Super featherweight Jono Carroll predicts a victory for Anthony Joshua, but he questions whether his fragile chin will hold up under the heavy shots from Francis Ngannou on March 8th.
Francis Ngannou wants the big names of the heavyweight division. Tyson Fury? Check, with Ngannou dropping Fury and also dropping a close, split decision that plenty of people felt should have gone his way.
The former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been brought down to earth in the last five years and is no longer viewed as the #1 fighter or the #2 in the division.
Promoter Eddie Hearn let Lennox Lewis know today that his suggestion of the Zhilei Zhang vs. Joseph Parker being more worthy of fighting for the undisputed than the Anthony Joshua vs.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is worried about Francis Ngannou’s powerful clinching and his counter-punching ahead of his headliner against Matchroom star Anthony Joshua on March 8th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou “Knockout Chaos” kickoff press conference took place today for their March 8th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, rejects the notion that his fight against Francis Ngannou is little more than a “stay busy” fight for him on March 8th and not one that is expected to be competitive.
Francis Ngannou was a guest on The MMA Hour yesterday, and the former UFC heavyweight champ had plenty to say about his upcoming fight with former two-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua.
Zhilei Zhang once again finds himself frozen out by former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in favor of boxing newcomer Francis Ngannou.
Is 34-year-old Anthony Joshua rolling the dice in a big way by fighting MMA giant Francis Ngannou in March? Maybe. But some fans, call them cynics if you like, say AJ will take the easy money Tyson Fury should have picked up had he at least shown the former UFC heavyweight champ a little respect when he fought him.