Francis Ngannou Fight Puts Anthony Joshua’s Career in Risk

Francis Ngannou a career-threatening fight Anthony Joshua in the duel in Saudi Arabia, Friday (8/3/2024) the day after tomorrow. Anthony Joshua will meet Francis Ngannou in a fight that fewer people have called a circus act since Tyson Fury fought Francis Ngannou last October.

Instead, a rebuilding Joshua, 27-3 (24 KOs), will meet an inspired Ngannou, with many seeing Ngannou as a much more credible threat this time around, compared to when he was an underdog and underdog to the boxing public back then. against Fury.

Irish former middleweight world champion Andy Lee is not one to assess Ngannou’s chances, but he respects the threat of the 0-1 heavyweight contender and former UFC champion. “Yes, but if you take a step back and look at him [Ngannou]he was a very big guy,” explained Andy Lee.

“He’s bigger than AJ, he’s probably 127 kilos, but he’s got strong muscles. He’s very tough, MMA fighters are very tough. They can take punishment. They can take a punch and Ngannou showed that they can take it too. He’s very tough. patient, calm and for both of them, there are advantages to fighting Fury [tahun lalu],” he explained.

“AJ will benefit because he can see it and learn from it [Ngannou] and what he’s like in the boxing ring, but Ngannou will benefit because he went 10 rounds with Tyson and got it out of his system, it was his first big boxing fight.”

The fight has been dubbed Knockout Chaos, and the stakes are undoubtedly higher for the 34-year-old Briton, who has the weight of expectations on his shoulders and is looking to reclaim the world heavyweight title. “I think this is a dangerous fight for Joshua,” continued Lee.

“You have to really favor Joshua, with his pedigree, Olympic champion, world champion and everything else, but Ngannou is a tough guy and very determined. This is an interesting fight, a very interesting fight,” he continued.

Lee may have been scolded for saying something similar last October, but this year Ngannou is seen as a threat. Lee will be there on the night, along with fellow heavyweight Joseph Parker, who will appear in the co-main event against Chinese star Zhilei Zhang.