[Boxing] Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou - March 9 - page 9.

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Quote from: Distinctin on March 01, 2024, 09:53:55 AM

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The fight promo trailer is epic, it looks like a movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHS1ajTmdA

I’m expecting AJ should have an easier time than Fury did against Ngannou. I’m expecting a knockout from AJ in this fight.

I click the link but the video no longer exist, but I search again and I found this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MhhsTcKg34

nice trailer, this started with Francis vs Fury and they never failed to amazed us, whoever is making this, it's a good way for marketing purposes.
Great job!

Ngannou I think is the strongest puncher that AJ will encounter, I doubt this will end in a Draw but if the fight result is a draw, I would really think Sky Sports posted this video as a message and it can only mean one thing, it's rigged.

Ruiz made him so underdog and you can compare how Ngannou can easily knock Ruiz down with one hit on the head no sweat. Ngannou is a better fighter and stronger fighter than Ruiz.

The odds however is just not making sense.
AJ 1.22 vs NGannou 4.00

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Quote from: Queentoshi on March 01, 2024, 11:04:49 AM

Quote from: Distinctin on March 01, 2024, 09:53:55 AM

Thanks. I'm sticking with AJ here, would not change my decision although Ngannou could knock him cold.

AJ has experience on his side, but that experience will be tested against Francis. The date of the fight draws nearer, and I can only imagine the kind of tension and pressure mounting on both fighters. AJ has seen his better days in boxing I believe, but the better days of Francis are still yet to come. Francis first fight against Tyson Fury is enough mental preparation for the fight against AJ because Fury is even a more skilled and stronger fighter than AJ. AJ will not win easily on March 9th.

The pressure on AJ is more significant than on Francis since he is not a natural boxer and is just starting his journey in the heavyweight division. The reason why he is in this position is due to his impressive showing in his previous fight against Fury. I think the outcome of this fight will determine if Francis truly has the potential to become a champion. As a former champion, AJ understands how much is at stake, and he wouldn't allow Francis to be a hindrance to his goal of becoming a champion again.

The hype is still high, and it seems like the public is favoring Francis to win. They can't be blamed, though, as Francis was able to knock down Fury, who is arguably considered the best in this division and that indicates how dangerous Francis is.

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Quote from: Distinctin on March 01, 2024, 09:53:55 AM

Thanks. I'm sticking with AJ here, would not change my decision although Ngannou could knock him cold.

AJ has experience on his side, but that experience will be tested against Francis. The date of the fight draws nearer, and I can only imagine the kind of tension and pressure mounting on both fighters. AJ has seen his better days in boxing I believe, but the better days of Francis are still yet to come. Francis first fight against Tyson Fury is enough mental preparation for the fight against AJ because Fury is even a more skilled and stronger fighter than AJ. AJ will not win easily on March 9th.

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Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on February 27, 2024, 11:18:05 AM

The fight promo trailer is epic, it looks like a movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHS1ajTmdA

I’m expecting AJ should have an easier time than Fury did against Ngannou. I’m expecting a knockout from AJ in this fight.

I click the link but the video no longer exist, but I search again and I found this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MhhsTcKg34

nice trailer, this started with Francis vs Fury and they never failed to amazed us, whoever is making this, it's a good way for marketing purposes.
Great job!

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Thanks. I'm sticking with AJ here, would not change my decision although Ngannou could knock him cold.

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Quote from: Jating on February 28, 2024, 07:03:39 PM

Not sure if someone will try to play this game or not. But if you are interest, you can see the link here, both in English and Arabic: https://www.knockoutchaos.com/.

I love it

This game looks like those old retro games, and I think they could add few more controls and different type of punches, but this is another great way for promoting this fight.
I picked Ngannou and I lost from Joshua, but I am getting better with every new try.

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And to hype the fight even more,

https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1762937878483448143

Not sure if someone will try to play this game or not. But if you are interest, you can see the link here, both in English and Arabic: https://www.knockoutchaos.com/.

And my result? I pick Joshua to win, however, Ngannou knock me out, Grin

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The fight promo trailer is epic, it looks like a movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHS1ajTmdA

I’m expecting AJ should have an easier time than Fury did against Ngannou. I’m expecting a knockout from AJ in this fight.

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The PFL announced (as a BREAKING NEWS) that Francis will return to MMA and will face the winner of Renan Ferriera vs Ryan Bader fight:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/02/22/francis-ngannous-first-pfl-fight/

PFL's tweet:
https://twitter.com/PFLMMA/status/1760729268596920462

Is it a sign that Ngannou doesn't have high hopes for his boxing career - I don't know. But apparently, his PFL contract doesn't prevent him from competing in boxing. So maybe he intends to compete in both sports simultaneously, or maybe his return to MMA is contingent on the result of his fight against AJ.

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Quote from: Dave1 on February 23, 2024, 09:10:00 PM

Francis Ngannou training for body shots

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ucZPe9MMUkc

His trainer might be thinking that Joshua will go on the body more early and try to test if Francis can handle that body blows as we have seen Fury didn't used this strategy early and just really aim at the head of Francis and that's why he was caught and getting knock down. So let's see if Joshua will go to the body, but Francis is prepared with those solid balls hitting that body.

This is probably what the team of Joshua is thinking. I also think Joshua should try to focus on Ngannou's body and weaken him. Joshua needs to take that air out of Ngannou. Ngannou has a small air tank. Focusing on the body would make it lose a lot faster. Rather than hunt Ngannou's head which doesn't really reduce his power, it is probably better to weaken him. Ngannou's power may remain but he would be throwing those powerful punches much slower, making them easier for Joshua to dodge.

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Francis Ngannou training for body shots

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ucZPe9MMUkc

His trainer might be thinking that Joshua will go on the body more early and try to test if Francis can handle that body blows as we have seen Fury didn't used this strategy early and just really aim at the head of Francis and that's why he was caught and getting knock down. So let's see if Joshua will go to the body, but Francis is prepared with those solid balls hitting that body.

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Maybe you are right, because in last two fights, Ngannou managed to surprise me. I have expected him to be clumsy in the ring, to be more snail-paced, but he showed good boxing, good timing, leg movement. Usually guys from mma dont move like that, because they avoid one or double leg takedown. He has surprised in his last mma fight. I have expected him to do pressure and power punches, instead he wrestled more. We expect him to knockout AJ, but he might instead do (or try, as this tactics work) Usyk-style - spam with punches and win by points.

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Quote from: TopTort777 on February 22, 2024, 07:02:57 AM

Who cares in what shapes AJ is, when his biggest problem is his mental preparation to a fight. What is AJ biggest achievement since he regained his title from Ruiz? Top10 WBO Pulev? Or top9 WBA Franklin? Ranked 8th in IBF Wallin? The fact that he has won 3 fights after 2 losses to Usyk, who he admited he does not understand how to beat, does not make him prepared for a hungry shark like Ngannou. Cant say that AJ is great boxing technician. Probably their fight is going to be a copy/paste of Fury vs Ngannou, despite AJ not having chin out of stone.

It's not going to be a copy-paste. If that powerful Ngannou punch landed on Joshua, it would have been a totally different script forward. In fact it could have been the end. Fury doesn't really have that strong chin. He can be knocked down. Perhaps what he's got is a strong brain or a strong skull because he doesn't seem to feel dizzy or a lack of balance after being knocked down. He cannot absorb the impact because he actually goes down but he seems to easily absorb the effects of the impact. This is something poor AJ doesn't have.

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Quote from: hilariousetc on February 20, 2024, 03:16:01 PM

I'd love Francis to challenge for the belts eventually - assuming he actually starts officially beating people - but you really can't give him a title shot for his third fight. If Fury losses the belts I'm sure he will rematch Fury next, but I can't see Usyk fighting Francis and maybe Usyk will just vacate and/or retire the belts if he wins them.

I don't know. That's a tough spot to be in. On one hand, if Francis defeats AJ, it'd make sense to make him fight one or two more fights before granting him the title fight.
But what happens if Fury beats Usyk, agrees for a rematch with Francis (for a non title fight) and loses. That would render any belts useless in the eyes of boxing fans. It's probably less risky to acknowledge Ngannou as some sort one-in-a-million boxing prodigy and fast-track him to the title shot than pretend he doesn't exist.

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Quote from: aioc on February 22, 2024, 12:27:44 PM

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Who cares in what shapes AJ is, when his biggest problem is his mental preparation to a fight. What is AJ biggest achievement since he regained his title from Ruiz? Top10 WBO Pulev? Or top9 WBA Franklin? Ranked 8th in IBF Wallin? The fact that he has won 3 fights after 2 losses to Usyk, who he admited he does not understand how to beat, does not make him prepared for a hungry shark like Ngannou. Cant say that AJ is great boxing technician. Probably their fight is going to be a copy/paste of Fury vs Ngannou, despite AJ not having chin out of stone.

I agree Joshua has a mental issue he was exposed in the Ruiz fight, it's hard to accept an undisputed champion to just give up the fight just like that, a true warrior will fight even if he gets knocked out he will fight to the end and will always believe that he can beat his opponent and that he only needs one clear shot, and on Usyk fights after he losses he acted like a child very unusual for a boxer of his stature.
A weak fighter pretending to be a strong fighter will always get exposed when a much stronger fighter comes out to hurt him, come fight night Ngannou will hurt him.

He was a champion, but there's no guarantee that a fighter will remain a champion; only a few have done that. AJ may have suffered a defeat from Ortiz, but in the rematch, he was able to reclaim himself, and that is more important. I think the champion that really has a rough journey now is Wilder because he lost to an unknown boxer, while AJ here is trying to get back to the top and is taking this journey to make that happen.

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Quote from: TopTort777 on February 22, 2024, 07:02:57 AM

Who cares in what shapes AJ is, when his biggest problem is his mental preparation to a fight. What is AJ biggest achievement since he regained his title from Ruiz? Top10 WBO Pulev? Or top9 WBA Franklin? Ranked 8th in IBF Wallin? The fact that he has won 3 fights after 2 losses to Usyk, who he admited he does not understand how to beat, does not make him prepared for a hungry shark like Ngannou. Cant say that AJ is great boxing technician. Probably their fight is going to be a copy/paste of Fury vs Ngannou, despite AJ not having chin out of stone.

I agree Joshua has a mental issue he was exposed in the Ruiz fight, it's hard to accept an undisputed champion to just give up the fight just like that, a true warrior will fight even if he gets knocked out he will fight to the end and will always believe that he can beat his opponent and that he only needs one clear shot, and on Usyk fights after he losses he acted like a child very unusual for a boxer of his stature.
A weak fighter pretending to be a strong fighter will always get exposed when a much stronger fighter comes out to hurt him, come fight night Ngannou will hurt him.

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Who cares in what shapes AJ is, when his biggest problem is his mental preparation to a fight. What is AJ biggest achievement since he regained his title from Ruiz? Top10 WBO Pulev? Or top9 WBA Franklin? Ranked 8th in IBF Wallin? The fact that he has won 3 fights after 2 losses to Usyk, who he admited he does not understand how to beat, does not make him prepared for a hungry shark like Ngannou. Cant say that AJ is great boxing technician. Probably their fight is going to be a copy/paste of Fury vs Ngannou, despite AJ not having chin out of stone.

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Quote from: Kemarit on February 21, 2024, 07:34:55 PM

^^ Just typical for a promoter to say this kind of statement and it's either will backfire on them as Francis or someone from his camp reads it, might motivate them to knock Joshua out. Or AJ is really in good shape for this fight and will show it here.

We are entering the last week of February, and we all know that how time flies.

Francis Ngannou is still 4:1 underdog.

Joshua wants to be in the best shape of his fighting career because fighters that have floored and beaten him, Usyk and Ruiz their power is nothing compared to Ngannou's, and Joshua has no recovery power when hit by big punches, as shown on his fight against Ruiz where he spit his mouthpiece failed to response to the referee when asked if he wants to continue, he is easily frustrated and disoriented when hit by big punches.

Joshua may be the favorite in this fight but he has excess baggage brought on by three humiliating losses and Ngannou has nothing to lose because this is his second fight and he can always shift to MMA if something does not go according to his plan in boxing but for Joshua, if he losses the fight that could be the end of his career and it's going to be a tough climb, he cannot lose on this very important fight this is possibly his last chance to regain a heavyweight title and a chance to fight Fury for the title Greatest heavyweight champion of all time

JOSHUA CLAIMS NGANNOU IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF HIS LIFE

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^^ Just typical for a promoter to say this kind of statement and it's either will backfire on them as Francis or someone from his camp reads it, might motivate them to knock Joshua out. Or AJ is really in good shape for this fight and will show it here.

We are entering the last week of February, and we all know that how time flies.

Francis Ngannou is still 4:1 underdog.

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The poll is very interesting as of now here is the result of the poll

Anthony Joshua by KO   - 4 (14.8%)
Anthony Joshua by decision   - 6 (22.2%)
Francis Ngannou by KO   - 15 (55.6%)
Francis Ngannou by decision   - 2 (7.4%)
Draw   - 0 (0%)
Total Voters: 27

The majority of the voters of this poll believe that Ngannou will knock out Joshua and that includes me, I still believe that Ngannou is on the right track in his training, and it seems Joshua's manager Hearns is fully aware that Ngannou is favored to win the match that he releases this statement, this is to make it appear that Joshua is in top shape and Ngannou is in big trouble.

Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou: Eddie Hearn Gives Update on AJ’s Shape, Warns Former MMA Star

I don't think this will scare Ngannou and its a bad tactic it will just motivate Ngannou to be at his best because Joshua has a lot of weaknesses, once he hurts Joshua, he will become timid and just become defensive just like what happened to his match against Ruiz and Usyk.
For the record, Ngannou was never been knocked down or seriously hurt in all his matches and I don't think Joshua is the first that will hurt him.

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Quote from: btc_angela on February 21, 2024, 07:00:28 AM

Not really sure what you mean by generational talent, but obviously he was gifted with that huge power that can knock everyone out, as he proved it in the case against Tyson Fury wherein he scored a knock down.

He wasn't able to sustain it though in the fight, he might get tired as it is a full 10 rounds and I think that will be one of AJ's strategy here. Avoid that power of Francis and have him tired in the championship rounds and AJ taking over and winning in the judges scorecard.

That should be the strategy they need to employ since AJ can't afford to be careless and try to go toe to toe. It's not surprising for Fury to stand up after getting knocked down, but for AJ, he doesn't have that kind of reputation, so it's too risky for him. Ngannou, who is not a natural boxer, might struggle as the rounds get longer. We saw that in his first fight where he didn't throw a lot of punches, and Fury took advantage of that by throwing a lot of jabs.

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