
Froch on Joshua-Ngannou: It's a 50-50 Fight, I Can't Pick a Winner
Former world champion Carl Froch is having a hard time picking a winner in a potential crossover clash between heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou.
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Former world champion Carl Froch is having a hard time picking a winner in a potential crossover clash between heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou.

'No comment,' wrote New York-based Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin (26-1-0-1) in an email to this reporter about the rumored fight against former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua (26-3), which is targeted for December 23 as part of a huge event in Saudi Arabia.

Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are on course to fight December 23. Just not versus each other. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans and opponents are in place for the pair of former heavyweight titlists to appear on the same show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Multiple sources informed Boxing Scene that Joshua is in advanced talks to face Otto Wallin, while Wilder would meet former WBO heavyweight beltholder Joseph Parker.

For a two-time unified heavyweight champion of the world, Anthony Joshua still has plenty of doubters. Those who continue to question Joshua’s ability and toughness can largely be ignored but those who wonder whether the 34-year-old still has the hunger to fight his way back to the top of the heavyweight pile may have legitimate concerns.

Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang believes a showdown with Anthony Joshua is the perfect scenario - as both heavyweight champions are signed on to fight each other in the coming year. Zhang is currently riding with a lot of steam after stopping Joe Joyce in back to back fights.

Heavyweight Deontay Wilder believes he might need to fly out to the UK and have a man to man discussion with fellow former world champion Anthony Joshua.

Former two division world champion Anthony Joshua is still very much interested in winning gold for a third time. His first reign came to an end in 2019, when he was shockingly stopped in six rounds by Andy Ruiz. Six months later, Joshua reclaimed his belts with a dominant twelve round decision win in the contracted rematch.

LOS ANGELES – Andy Ruiz Jr. will finish 2023 without a fight, but the former unified heavyweight champion has a big appetite for a bounceback 2024 campaign.

Promoter Eddie Hearn is more convinced than ever that Tyson Fury will be no match for Anthony Joshua after Fury’s latest outing in the ring. England’s Fury, the WBC titlist, scraped by boxing newbie Francis Ngannou, a former UFC champion, last Saturday night

There wasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Francis Ngannou had what it took to compete, let alone beat, Tyson Fury, according to Eddie Hearn.