Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou •

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Naganou-Joshua, who wins?

  1. Naganou KO

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  2. Joshua KO

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    74.0%
  1. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Stopped reading after the first sentence.
     
  2. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas banned Full Member

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    Poof.
     
  3. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    100% ^This^
     
  4. Mark Anthony

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    I feel Francis would be too big and heavy for Liston, only problem for Francis would have been Liston`s 84 inch reach.
     
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  5. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wow three insults in one tiny paragraph you're pretty damn talented LOL

    I only have two things that I can think about your perspective, the first is that you've never actually seen the great old heavyweights fight, and the second is that you have seen them and don't have a clue.
     
  6. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    So you don't see any other problems for Francis, like for instance the unbelievably huge gap in skills?
     
  7. Eclipse

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    Stop kidding yourself. If one of the elite HW's on this generation gets beat by an MMA rookie in a boxing ring it will be a disaster for the sport.
     
  8. bluebird

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    Heavyweight boxing.

    Francis has an iron chin (one of best in division) , Iron punch (top 5 puncher), great heart and determination and is the strongest heavyweight in the world. Even if he can't box a lick, he has an excellent chance with those attributes alone.
     
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  9. AdamT

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    I don't mind
    It would be great for Francis, I hope he pulls it off
     
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  10. mrbigshot

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    Joshua on points or ngannou by knockout . I do not see ngannou being knocked out and i do not see he has a possibility to win on points .

    For the record : i would love to see ngannou win .
     
  11. outtieDrake

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    i dont see why not. Francis can bully Aj for ten rounds in the clinch and edge him in the scorecards. Francis has the reach and the stiff jab to point Aj. Francis displayed a stiff jab in Fury, he can hit Aj who is less elusive than Fury.
     
  12. SmackDaBum

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    On the paper at first glance this fight reminds me of how i thought Joshua-Miller would have went before we saw Millers limits against Dubois.

    Problem is that I just cant rate Ngannous chin that good. He looked suspect against Fury early on.

    For me this fight will go like this:

    Round 1:Joshua beats him to the punch everytime with powerful blows. Because Ngannou punches slower swinging punches and Joshua fast straights with better timing.

    Round 2: Ngannou feels hurt and decide to go out on his shield. He try to walk Joshua down and load up another big right hand but this time Joshua connects hard and heavy at the temple with a big right hand of his own and Ngannou goes down. Fight stops.

    I cant see this fight going any different than this scenario.
     
  13. mrbigshot

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    I see joshua starting nervous and trying to keep the distance .

    After that start everything can happen . One scenario is aj dominates everything and ngannou gets frustrated , other scenario is ngannou mauls him down and connects a hook on the infight breaking aj mentally and testing his chin .

    We will see in few days !
     
  14. Kev2k83

    Kev2k83 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mate this is spot on.

    Even when the bloke acts like a complete spoilt child see you next Tuesday there is eff all said it's forgot incredibly quickly when it should be completely vilified.

    The shills will keep him going forever.

    The Olympics where fixed for him fer Christ sake.

    Something else that isn't mentioned.
     
  15. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    Thang yew very much sah.

    How far back are we going? And which great heavyweights in particular?