Comments Thread For: Francis Ngannou: Most Likely I'll Knock Joshua Out, He's Easier To Send Down Than Fury!

[Slimpack]

I hope this won't be a case of cherry picking gone wrong.

[Slimpack]

It’s a myth Joshua has a dodgy chin , I’d argue it’s better than fury’s that’s for sure .

Francis will be ten toes up when the bombs start flying

So true. Fury has been dropped more times than most boxers in the top fifteen. Although, I agree with Francis that he is a harder person to hit when compared to AJ.

[Oracle01]

It’s a myth Joshua has a dodgy chin

So its a myth he got beat up and stopped by John Ruiz?

[boxinglife8]

So its a myth he got beat up and stopped by John Ruiz?

he definitely got stopped by a man called john ruiz.

[Oracle01]

Ehhh, I expect AJ to clean Francis out easy

Francis's main advantage against Fury was the fact that there was no footage/tape of him boxing. No material to study off of, so no one knew what to expect. Now that's gone, so everyone who boxes him next will have enough to go off of and create a game plan

Plus, all that MMA training is in his muscle memory. You can't really duck and dip punches in MMA because of the threat of kicks and takedowns. So I expect Francis to have just as bad head movement as he had when he fought Fury

Overall, AJ makes pretty easy and probably quick work of him

Totally delusional. Francis gave Fury such a tough fight because of the skills , strength and power he brought to the ring. AJ won't be able to just neutralize that with a film study lol. He will fight him scared like the Ruiz rematch, terrified of the power and on the back foot. The question will be whether Francis will be able to pressure him enough to make him crack. One grazing punch in the right spot and AJ will be hurt. Clowns getting carried away with Aj's last performance against someone who cannot punch. AJ will be back in his timid shell vs Francis.

Francis KO

[Atypicalbrit]

AJ definatley doesn't have a better chin than fury

Fury may fall over easier but he recovers almost instantly.

AJ when he gets hit, he gets dazed for 4,5,6 rounds after that point.

AJ can't get hit by this guy, the shot Ngannou hit fury with was the same type Ruiz hit AJ with and Ngannou hits harder than Ruiz.

AJ to win but he can't get hit by this guy.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Fury right now is easier to hit and knockdown, but he seems to have really good recovery time. AJ has mental issues when he gets rocked. The question is if Francis will be able to rock him.

IMO, if Francis can beat him or be competitive with him, people better start taking him seriously.

[Spray_resistant]

My heart says Francis and no one should underestimate him now but my head says AJ will box like he did in Ruiz 2 and win an uninspiring yet wide UD which he'll be heavily criticized for. He won't take any chances and give Francis his only chance to win.

[SUBZER0ED]

The level of Joshua hate is pretty amazing. I mean seriously... not like I am a fan, but the level of disdain on this site for a guy who has consistently brought in fans, been active, and is trying to improve himself after a tough couple years is strange.

Ngannou deserves a TON of credit for making Fury work, but I do not think it is crazy to say the only differences in the way Fury approached the Ngannou fight versus how Joshua will is that Fury took it not one bit seriously and Joshua will. I mean does ANYONE truly think if Fury rematched Ngannou immediately and trained for it with focus he wouldn't have schooled him? Does ANYONE truly think Ngannou actually beats any top 10 rated boxer out there who trains for him like a legit threat and not a sideshow? Again this is not an anti-Ngannou thing or even that much of a pro-Joshua thing. It is just a simple common sense observation. Ngannou is a man, a true warrior who I am very interested to see box again. But I have never seen such a rush to celebrate someone for a loss in my life.

Joshua wins this going away. So would Zhang. So would Sanchez. So would Hrgovic. So would Parker. So would_______. Fill in the blank. They are all boxers who have trained for this their whole life. Silly to think Joshua or any other serious boxer wouldn't beat a rookie who just hasn't.

Agreed. If retired, good mma fighters could get in the boxing ring and school active top ten boxers, they would line up for huge boxing paydays. Some people are failing to admit just how awful Fury looked going into the Ngannou fight. To say he may not have trained much is a serious understatement.

[Roadblock]

Totally delusional. Francis gave Fury such a tough fight because of the skills , strength and power he brought to the ring. AJ won't be able to just neutralize that with a film study lol. He will fight him scared like the Ruiz rematch, terrified of the power and on the back foot. The question will be whether Francis will be able to pressure him enough to make him crack. One grazing punch in the right spot and AJ will be hurt. Clowns getting carried away with Aj's last performance against someone who cannot punch. AJ will be back in his timid shell vs Francis.

Francis KO

Francis performance had a lot to do with Fury, that was like Otto Wallin Fury, Fury is not a good boxer he is huge with good legs, AJ is a whole different fight because of the fundamentals of boxing and AJ is in very good form right now I think you will see that Francis is indeed a MMA guy in this fight all because AJ is a quality technical boxer that can punch.