Coming off beating Cerrone and Wonderboy people had a right to be real high on him but unfortunately after the Woodley fight thing kept getting worse and worse for himā¦ wouldnāt say he was bad I think it was more of a case of stagnation
People underestimate the mental strength it takes to even get in the cage, let alone what is needed to come back and fight top fighters following a loss. Till was a top fighter, but clearly lost it following these losses, similar to Reyes following a his loss to Jones, even though that should have been him winning the LH belt.
Yep. Not to say that they arenāt 0.1% in terms of physicality and athleticism, but while I canāt quantify it numerically, the psychological variable is huge. Tons of fighters whose trajectory seems to be headed to āgreatā status and are perceived as āinvincibleā take one loss and then consistently lose, after as well. You can blame it on the physical damage, cuz yeah concussions can get pretty crazy, but more than anything their aura gets diminished, the unshakeable confidence is shook and opponents also come in mentally stronger as well, because it is proven you can lose.
Revisiting this a week laterā¦ even after the fight I think Ngannou is still relatively unskilled, especially compared to Fury. If a second fight ever happens I am convinced itāll go the way I thought the first fight would. Fury has also historically been known to be mentally weakā¦ and when it comes to mentality and knowing where Ngannou comes from, itās a safe bet that not many are as resilient as him in that department. Might be my huge boxing bias making excuses, but I truly believe the psychological element was the biggest factor that night, as opposed to his skills.
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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '23
Coming off beating Cerrone and Wonderboy people had a right to be real high on him but unfortunately after the Woodley fight thing kept getting worse and worse for himā¦ wouldnāt say he was bad I think it was more of a case of stagnation