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Francis Ngannou’s transition to boxing may have started as a side hustle, but as he readies to face Anthony Joshua on Friday, that mission statement has shifted to something more.

“I will definitely still do some MMA fights, but I’m not leaving boxing,” Ngannou said Monday at the event’s grand arrivals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

“Remember, at the beginning, it was boxing. I wasn’t aware of MMA. And for more than a decade, it was all about boxing, dreaming about boxing. And then even when the opportunity came around [in MMA], it was, for me, an opportunity to shine, to be a world champion, and then potentially switch to do the crossover and go back to boxing, because I feel like it was something that I needed, I had to fulfill in order to be at peace with myself. In order to retire peacefully, I needed to do that boxing because I just love it. I can’t tell you why, but I love it and I enjoy it.”

Ngannou, 37, faces two-time former heavyweight champion Joshua, 34, in a 10-round bout this weekend at Kingdom Arena. The fight is the second of Ngannou’s burgeoning professional boxing career — the former UFC heavyweight champion stunned the combat sports world in October when he knocked down Tyson Fury in his pro debut and nearly came away with one of the greatest upsets in the history of the sweet science. Ngannou ultimately lost a split decision, however his performance blew away the expectations of many and left boxing lifers such as Eddie Hearn and Carl Frampton singing his praises.

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Ngannou is also signed with PFL and has pledged repeatedly that he will compete for the MMA organization before his career is over. Renan Ferreira, the 2023 PFL season heavyweight champion, recently demolished Bellator champ Ryan Bader with a 21-second knockout at the PFL vs. Bellator event to ostensibly earn the right to welcome Ngannou to the PFL whenever “The Predator” makes his promotional debut. Ferreira told MMA Fighting that he will not enter the 2024 PFL season and will instead opt to wait for Ngannou.

It remains unclear when or if that PFL debut will come, and that question may only be further complicated if Ngannou stuns the combat sports world again by defeating Joshua.

Anthony Joshua: BREAKING: Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua fight on the  table for summer 2023

After previously working with boxing legend Mike Tyson for his Fury camp, Ngannou said Monday that he and Tyson were unable to work together for this fight, however the lessons he gleaned from Tyson have stayed at the forefront of his mind ahead of his big night.

“I was and I’m still working on the basics. I think from the moment that you forget about the basics, the fundamentals, you [lose what works],” Ngannou said. “Because what made me really be inspired and be [in] love [with] the Mike Tyson style so much was the fundamentals. Mike Tyson, he could’ve beaten the world champion and he was just [using] the fundamentals. You could’ve put a video of Mike Tyson [on] and take a 5-year-old kid and say, ‘OK, look, this how to box. This is the footwork. This is a jab. This is this.’ Everything was just the fundamentals, and fundamentals get the job done.”

Eddie Hearn eyes up fight against Francis Ngannou for Anthony Joshua

“I’m not a fool. I know that I’m not at the same technique level as those guys,” Ngannou continued. “I’m not saying you’re calling me a fool, I’m just pointing it out — I know the situation. All of them, they’ve been doing this sport for over 20 years at a high-level, full-time, and I’m just getting in, although I was passionate about it my entire life. But I know that I’m not going out there to show something extravagant that I know, that I’ve been practicing. Stick on the fundamentals.”

Anthony Joshua has bumped into John Fury ahead of his upcoming fight.

AJ will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in the main event of ‘Knockout Chaos’ in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday night.

Tyson Fury’s opinionated father is in the Middle East to support his son Roman, who will look to stretch his perfect professional boxing record to 4-0 in an undercard fight against Martin Svarc.

‘Big John’ has never shied away from backing his WBC heavyweight champion son to beat Joshua and every other big man in boxing.

However, Fury Sr has always enjoyed a friendly relationship with AJ, so much so that ‘The Gypsy King’ jokingly told Joshua to sever ties with his old man in December 2022.

Of course, their inevitable meeting in Saudi Arabia was a friendly one.

John Fury explains why Francis Ngannou is a 'tall order' for Anthony Joshua  | DAZN News US

 

The two men embraced after bumping into each other before Joshua kicked off their conversation by making the 59-year-old worry about what he’d said in recent interviews.

“How are you? I have watched everything you have said,” Joshua told Fury, who responded with an awkward laugh before pointing out the size of the 6ft 6in KO artist.

He joked: “He is a f****** big fella, isn’t he?”

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Joshua added: “It is land of the giants, isn’t it? The heavyweight division is changing up.”

Fury then said it was ‘great’ to meet Joshua as the conversation turned towards Roman, and the pair wished each other luck before going their separate ways.

It may be friendly between the two men right now, but it won’t be for long.

John Fury's brilliant reaction after meeting Anthony Joshua ahead of Francis  Ngannou fight - Dexerto

Joshua is hoping to secure a fight with Tyson or Oleksandr Usyk after they clash in a historic four-belt undisputed bout on May 18.

The 34-year-old could be trying to knock lumps out on John’s son by the end of 2024, but for now, it appears they are focused on different things.

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Joshua has an MMA KO merchant to take care of, while Fury is trying to make another boxing superstar out of one of his children.

Anthony Joshua ranked heavyweight boxing stars from past and present, but there was no space for Tyson Fury amongst the top tier of previous champions.

The 34-year-old is attempting to put himself in the frame for another world title shot when he fights Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Friday, March 8 and has been nominating his pick of the best boxers in the history of the division.

Joshua is a former two-time world champion himself and wants to become a three-time record belt holder by facing the eventual winner of Tyson Fury’s clash against Oleksandr Usyk.

Ahead of his showdown with former UFC star Ngannou, Joshua was presented with a list of heavyweights and asked to place them into five separate groups ranging from GOAT [greatest of all time] to sparring partner.

UFC icon Francis Ngannou wants Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua for first  boxing match - Daily Star

The Englishman placed a total of seven fighters in the GOAT category while others mixed in the champion, world level and mid level rankings.

An honest and modest Joshua started by immediately thrusting former heavyweight superstar Muhammad Ali into the top tier who was later joined by Derek Chisora, Evander Holyfield, Wladimir Klitschko, Joe Lewis, Mike Tyson and Rocky Marciano.

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Joshua previously beat former Ukrainian champion Klitschko to claim his first WBA title at the age of 27 in front of 90,000 spectators at Wembley in 2017.

A matchup against Fury has been touted ever since and looked to be close to coming to fruition before he was surprisingly beaten in two separate bouts by Usyk.

Joshua and Fury would be one of the biggest fights in the history of boxing, but there was only space for the Gypsy King and Usyk amongst the champion rankings.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua called out by Francis Ngannou after UFC exit  as heavyweight star eyes boxing switch | The Sun

Deontay Wilder, Frank Bruno and Joseph Parker also made it into the grouping with Joshua placing himself in the group of superstar boxers as well.

Meanwhile, upcoming opponent Ngannou who floored Tyson Fury in his first professional boxing bout last year was added into the third ‘world level’ tier by Joshua.

The Cameroonian has displayed his outrageous power in the build-up to Friday’s fight, but remains the underdog for the big-money clash in Riyad.

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David Haye, Dillian Whyte and Daniel Dubois were also place in the same group.

A host of other heavyweight contenders including one of Joshua’s most recent opponent Robert Helenius and fellow Brit Joe Joyce were put into the mid level tier.

Ngannou takes on Joshua next week as he looks to record his first professional boxing victory, five months after almost beating Tyson Fury

Francis Ngannou has been given a long list of instructions as he prepares to take on Anthony Joshua next week.

Ngannou, who dropped Tyson Fury on his professional boxing debut last October before falling to a narrow split-decision after 10 rounds, goes into Friday’s clash as a significant underdog. Joshua has won his last three fights and knows victory could propel him into another world title fight.

One of those victories last year came against Jermain Franklin and the heavyweight has offered Ngannou some advice ahead of his second boxing bout. “Francis needs to do these five things,” he told Action Network. “1. He needs to come out fast and bully AJ, Joshua does not like to be bullied. 2. He must use his jab to set up his power, he cannot look for one shot to take him out. 3. Francis needs to stay patient and wait for the opening like he did with Fury. 4. He will need to take AJ’s power, and if he can do that, he has a major chance to win. 5. He must focus on working the body and using angles to counter AJ’s power.”

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Joshua, meanwhile, will not simply bulldoze his way through Ngannou and must seek to wear out the mixed martial artist-turned-boxer before landing any knockout blow, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.

READ MORE ;Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou took on punch machine challenge to test elite heavyweight power

Ngannou may have lost the element of surprise after a staggering professional boxing debut last October when the former UFC heavyweight champion knocked down Tyson Fury before losing a debatable decision.

He will look to prove his performance was no fluke on March 8 against Joshua , who hopes to put himself in the shop window for a crack at British compatriot Fury or a trilogy meeting against Oleksandr Usyk.

“This isn’t going to be one hit on the chin, clearly he’s an immovable object with a fantastic chin and big, big, big power. You’ve got to be really smart in this fight – don’t get hit, break him down and hopefully he’ll go over like a big tower and we can just move on.”

Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou have both shown off their incredible punching power on the famous ‘punch machine challenge’ in recent years – but who came out on top?

Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou have both shown how strong they are by taking part in a fun punch machine challenge.

READ MORE ;Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou took on punch machine challenge to test elite heavyweight power

When boxers go on TV, they often have to try the ‘punch machine challenge’, especially if they are a big champion. ‘AJ’ was on the Graham Norton show in 2017 and took his suit jacket off before testing his strength.

Before him, actors Rachel Weisz, Martin Freeman and Greg Davies had a go and got scores of 182, 594 and 632 respectively. Then it was the turn of Joshua and with his right hand, he got a score of 848, which broke the old record of 787.

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More recently, Ngannou also tried a punch machine when he was in London, talking about his fight with Joshua. He didn’t use the same machine as Joshua, so we can’t say who is stronger from this. But when Ngannou hit the machine without even trying hard, he got the top score of 999. He put up a video of his amazing punch and asked: “Who can beat my score?”

In 2018, Ngannou set a world record for the strongest punch ever. He got a score of 129,161 units on a PowerKube, which checks how powerful a punch is by looking at how hard, accurate and fast it is.

Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou: Heavyweight fight set for 8 March in  Saudi Arabia - BBC Sport

“Francis Ngannou has the world record for the most powerful punch, his punch is the equivalent to 96 horsepower which is equal to getting hit by a Ford Escort going as fast as it can,” said UFC president Dana White. “And it’s more powerful than a 12-pound sledgehammer swung full force from overhead. Holy sh**!”

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But now, UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer has beaten that record with a huge punch that scored 170,218 units – that’s 31.7 per cent stronger than Ngannou’s punch. Boxing fans will see how Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou really compare on March 8, when they face off in the boxing ring.

I’m inclined to agree with Anthony Joshua, that Tyson Fury is not the defining heavyweight of the age.

Fury has some incredible attributes and remains unbeaten, but is being measured largely on two great performances against Vladimir Klitschko in 2015 and Deontay Wilder four years ago, to the exclusion of lesser displays like, for example, Francis Ngannou last time out.

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Fury was down in the third that night, the seventh time he has been horizontal in his career, including 11 years ago at the hands of Steve Cunningham, an inflated cruiser giving away more than three stones.

Because of that it is hard to rate Ngannou’s power as it applies to a boxing ring. I’m not convinced he is the hardest punching heavyweight in the division.

Ngannou had never fought under Queensberry Rules. It might be that Fury made him look better than he is. I’m not sure that Fury took it seriously enough, though he clearly won the fight, despite the split verdict.

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I believe Joshua is a better puncher than Fury. Not as fluid or as good a boxer, but more aggressive and, I suspect, too much for Ngannou when they meet next week in Riyadh.

It will be interesting to see how Joshua approaches it. There is jeopardy. Some think he is done after the defeat to Andy Ruiz and the successive losses against Oleksandr Usyk.

I’m not so sure. Ruiz is a good prizefighter after all, well-schooled. He knows his way about a ring and has hell of a dig. Usyk was just too good.

He has a way of dealing with big guys and may well be the victor when he faces Fury in May. That would be a disaster for Joshua as much as Fury. If Fury does prevail, I still think Joshua beats him. It’s all about styles, but that’s for another day.

I expect Ngannou’s limitations to be exposed by Joshua. Ngannou is not hard to hit. Joshua just has to be careful early on, get that jab going and run off his combinations.

Anthony Joshua: Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou is holding up boxing's  heavyweight division | Sporting News

Once he hits Ngannou, the picture will change. I believe he will take him out, probably in the later rounds. The only way Ngannou wins is if Joshua gets careless. An orthodox display, high hands, tight defence and solid jab should expose Ngannou for the novice he is.

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This is all geared towards that illusive showdown between Joshua and Fury. The problem is Usyk knows that, too, and is uniquely equipped to throw another spanner in the works.

Francis Ngannou decided to prepare for Anthony Joshua without the help of Mike Tyson.

Francis Ngannou has made a major decision regarding Mike Tyson ahead of his monstrous fight against Anthony Joshua.

Ngannou returns to the boxing ring next FRIDAY when he takes on former world heavyweight champion Joshua.

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It will be his first appearance since his valiant showing against Tyson Fury, where he dropped the WBC title holder en route to losing a controversial decision.

Ngannou will look to get off the mark in the world of boxing following his high-profile UFC departure.

‘The Predator’ drafted in ‘Iron’ Mike for his training camp ahead of facing Fury last October and was ringside for their Riyadh clash.

But he has dropped the boxing icon from his camp ahead of his fight against Joshua.

“To be honest with this fight since my training was here [Riyadh], we didn’t get Mike Tyson here,” revealed Ngannou.

🚨 Former Anthony Joshua opponent makes shock prediction for his clash with Francis  Ngannou

 

“He came in like three times [for Fury], he was more advising.

“He would come and watch our training, he would be there to give advice.”

Tyson helped Ngannou prepare for his boxing debut, with the fighter’s trainer, Dewey Cooper, explaining his involvement for this camp.

“Well, Mike is his family to us,” he said. “Mike and I have been friends since the 90s. He used to come to my fights and show me support and love, and Francis talked about this over four years ago. Before Francis won the heavyweight championship in the UFC, Mike Tyson was his inspiration to want to do this boxing thing.

“So, Francis and Mike Tyson have a very special relationship. So, even if Mike isn’t here, him and Francis talk, his motivation is there one way or another. “

Mike Tyson, Francis Ngannou set for Professional Fighters League debut in  Saudi Arabia | WVNS

Ngannou could emulate Tyson’s achievement of winning a world heavyweight title should he beat Joshua.

A victory over ‘AJ’ could see him land an undisputed showdown against the winner of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk.

Ngannou is in preparation for his gigantic fight against Anthony Joshua in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 8.

He enters his bout with ‘AJ’ having taken Tyson Fury the distance in their clash last year.

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Ngannou dropped Fury as he impressed fans and critics alike with his brilliant performance in his boxing debut.

The former UFC heavyweight champion will look to get off the mark in the boxing ranks when he meets the British star.

And he has sent a terrifying warning to Joshua ahead of their contest next week.

Ngannou showed off his incredible power as he landed a devastating right hand on a punch machine, recording a massive score of 999.

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He almost beat Fury in his last fight as former UFC fighter Dan Hardy reckons ‘The Predator’ will come out victorious against Joshua.

“I’m going with Ngannou genuinely,” said Hardy.

“I picked Fury in the last one. I felt Fury was going to be able to catch him fifth or sixth round once he started to get tired. But this for me is a much better match up for Ngannou.

“I feel like AJ’s easier to hit, easier to rattle psychologically and I feel like because of the unknown commodity of Francis Ngannou there’s going to be a shock to the system.”

A win over Joshua could see Ngannou secure a undisputed showdown against the winner of Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, which goes down on May 18.

Anthony Joshua Faces High-Stakes Matchup Against 'Godzilla-Like' Francis  Ngannou - Sports Illustrated Boxing News, Analysis and More

Joshua, meanwhile, is on a three-fight winning streak having lost back-to-back fights to Usyk.

He boasts wins over Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin.

The 34-year-old rolled back the years to deliver a masterful showing against Wallin, stopping the Swede in the fifth round.

Heavyweight legend ‘Iron Mike’ coached Ngannou for his fight against Tyson Fury last year but the 59-year-old hasn’t helped him out for his upcoming fight against Joshua

Francis Ngannou has revealed that Mike Tyson hasn’t been helping him prepare for his upcoming fight against Anthony Joshua.

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Ex-UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou is currently preparing for his second boxing fight following his stunning debut against Tyson Fury last October. Ngannou recruited ‘Iron Mike’ to help him train for the Fury fight and the boxing legend’s services paid off as Ngannou put his rival down to only lose by a single point in a controversial decision.

Ngannou has been in Saudi Arabia for the past five weeks training at Tyson’s new boxing gym in Riyadh. “To be honest with this fight since my training was here [Riyadh], we didn’t get Mike Tyson here,” Ngannou told Mirror Fighting. “He came in like three times [for Fury], he was more advising. He would come and watch our training, we would be there to give advice.”

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Ngannou and Tyson did reunite over the weekend as they sat next to each other whilst cageside for the PFL vs Bellator Championships event in Riyadh. The first major MMA event in Saudi Arabia cemented Ngannou’s opponent for his cage fight return as he will fa s Renan Ferreira after the Brazilian knocked out Ryan Bader in just 21-seconds.

Ngannou was goaded by Fury in the build-up to their crossover clash but former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua has taken a different approach by refusing to belittle the Cameroonian. Ngannou isn’t surprised by Joshua’s lack of trash talk and explained why any nerves shown by the Brit could be a good thing.

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“Anthony Joshua never trash talks, his personality is more serious unlike Tyson Fury who is more like a playboy. I think when it comes to fighting, they both know how to fight and that’s what I’m focused on. He might have been nervous but that doesn’t mean anything, in fact I think being nervous means he is taking things very serious. It’s very important because he’s going to do his best to show up on the day with everything,” he added.

Anthony Joshua has the chance to embarrass Tyson Fury against Francis  Ngannou | Metro News

Joshua and Ngannou have been promised an undisputed world title fight against the winner of Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk with a win on March 8. Ngannou is seemingly hoping Fury can get past the Ukrainian as he wants the chance to avenge his heavily-scrutinised points loss to the Brit.

Ngannou is scheduled to fight Joshua in his second professional boxing match in just over two weeks and his PFL debut has now been announced

Francis Ngannou will fight either Renan Ferreira or Ryan Bader on his MMA return after announcing the bout just two weeks before his boxing fight against Anthony Joshua.

Ngannou vacated his UFC heavyweight title last January and split with the promotion in order to pursue a career in boxing. The Cameroonian signed with rival MMA promotion PFL just months later and he will now fight the winner of Ferreira and Bader’s title clash later this year.

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Ferreira and Bader are fighting at the PFL vs Bellator World Championship event this Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – the same venue which will host Ngannou’s showdown with Joshua on March 8. Ngannou will be in attendance for Ferreira and Bader’s fight and could face-off in the SmartCage with the winner.

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“The PFL is excited to announce Francis Ngannou’s return to MMA in the PFL pay-per-view division will be against the winner of the PFL Champion vs Bellator Champion heavyweight superfight between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader,” PFL CEO Peter Murray said.

“Francis is a true combat sports icon with a global fan base and appeal. We, along with the rest of the MMA world, will be watching to see who his first opponent will be, Ferreira or Bader.” Ngannou was cageside for Ferreira’s knockout win against Maurice Greene last year as the Brazilian went on to capture the promotion’s heavyweight title and $1million prize.

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Bader makes his PFL debut against Ferreira as Saturday marks the promotion’s first event since acquiring Bellator last November. Ngannou admitted he’s been paying close attention to Ferreira for a while and that fight intrigues him more than a match-up against Bellator champion Bader.

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“I think out of those two, Renan Ferreira is the upcoming thing in the heavyweight division. I’ve been saying that for a year now. Even before the beginning of the PFL season, I knew this guy had something but I saw some clips of him. He has something quite special as far as speed and accuracy go. I can tell that he is somebody who is going to propose a lot of challenges in the future,” he told Mirror Fighting.

Ahead of his blockbuster fight against Ngannou, British-Nigeria boxer Anthony Joshua has suggested that it is not a big deal if the Cameroonian had knocked down Tyson Fury in his previous fight.

AJ admitted that he was not initially keen on his upcoming bout against the former UFC champion.

The pair will now face off in a massive clash at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 8.

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Ngannou stunned observers with his boxing ability against the Gypsy King and even knocked down the 35-year-old in Round 3 of their explosive fight.

With the fight coming up in less than a month, Joshua says he is not surprised, as he hailed his next opponent.

Francis Ngannou: "He knows how to box" - Anthony Joshua acknowledges Francis  Ngannou's impressive striking abilities ahead of their fight

Meanwhile, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has assured that former two-time world champion, Joshua, is in great shape but warned that it will be dangerous.

Sports Brief earlier reported that British boxers Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are on course for a massive payday provided they both win their next fights.

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It was gathered that Argentine football legend Lionel Messi earns approximately $60 million a year due to his deal in America.

Joshua and Fury will earn $126 million for their fight. Paris Saint-Germain Kylian Mbappe makes just over €90 million per year.