m ten toes down. No fear, no fold, no fake.. Always ready, always solid. Step in the ring and you’ll see what that means.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>Deontay Wilder Throws Down The Gauntlet<\/h2>