Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and MMA star Francis Ngannou faced off at the final press conference for Friday night’s clash at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live on DAZN PPV.
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Joshua is a lot more defensively sound these days and this fight gets interesting if Francis can land solidly.
Francis WILL land and Joshua will not hold up. Francis wanted a ten rounder for a reason. This way, he will not have to hold back fearing gassing out, which he said was a concern in the Tyson fight. This is a bad matchup for Joshua.
This is one of those fights where you sense an upset with Ngannou knocking AJ out.
Not seeing this-think this fight helps get Joshua back on track.
I agree, Joshua is more focused on this fight. Joshua knows this fight will allow him to make a statement for himself especially if he dominates. Joshua UD.
Nigganew has the advantage. Wider braver and new. Joshuah is a has been. Nigganew in 7
And Hawn Jay calls me a racist?????
Kurtis, tell everyone how you really feel.
You are 1 tough honkie, behind the keys.
Francis has a huge head! Joshua should have no problem missing it.All Joshua has to do is stay on the outside. Stay out of clinches and trench warfare. After about 6 rounds Francis will be out of gas, slower and easier to hit. Joshuas weak chin is a concern, but as long as he fights smart I don’t see it as an issue
Excellent analysis. Your points are factual in my book.
I hope it doesn’t turn out to be a Evander Holyfield moment when Holyfield was stopped in 1 by a former UFC guy. Seems like the only boxer to beat MMA guys in a boxing match is Jake Paul. Figure that one out. Tyson Fury was a total embarrassment.
Respectfully, a poor comparison as Holyfield was nearly 59 when he fought Belfort. But I do hope Francis wins this.
If Joshua doesn’t win this fight in a very lopsided and convincing manner, I will be deeply concerned with the state of heavyweight boxing. There’s no way he can possibly be underestimating Ngannou based on Ngannou’s performance against Fury and learning his lesson by taking Andy Ruiz lightly. It remains a very intriguing fight, although it really shouldn’t be. I would have expected Joshua to blast him out early, but you never know what you’re going to get these days. So many questions about the Fury fight: was that a fluke? Was Fury completely unprepared? Is Ngannou just a naturally amazing boxer? I would have to say a mix of all three, but I don’t think lightning will strike twice!
I think Fury came in woefully unprepared and out of shape. Even then, he basically ate a big punch and went down, but was clearly the better fighter in what amounted to a glorified sparring session. While I think Fury is a better fighter than Joshua, Joshua appears to have taken this fight serious and looks to be in great shape. He’s not getting fluked again like vs Ruiz. This one maybe goes 5 rounds, and Joshua shows his superiority.
Easy money for Joshua, He’ll stop Ngannou late.