I think it’s time for Tony Ferguson to retire” a fan expressed after witnessing American MMA legend Tony Ferguson lose in a match with British puncher Paddy Pimblett in event UFC 296 last weekend.
Tony Ferguson, the former light heavyweight champion, only had to face young boxer Paddy Pimblett but still suffered a final defeat by scoring from the judges.
Before the match Ferguson aggressively announced that he would teach Paddy Pimblett a lesson, saying: “Everything will work out the way I want. I already visualized the result and I trained very hard. This boy is not my opponent.
He was so worried that he blocked me on Instagram. He was really scared. He would have been punched so bad that his face would bleed and run home to tell his mother.”
However, the outcome of the match was completely different when Paddy Pimblett was the one who prevailed in the match with Ferguson. Right in the first round, Paddy Pimblett came close and launched many accurate blows and was almost able to knock out the American puncher.
However 39-year-old boxer can still survive to complete 3 intense rounds . However, the judges recognized the final victory for Paddy Pimblett with a score of (10-9 10-9 10-9).
This victory helped Paddy Pimblett increase his record to 21 career win while Tony Ferguson suffered his 7th consecutive loss.
“Maybe it’s time for Tony Ferguson to retire and become a family man rather than step into the ring radio” one fan said about Ferguson’s loss.
“It’s definitely time for him to stop” said another. “He’s ruining his illustrious career if he still tries to step into the ring at the age of 39,” a third person commented.
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