Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou •

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AJ is carrying the entire sport of boxing on his back. Bearing in mind Fury vs Ngannou was a measuring stick, a bit of fun.

If Anthony Joshua gets crushed by Francis Ngannou the consequences is this (deservedly so):

- The entire sport of boxing will take a pay cut

- Every casual boxing fan will turn there back on the sport because Anthony Joshua is a gold medalist and a two time heavyweight world champion.

- Why bother with boxing if an ex UFC heavyweight champion destroys the most accomplished boxing champion of the past 10 years.

Edit - I’m not repeating myself, the good forum overlord made it so.

 

Joshua can afford to lose as much as he wants and he will still get opportunities in the future, he is protected and brings profit, he can lose knowing that he will easily get to the title fight regardless of the outcome with Nganno, namely Joshua is mentally weak and from the champion came to the loser and without some protection and corruption in boxing he cannot be the champion again...

 

This reads more like a wishlist of what you want to happen lol. He beat Fury and none of that happened. It would likely be catastrophic for Joshuas career going forward however.

 

Every aspect of boxing will suffer on a AJ defeat vs Ngannou, including this forum.

 

With the defeat of Joshua, this forum would experience unforgettable moments and future generations of forum users would be happy to return to the first post about Joshua's defeat against Ngannou...

 

I don’t think so. Ngannou is a standup fighter who gambled and fought in the UFC instead, time wasn’t on his side really and it isn’t now.

 

Ajs reputation is on the line, nothing else

 

He beat Fury whos supposedly better than AJ and boxing came out unscathed. What's the holdup? Maybe we're waiting for him to beat Chisora? Lol

 

It would end the idea the best boxers are better fighters than their MMA counterparts.

But I do not believe boxings popularity comes from boxing being considered a superior form of combat. I believe it comes from the sport being more visually enjoyable. Hence why the grappling elements from the 19th century were removed. Theres no way of knowing this but I suspect your run of the mill boxing fan(who isn't invested in bragging rights) already thinks MMA fighters are better fighters. Thats not why most people are watching boxing.

AJs fanbase and Eddie Hearn are the ones with the most at stake. Also a lot would depends on what Francis did after the fight. Its fiction but I imagine Rocky Balboa winning fights after beating Apollo softened the blow considerably.

 

Rubbish

That's a statement that shows ignorance towards fighting sports & heavyweights. Heavyweights are not normal boxers. Physicality is a MASSIVE part of their game.

AJ got gifted titles and medals. Francis is a better physical specimen and mental specimen. The only thing AJ has on him is ring experience but that can be overcome and Francis has already showed that.

They say boxing is mostly mental and that's very true. Francis isn't a random bum off the street.

On paper

Francis is heavier than AJ. Talking 20 natural pounds heavier.
Francis tougher
Francis is mentally stronger
Francis is supreme in close and at clinching an area AJ has failed to develop. Infact Francis by an objective measure has already shown to be the best clincher in HW history and it's actually not a surprise given his background, Did anyone expect him to implement it into boxing so quickly and easily? no, but he did & it is probably the most impressive feat I've seen in a long time.

These are not advantages that can be overlooked.

 

Ngannou didn't beat Fury. AJ might lose because he can't recover from a knockdown like Fury but probably won't.
And either way Boxing will remain the fringe sport it has become.
To recover boxing needs to be one belt per division and less divisions otherwise a vacuum will be left when
the Saudis lose interest.

 

The sport’s reputation will take a hit but there’s plenty more to the sport outside of the heavyweight division. As soon as you have UFC guys stepping into the ring at the lower weight classes they will be trounced due to the immense skill gap. Heavyweight boxing is different and big units can be successful with significantly less skill. That being said Ngannou is also just special and is one of the greatest athletes we’ve ever seen.

 

I do and you couldn't answer my question, so now you're upset. Probably sounded good in your head though.

 

I do?