“People have never put a dent in him…” Anthony Joshua shuts down hype around potential KO of Francis Ngannou in super fight

Anthony Joshua analyzes his chances of knocking out Francis Nagnnou.

“People have never put a dent in him…” Anthony Joshua shuts down hype around potential KO of Francis Ngannou in super fight

Anthony Joshua declines the idea of knocking out Francis Ngannou (Via Imago)

The Cameroonian star Francis Ngannou returns this weekend to face Anthony Joshua inside the squared circle. Ngannou earlier lost his boxing debut to the WBC champion Tyson Fury in a ten-round battle. Now, his opponent, Joshua, looked at his previous performance and deduced a game plan. As such, he doesn’t believe a knockout was on the table for him.

In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Anthony Joshua previewed his chances of knocking out Francis Ngannou. Looking into his career in MMA and boxing, AJ credited Ngannou’s durability. However, after studying the previous fight, he strategized a different game plan for his battle with the rising MMA boxing star. Here is what he said:

I’ve seen him. People have never put a dent in him. Don’t bank on putting a dent in him because you’re going to come up short, so find another way. That’s why I believe there’s so many ways to skin a cat. Has he lost before? Yeah. So there is a blueprint.

Anthony Joshua (via MMA Junkie)
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After Francis Nganou’s debut against Tyson Fury, many discredited his chances and called it a ‘Gimmick Fight.’ But Ngannou knocked down the WBC champion and shocked everyone. Although he lost to Fury, it was a controversial split decision. As such, Anthony Joshua remained serious about this matchup. He aims to stick to his path to victory and not go Hail Mary for a knockout.

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Anthony Joshua recently won his fight against Otto Wallin in December 2023. With the booking of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk for the unification of heavyweight titles, Joshua turned to Francis Nagnnou to stay active. Now, amidst the cancellation of Fury vs. Usyk, the boxing world had all eyes on ‘Knockout Chaos.’ As such, they clash heads in a ten-round battle at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Francis Ngannou shares his thoughts about Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou have no animosity between them. Despite being competitors and standing in each other way, they share mutual respect. This was seen when AJ admitted the difficulty of knocking ‘The Predator’ out. Now, the Cameroonian praised Joshua for his boxing accolades.

Francis Ngannou praises Anthony Joshua as a pioneer of boxing
Francis Ngannou praises Anthony Joshua as a pioneer of boxing (via Yahoo Sports/Eurosport)

Francis Ngannou, in a recent interview, addressed Anthony Joshua as ‘One of the Greats’ in boxing. As such, he looked at the names that interested him when transitioning to boxing from MMA. He named Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, and Anthony Joshua as the top 3 boxers. Check out what Ngannou said in the below tweet.

‘The Predator’ has expanded his boundaries in the combat realm since he decided to pursue boxing. Going the distance against Tyson Fury has earned a name for himself inside the ring. As such, he can prove his worth once again and earn his first boxing victory. Standing his way was former champion Anthony Joshua, who was close to winning his championship. As such, this fight goes down this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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