Over the years, we have had many crossover fighters, who have moved from some other sport to boxing. Until last year, the greatest crossover bout was the one between Conor Mcgregor and Floyd Mayweather. However, there is now another match that sits at the peak. The fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou riled up every boxing as well as MMA fan.
Francis Ngannou now prepares for his second fight against Anthony Joshua on March 8. The only thing Joshua can go off of is Ngannou’s fight against Fury. When Joshua and Ngannou had their face off on DAZN, Joshua put his thoughts out about Ngannou’s fight against Fury and the knockdown that everyone seems to be raving about.
Ngannou’s MMA style is more similar to boxing claims AJ
When the host asked AJ if he was surprised at how the Fury vs. Ngannou fight went, Joshua said, “No, not at all, I researched on Ngannou and I watched Tyson Fury box a number of times. People claim he is the greatest of many many generations, but I think if I box Tyson Fury, a lot of similarities will happen in the fight. So I’m not surprised at all.” He believes the results were more or less in line with his expectations of the fight.
Joshua, then proceeded to say,” In terms of his style, who Fury is, it’s just a boxing match, well done to both of them. They put on an entertaining fight but that’s in the past. That’s how boxing is and we move forward now.”
When the interviewer probed AJ further on Ngannou’s first match, AJ revealed that the reason he was not surprised was that even though Ngannou comes from an MMA world, his fighting style is more similar to that of a boxer and that his fighting is more of a “standup game” focusing more on punches thrown while on his feet. He added that the only real difference in Ngannou fighting in both places is “one’s a cage and other’s a ring.”
With the fight dawning closer and closer, Eddie Hearn, Anthony Joshua’s promoter, brought up another possible fight opportunity for him. Let us find out what.
Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua will be ready for another fight in May
When the news of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury being delayed grabbed wind, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh had an important announcement to make. First, according to Alalshikh, both boxers have pledged to forfeit $10 million in the event of a withdrawal from the fight. He went on to say that on May 18, Usyk will get to take on an opponent of his choosing if Fury withdraws.
Additionally, he wants to match Fury against Joshua on May 18 if Usyk withdraws. To this news, Eddie Hearn replied by saying, “We’ll be ready,” giving hints to another possible Fury vs. Joshua fight. With Joshua already fighting in March, to fight again in May will be troublesome.
Do you think Anthony Joshua will come out victorious? Or will Ngannou get his first-ever victory in boxing? Do let us know your thoughts down below.
