{"id":223797,"date":"2023-10-29T09:28:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=223797"},"modified":"2023-10-29T09:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:28:36","slug":"luke-campbell-calls-tyson-furys-split-decision-win-a-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/luke-campbell-calls-tyson-furys-split-decision-win-a-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Campbell calls Tyson Fury&apos;s split decision win &apos;a joke&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Luke Campbell calls Tyson Fury&#8217;s controversial split decision victory over Francis Ngannou &#8216;a JOKE&#8217; and says the Gypsy King will have &#8216;a lot of excuses&#8217; coming after hugely unconvincing display<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One judge scored the fight in Ngannou&#8217;s favour, the other two opting for Fury\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gypsy King was made to go the distance by the former UFC fighter\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luke Campbell has described Tyson Fury&#8217;s controversial split decision victory over MMA fighter Francis Ngannou as a &#8216;joke&#8217; with judges&#8217; scorecards &#8216;destroying the sport.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight champion Fury survived a shock third-round knockdown to overcome ex-UFC star Ngannou having gone the distance in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>One judge scored the fight 95-94 in favour of Ngannou, while the other two handed it to Fury 96-93 and 95-94.<\/p>\n<p>The split decision win rescued Fury&#8217;s lucrative heavyweight showdown with Oleksandr Usyk just before Christmas and the millions of dollars riding on it.<\/p>\n<p>But former Olympic gold medallist and lightweight world title challenger Campbell wasn&#8217;t impressed by the spectacle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/06\/77128811-12684961-Francis_Ngannou_sent_Tyson_Fury_to_the_canvas_with_a_thunderous_-a-1_1698560849858.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou sent Tyson Fury to the canvas with a thunderous left hook in round three<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/06\/77128839-12684961-Fury_got_back_to_his_feet_to_box_his_way_into_the_fight_and_won_-a-2_1698560855642.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury got back to his feet to box his way into the fight and won narrowly on points<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/06\/77135015-12684961-image-a-3_1698560911511.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former lightweight world title challenger Luke Campbell wasn&#8217;t impressed by the spectacle<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What a joke that is. Destroying the sport,&#8217; Campbell wrote on his X account.<\/p>\n<p>A follow-up post read: &#8216;I see a lot of excuses coming.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Fury just about preserved his shot at becoming the first undisputed world heavyweight champion for more than a decade when the Gypsy King and Usyk put their belts on the line in December.<\/p>\n<p>But Ngannou, in his first official boxing match, gave him a fright in round three after connecting with a left hook behind the ear that sent Fury to the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Ngannou continuing to land punches in the later rounds and Fury wearing the greater damage after going the distance, the scorecards fell in favour of the pro boxer.<\/p>\n<p>Fury won the commemorative &#8216;Riyadh champion&#8217; belt and extended his unbeaten record to 35 fights &#8211; comprising 34 wins and one draw.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/06\/77134975-12684961-image-a-4_1698560932202.jpg\" height=\"106\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/06\/77134973-12684961-image-a-5_1698560936106.jpg\" height=\"113\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/06\/77129017-12684961-Fury_just_did_enough_to_hold_onto_his_heavyweight_title_but_Ngan-a-6_1698560956684.jpg\" height=\"545\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury holds up his WBC World Heavyweight title belt &#8211; 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