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Francis Ngannou has predicted that Anthony Joshua will not get back up from the canvas if the former UFC champion knocks him down as he explosively did to Tyson Fury.
The Joshua-Ngannou heavyweight clash will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Box Office on Friday March 8, in what will only be Ngannou’s second professional boxing bout, but he almost secured one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history in his first.
Last October Ngannou, having made his name in mixed martial arts, made his pro boxing debut against WBC heavyweight champion Fury in a 10-round non-title bout, with Ngannou shocking the world when he dropped Fury in the third round. Ngannou went on to lose in a split decision.
“Yeah, I have a doubt about that,” Ngannou said on DAZN, when asked if Joshua could take what he dished out to Fury. “Tyson showed that he’s very resilient. I saw him come back from knockdowns like you wouldn’t believe.
Asked within the face-off interview whether that meant he thought Joshua did not have ‘a chin’ within the sport, Ngannou replied: “[Not] As much as Tyson.”
