[Other Sport] Anthony Joshua

Lenny Rider said:

HT heard a strange one the other day whilst at Lords ( North London rather than France) don’t really know what to make of it?

Its either Olympic level BS or bizarrely credible?

Zelensky had told Usyk he can’t fight Fury at the moment because of the situation with Russia/Ukraine. Usyk is a national hero and a global figure in the conflict, if Fury were to emphatically beat him then its very negative for the masses back in the Motherland.

My first thoughts were, complete pony, but when you think about the crazy world we all inhabit it might just be true

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Lenny Rider said:

Those 24 rounds of punishment against Usyk have had a long term impact on AJ’s career.

He will never be the fighter he was, Wilder knocks him out in 4 rounds, and as for fighting Fury, there’s more chance of taking on Billy than Tyson.

‘But he never fought Fury’ is a better legacy than former remembered for being destroyed, he and his people simply won’t risk it.

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crodonilson said:

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

Great Britain's Anthony Joshua will face MMA fighter Francis Ngannou in a heavyweight boxing contest on 8 March in Saudi Arabia.

www.bbc.com

The peoples champion back in action on 8th March back in his beloved Saudi, against Franny Ngannou, should be an absolute cracker.

Ngannou caused Fury all sorts of problems and in most peoples eyes beat him fair and square. I expect AJ to have no such problems and a win will set him up for winning the heavyweight title of the world.

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Lenny Rider said:

The ‘semi final’ with the winner getting a shot at the ‘Undisputed’ heavyweight championship against the winner of Fury vs Usyk.

And that’s perhaps where it gets complicated.

The ideal scenario is if both Fury and AJ win, which is what the Saudi’s will be on their respective prayer mats for.

But what if Usyk and AJ both come through?

Usyk vs AJ 3? Don’t we know the result already?

Or, what if Ngannou gets lucky, like Andy Ruiz did, and knocks AJ out, and Fury wins.


Fury vs Ngannou 2, a undisputed heavyweight title shot in only his 3rd professional fight

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crodonilson said:

AJ v Usyk for me is the most likely scenario but it looks to me like AJ has his mojo back and fighting Usyk back on 'home' turf in Saudi can work to AJ's advantage. I think with fresh impetus and learning from the first two fights AJ can do the business and record a famous and historic victory and prove once and for all why he's the peoples champion.

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Lenny Rider said:

You think Fury won’t win?

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Lenny Rider said:

You think Fury won’t win?

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Herr Tubthumper said:

I think the past couple of events in Saudi have shone an interesting light on the heavyweight division; Fury's resume doesnt look that much these days. I also feel he has not done himself any favours with seemingly dodging fights. It will be an interesting fight for sure, but I will not be surprised if Usyk wins.

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crodonilson said:

Usyk wins for me, I think he will outbox Fury and win on points. I also think AJ will have too much for Ngannou particularly on home turf, he is a thinking boxer and he will have unpicked his fight with Fury and will know what he needs to do to win.

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Nobby Cybergoat said:

Usyk will have to knock him out, going on the judging I saw in Fury's last fight

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crodonilson said:

Usyk wins for me, I think he will outbox Fury and win on points. I also think AJ will have too much for Ngannou particularly on home turf, he is a thinking boxer and he will have unpicked his fight with Fury and will know what he needs to do to win.

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Nobby Cybergoat said:

Usyk will have to knock him out, going on the judging I saw in Fury's last fight

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sydney said:

see if you can find the footage of Nikita Tzyu vs Brubaker Tzyu is going places , he's a beast.

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crodonilson said:

AJ v Ngannou Friday night should be an absolute cracker. Closer it gets to fight night the more nervous I get for AJ, he should have enough and has all the quality to win but Ngannou is an extremely dangerous opponent. Back in his beloved Saudi let's hope the people's champion has enough and can set up a unification bout next up.

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crodonilson said:

AJ v Ngannou Friday night should be an absolute cracker. Closer it gets to fight night the more nervous I get for AJ, he should have enough and has all the quality to win but Ngannou is an extremely dangerous opponent. Back in his beloved Saudi let's hope the people's champion has enough and can set up a unification bout next up.

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METALMICKY said:

The bigger question is why on earth Joshua has taken this fight? He'll get no real credit as he should win easily against someone only in their second pro boxing fight. Yet if he loses he'll be a laughing stock and his next appearance is more likely to be on Strictly Come Dancing than in a ring with Fury.

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METALMICKY said:

Absolute cracker? It's a huge risky pantomime for Joshua? Francis is a totally inexperienced boxer who just happens to have a powerful punch. The Fury fight flattered him terribly and was all about the dumb traveller failing to take it seriously. Striking in MMA is a world apart from striking in a boxing ring.

Francis has one chance to win and that is a punchers chance early on where he could catch Joshua off guard. After that Joshua should have way too much in the way of boxing skills to be troubled.

The bigger question is why on earth Joshua has taken this fight? He'll get no real credit as he should win easily against someone only in their second pro boxing fight. Yet if he loses he'll be a laughing stock and his next appearance is more likely to be on Strictly Come Dancing than in a ring with Fury.

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