Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn was keen to have UFC champion Francis Ngannou fight on one of his shows, but his opinion on the heavyweight has seemingly changed
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has been accused of changing his opinion on Francis Ngannou's punching ability in interviews just four months apart.
He told Boxing Social: "Don't be ridiculous...he can't punch properly, you'll see - these guys, they're not strikers, they don't train to punch every day so no." When asked if Ngannou was "more dangerous than Oleksandr Usyk," Hearn laughed it off. Dev Sahni from Queensberry Promotions pointed out that this is quite different from what Hearn was saying just last June. Back then, he was on The MMA Hour discussing a potential fight between Ngannou and Chisora.
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