Anthony Joshua warned ‘there’s every chance he gets knocked out’ by dangerous ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou | 0412USC | 2024-02-07 02:08:01
Anthony Joshua warned 'there's every chance he gets knocked out' by dangerous ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou | 0412USC | 2024-02-07 02:08:01
Joshua returns on March 8 in Saudi Arabia towards ex-UFC
ANTHONY JOSHUA has been warned there's "every probability" he will get knocked out by Francis Ngannou.
Joshua returns on March 8 in Saudi Arabia towards ex-UFC champion Ngannou, who will make solely his second look in the boxing ring.
His debut came in October towards Tyson Fury, the night time he amazingly dropped the WBC champion but lost a controversial choice.
The efficiency was sufficient to realize the attention of Joshua, who noticed his super-fight with Deontay Wilder axed after the American was crushed.
British boxing legend Ricky Hatton backs AJ as an enormous favourite but refused to rule Ngannou out such is the facility he possesses.
Hatton informed OLBG: "AJ is an excellent boxer and is understood for his explosiveness and his energy.
"But you don't turn out to be an Olympic gold medallist and a two-time heavyweight champion of the world with out the power that Joshua has.
"However on the downside, he might be harm, knocked down and stopped and if you think of the dimensions and punching energy Ngannou has received, there's each probability he might knock AJ out, but the greater image is, Joshua is a very rounded, completed boxer.
"He's very skilful and heavy-handed and it's the proper time for him because his confidence is sky high from the previous couple of performances.
"If he goes out and there impresses the place Tyson didn't, it'll work more in his favour once they sit down on the negotiation table and attempt to make the Tyson Fury struggle."
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Joshua, 34, returned with victory over Otto Wallin, 32, in December in Saudi.
And on the same night time, Wilder, 38, was surprised by Joseph Parker, 32, to see his blockbuster with AJ go up in smoke.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> So with Fury, 35, and Oleksandr Usyk, 37, signed to an undisputed bout, Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn have been pressured to look elsewhere.
And preventing Ngannou, 37, proper after Fury provides AJ the prospect to one-up old rival Fury with a more clinical performance.
Hatton stated: "It's a wise struggle for Anthony Joshua to make because of how nicely Francis Ngannou did towards Tyson Fury.
"There's an enormous question mark really. Was Francis Ngannou higher than what we thought he was, or did Tyson take him too frivolously?
"Both means, AJ was in good type towards Otto Wallin displaying good boxing potential, and his confidence might be again up no.
"The truth that Tyson struggled, if AJ goes in and puts on a powerful performance then that's an enormous thing of their favour.
"I nonetheless assume Tyson is the perfect heavyweight out there, he took Ngannou calmly, however I can see the place Eddie Hearn is going with AJ so as to make the match as a result of Tyson couldn't of struggled anymore.
"If Joshua goes on the market and impresses, it will possibly only work in his favour."
Ngannou dropped Tyson Fury[/caption]
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