Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou •

I'm not sure AJ knocks him out as Ngannou has never been stopped in MMA and he seems to have a very solid chin. Maybe he is stopped on accumulation. I am about 90% certain that AJ wins the fight. I'll give Ngannou a 10% punchers chance early. I think we are going to see the gulf in class between a novice and a pro here and AJ should win pretty comfortably.

I'm going to bet AJ at -340 as those are completely stupid odds. It should be closer to -800 or -900 for AJ. People are going to realize that after about the 3rd or 4th round that Ngannou has no shot at winning.

 

Doesnt matter, he was mounted and KOd him. That's suppose to not happen.
How bout Artur Szpilka KOing Marius Pudzianowski later on the same card.
Szpilkas now 3-0 in MMA.

 

Some things you said I disagree BUT I appreciate your analysis and thoughtful response. You didn't just spout reddit tier bs

 

Raphael Butler had a good run in MMA as well. Bellator. This was after being TKOd by Chris Arreola if I recall.

wHeN wIlL bOxErS gO tO mMa!?!

 

Ray Mercer at 48 years old KOing a top 10 former 2x UFC HW Champ with one punch in 9 secs ends the discussion.

Danny Lafavre who did amateur boxing for a like 2 weeks, got into an argument with Benji Radach who was 16-1-1 in MMA at the time and agreed to fight him in MMA.
Lafavre KOd him 53 seconds.
Lafavre was like an electrician at the time.

These are the things MMA fans seem to never remember.

And there's more I can keep naming.

 

So very true. The list of MMA guys who lost in boxing is longer than people realize. These reddit posters think it's McGregor, Silva and Ngannou basically.

And of course Connor was supposedly a GIANT puncher and should have in theory had amazing stamina because afterall he trained for grappling right? Yet at the end of the fight with Floyd, Floyd who has fragile hands and moderate power, was the snappier puncher and had the better tank.

 

I like these crossover fights. Especially in the HW division where 1 punch can decide a fight.

 

What would happen? Do you think Francis would start karate kicking people like in the movies? Stop. Would he wrestle someone down and then get stomped by the 40 Fury people there? It's laughable.
Maybe a punch or 2 thrown and it would erupt in chaos and be all over.

 

AJ is better for Francis style wise and Francis confidence is at it's highest. AJ has a big problem.

 

I really like Ngannou. More than Joshua. But I like Joshua too. And as a boxing fan, I hope Joshua wins because it would seriously be embarrassing that the top heavyweights can't beat Francis.

 

Here i would simply relax and welcome him .

In case ngannou really clears the division he IS a top heavyweight and not an intruding foreigner . He came to boxing because he loves it and not because he wants to make fun of it .

 

Well, he's not really "undefeated" is he?

 

Joshua will knock him out. No matter how impressive your chin looks against MMA fighters, taking any volume of shots from a puncher of Joshua's calibre is a completely different matter. He'll bust him up.

 

It’s just a shame the sport of boxing can suffer as it’s in the hands of the heavyweights because they are the least skilled division in the sport. Equivalent fight wouldn’t be a contest in the lower divisions. Even old and retired brittle hands money mayweather stopped the prime MMA guy

 

Yeah I get it, you're a hypocrite and would cheer for Ngannou if it was Fury tomorrow