Ben Davison has weighed in on Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou.
The veteran trainer is now working with ‘AJ’ for just the second fight. Joshua has famously moved from coach to coach since his first loss to Oleksandr Usyk back in 2021. The Brit moved from Rob McCraken to Robert Garcia, to Derrick James, and now to Davison.
The former two-time champion is currently slated to return opposite ‘The Predator’ next month in Saudi Arabia. For Ngannou, the boxing match will be the second of his career. Last October, the PFL heavyweight contender nearly upset the lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury.
However, ‘The Gypsy King’ survived from an early knockdown, outboxing Ngannou to a split-decision win. Since that fight late last year, fans and fighters have speculated that Fury didn’t take the MMA fighter seriously. His lack of effort in training directly led to his near loss.
Joshua’s trainer, Ben Davison, is determined not to let that happen to his fighter. Speaking in a recent interview with Sky Sports, the coach was asked about the Brit’s upcoming fight against Ngannou.
There, Davison stated:
