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Tyson Fury survived a knockdown and went on to beat Francis Ngannou in a controversial decision on Saturday night, avoiding a major upset pvp
WBC heavyweight champion Fury squared off with Ngannou – a mixed martial artist and ex-UFC champion – in a professional pvp boxing match in Saudi Arabia, with the Cameroonian stunning the Briton in Round 3 with a knockdown, clipping him on the top of the head with a fine left hook pvp
Ngannou, 37, was making his pvp boxing debut yet outfought Fury, 35, for much of the bout, as a stunned audience looked on in Riyadh pvp
However, Fury avoided the first loss of his professional career when he was named a split-decision winner – 94-95, 96-93, 95-94 pvp
Ngannou was a massive underdog in the main event in Riyadh but produced a superb performance with immense discipline and aggression pvp
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Ukrainian Usyk, unbeaten like Fury, holds the unified heavyweight pvp boxing titles pvp
The pair have been rumoured to clash in Riyadh on 23 December, though Fury and his promoter Frank Warren played coy after the fight with Ngannou pvp
“That definitely wasn’t in the script,” said Fury pvp
“[Ngannou] is a lot pvp better of a boxer than we thought he’d be pvp
He’s a very awkward man, and he’s a good puncher, and I respect him a lot pvp
He was very awkward, he wasn’t coming forward; he was waiting for me to throw my punches then looking to counter pvp
“[The knockdown] is a part of pvp boxing pvp
I got caught behind the head pvp
I got up and it was alright; I got back to my pvp boxing pvp
(Getty Images)“I don’t know how close [the fight] was, but I got the win and that’s what it is pvp
I’ve been out the ring a long time again pvp
You can see it in here – ring rust, everything pvp
No excuses, though pvp
He’s cut me across the eye there pvp
It was a good, rough fight pvp
Perfect pvp
”Usyk, 36, then said: “Let’s go pvp
I’m going to be fighting him, amazing pvp
It’s a big fight, the whole world wants this fight pvp
We’re back in this ring, 23 December, thank you very much, I go to sleep pvp
”Fury said: “It’s been going on a long time, let’s do the fight – over here, for all the belts, the undisputed title of the world pvp
Listen, it’s not up to me; we’d go now pvp
These guys will sort it out, it’ll be my next fight guaranteed pvp
”But Warren added: “I don’t think the date will be announced just yet pvp
This fight is on pvp
Both fighters want it pvp
Tyson’s got a cut there pvp
We’ll see how it heals pvp
“It’s the biggest fight in pvp boxing pvp
Everybody wants to see it pvp
They’ll see it in Saudi, it’ll break all box-office records pvp
”More aboutTyson FuryFrancis NgannouSaudi ArabiaJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2Fury survives knockdown to beat Ngannou by controversial decisionFury survives knockdown to beat Ngannou by controversial decisionGetty ImagesFury survives knockdown to beat Ngannou by controversial decisionGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today pvp
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“We are the bomb squad and we knew we had to play a massive role pvp
” If South Africa’s narrow win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final could be summed up in one sentence, then this proclamation from Vincent Koch after the game would probably be it pvp
When Koch emerged from the replacements on 55 minutes to take the place of starting tighthead prop Frans Malherbe, Owen Farrell had just slotted a drop goal from downtown Paris to give England a 15-6 lead pvp
Nine points may not seem a lot but, with the final quarter of the match beckoning and the rain and wind increasing at the Stade de France, it was a comparatively huge deficit pvp
Throughout the first few minutes of the second half, the Springboks had more or less emptied their bench as Ox Nche, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Deon Fourie, Faf de Klerk and Willie Le Roux all entered the fray to go alongside the controversial 30th-minute substitution of starting fly half Manie Libbok for Handre Pollard pvp
With their World Cup title defence hanging by a thread, South Africa trusted their bench and got their reward pvp
Koch and Nche splintered the previously effective English scrum, Snyman burrowed his way across the line for the game’s only try and Pollard nervelessly converted tricky kicks to complete the hardest-fought of turnarounds – 10 unanswered points, a 16-15 win and a date with the All Blacks in another World Cup final next Saturday pvp
Of the various phrases rugby has adopted over the years to describe those players in the matchday squad but not in the starting line-up – from the traditional “replacements” and the pvp football-ised “substitutes” through to the Eddie Jones-preferred ‘finishers’, the slightly patronising “impact players” and the frankly ludicrous “game-changers” adopted by Harlequins during the Paul Gustard era – none has captured the imagination quite like South Africa’s “bomb squad” pvp
It doesn’t matter if you think it’s a slightly self-serving and faintly ridiculous term, the players fully buy into the ethos of what it stands for pvp
The intensity and physicality that generation after generation of Springbok has prided themselves on is summed up by this two-word mantra pvp
“Each person knows exactly his role in the team, whether you’re starting or in the bomb squad,” explained Koch pvp
“When we created the bomb squad, we knew exactly what our job is pvp
The starters start the whole process and it’s for us to come and finish it pvp
“All the players on the bomb squad are very excited to make a massive difference in the game pvp
”Vincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived (AFP via Getty Images)And against England, when the chips were down, they realised they needed to step up more than ever pvp
“The bomb squad always stands for energy,” added Koch pvp
“We needed to create a nice vibe pvp
Putting the replacements on a bit earlier helped the boys to start to bring that energy and lift up the spirit and bring a massive work-rate pvp
”Where South Africa’s replacements thrived, perhaps England’s faltered just a touch pvp
The English gameplan, devised by Steve Borthwick and perfectly executed by the players for the windy and rainy Parisian conditions, relied upon relentless kicking, winning the subsequent aerial battle, slowing the game down and dominating the set-piece pvp
Maybe then, they could escape with a win against an objectively superior team pvp
They kicked 93 per cent of possession away (the highest percentage of the tournament), had an average ruck speed of 6 pvp
73s (the slowest of the tournament) and had zero linebreaks (the only team to do so in a game at this tournament) pvp
They disrupted South African lineouts, turned over multiple mauls and Borthwick’s decision to play his two strongest scrummaging props – Dan Cole and Joe Marler – from the start earned them scrum parity and redemption from the disaster in that facet during the 2019 World Cup final pvp
Ox Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks (EPA)This is a Springboks side that pride themselves on their dominance up front, as shown by opting for a scrum after calling a mark in their own 22 during the quarter-final victory over France pvp
Of course, they won a penalty from it pvp
Yet England were holding their own during those engagements, even thriving, and most importantly winning on the scoreboard pvp
But the innate problem with starting your best scrummagers came to fruition in the second half pvp
Replacement props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler are far more dynamic around the park and more destructive carriers than their veteran counterparts but, with England showing no desire to run any plays more than two metres either side of the previous breakdown, those skills were negated once they came on for Marler and Cole pvp
Instead, their inferior scrummaging was brutally exposed by a fired-up Koch and Nche, who turned parity into Springbok dominance pvp
They won two scrums against the head, including a vital one at 15-6 down on their own line, and engineered multiple penalties on their own feed, including the most vital of all – on halfway, with 77 minutes on the clock and England leading 15-13 pvp
Pollard banged over the long kick and the rest was history pvp
Handre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty (PA Wire)Nche was coy when asked in the mixed zone after the game what had made the difference at scrum-time in the final quarter and how he bested his opposite number, Sinckler pvp
“That is the dark arts,” he smiled pvp
“It is hard to explain to you pvp
We had a plan for that pvp
We knew what we were trying to achieve pvp
“They have had a great scrum for the competition and a great hit pvp
Our focus was surviving that and applying pressure pvp
Our mentality for every scrum is to get a penalty if we can pvp
If they do survive, we play out the back and get into our shape pvp
”The “dark arts” ultimately won the day, South Africa survived a second straight one-point knockout match and must now plan how to overcome the All Blacks in a battle to be the first side to win four men’s Rugby World Cups pvp
Luckily, they have a not-so-secret weapon pvp
“We are the bomb squad pvp
” More aboutSouth Africa rugbyEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4How South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalVincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived AFP via Getty ImagesHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalOx Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks EPAHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHandre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty PA WireHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s replacements shone to overcome England Reuters✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today pvp
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