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Sorry fight fans, no wait Francis Ngannou to share a ring Jake Paul … because The Predator tells the story TMZ Sports that writing will never happen.
We caught up with the former UFC heavyweight champion after Netflix’s wildly successful boxing event 60 million households settle for Paul unanimous decision win is over Mike Tyson — And we asked him about himself tweetsaying he’s going to slap El Gallo the next time he sees Jake.
With the prospect of a Paul vs. Ngannou fight with fans, we had to see if there was a chance. Unfortunately, the 38-year-old wasn’t having it, saying the prospect of them sharing a ring was downright disrespectful.
“Come on, give me some respect,” Francis said, completely killing the idea.
Despite the fact that they won’t be fighting, Nganu respects what Paul, who is also signed to the PFL (like Francis), is doing to entertain fight fans.
“If this isn’t entertainment, I don’t know what you’re looking for,” he said.
“It was fun, like it or not. There was interest to see Mike Tyson at this age. Can he stand? Can it, can it? And they were really entertaining.”
Although Paul does not seduce her, the idea Deontay Wilder can Of course, the former heavyweight champion recently said he’s interested in Ngannou, and the Bronze Bomber told us: he wants to start negotiations.
Ngannou, however, remains focused on MMA, saying: “I’ll wait a few months to see if the PFL comes up with anything.”
“If not, I’ll see if there’s anything in boxing, but it’s not at the top of my mind.”
Bottom line, Jake, no. Deontay, maybe?
