Francis Ngannou mocked Tyson Fury by calling him Homer Simpson.

After putting Fury down in the third round, the former UFC heavyweight nearly defeated him in their crossover bout last month.

Francis Ngannou compared Tyson Fury to Homer Simpson.

Former UFC fighter posted a side-by-side photo.

Ngannou posted a photo of him striking Fury and an almost identical one of Drederick Tatum punching Homer to mock his opponent.

Tatum dominates Homer in the Simpsons, and some boxing experts believe Ngannou beаt Fury.

Chris Eubank Jr.: “From ringside, I believed Ngannou won.

“It was close but he was the aggressor, landed heavier shots & scored a knockdown.”Fury deserved to lose after struggling against a novice boxer. I assume too much Netflix special filming and not enough gym time. Unlucky Francis.”

Carl Froch agreed: “Ngannou was excellent for a newcomer, and I didn’t score.

“I certainly watched it, didn’t score it but you get a feel for who you think’s won the figҺt and with that knockdown in round three I just think Ngannou’s won that figҺt.”

Many fans said Ngannou was robbed, and Gary Lineker tweeted: “We’ve just seen a robbery.”

Fury, 35, won when one judge scored it 95-94 and the other two officials scored it 96-93 and 95-94.

Fury felt he deserved to win after landing 71 punches to Ngannou’s 59.

He said: “I’m not taking from Ngannou.

“I prepared and trained well.

Boxing is a sport where you have good nights and terrible nights, so you just keep going.

“I was out of the ring for about a year because my timing was incorrect.

“I had a bit of ring rust, it was not one of my best performances, it was far from vintage Tyson Fury.”