ANTHONY JOSHUA BACK TO HIS BEST? Predictions & REACTION to NGANNOU KO!

[@boxing]

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[@Bangbangbigelow]

This is the Joshua we’ve been waiting for. Poised, patient but explosive when he finds the opening. He did what he was supposed to do, no question about it. I’m eager to see what’s next for him.

[@bosshogg1915]

His ass on the canvas. That's what's next. 😂

[@Georgeson1401]

Even if and when AJ beats Fury he wouldn’t get his due respect because an excuse will be put forward in Fury behalf.The had AJ losing this fight and his previous one also and made excuses for both victories.😩

[@Eddybo22]

💯🎯

[@g-man4297]

That's how fan boy's cope, they cannot admit or give credit to anyone that is a real threat to their king, all they do is dig up past results that didn't go AJ's way to belittle and discredit, but just like Wilders fans when he lost to Fury, they will make excuses and give their hero's a pass no matter how crap he is in a fight.

[@zudinz55]

Perfect analysis., They have already started saving Fury’s overrated ranking by not give AJ his credit , AJ fighting UFC fighter if he had not won then something wrong with AJ but does not talk about Fury struggle with AJ n could not do what AJ did even in 10 rounds. So it’s ok For Fury to loose but it’s still not ok if AJ win is?? Wow So m on support of AJ the man deserves the respect, he is always dedicated to the sport. Unlike Fury fighting once in 5 years that too with non boxers recently.. Fury wants to hold the title belt with his past Victory n avoid the mandatory challengers!! lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@BABZY627]

@@zudinz55why Is it only AJ with this respect constantly? I give respect and credit to USYK gold Olympic medalist , undisputed CW Mohammed Ali gold trophy and coming straight up from cruiser weight to HW division and is willing to fight anyone and beat the 2x champion AJ twice very impressive I’d say .. let’s not only praise AJ fair play ..

[@Eddybo22]

@@BABZY627 Usyk deserves all the praise 100%. He is number 1 in my opinion. He beat Joshua fair and square TWICE. If Fury didn't hold a belt I wouldn't even rank him in the top three but because he does that's the only reason why he is #2 and Joshua is #3. How anyone routinely refers to Fury as number 1 above Usyk is just woefully ignorant.

[@bikernut101]

AJ himself never once said he is back to his best. That's everyone else saying it, You can tell by his reaction to the knockout that he didn't see it as competition just his duty to restore order.

[@ade3628]

Frank's shoulder rolls were on form after the fight

[@MervynNancholas]

Joshua has the best resume of the top 5 heavyweights…. And he had fought more ch pions than any of the others… but fury got all the credit for Tyson fury beating ngannou but knew if aj beat ngannou the same energy that fury had got wouldn’t be the same .. do until the day he does it will happen when aj knocks out fury hopefully he gets the credit then cos if not then the doubters will be known as aj haters!!!!

[@krysepelle8871]

Derek is on point.

[@edmondm22]

Oh yes warren, it was explosive and yet one sided as well

[@daveonyebuchi3728]

Francis Ngannou is a strong guy but he doesn't have what it takes to win AJ. AJ is a world power puncher

[@merfibeemused]

Devastating KO without a doubt🥊, but we'll truly know if AJ is back to his best, or even better than ever before, when the quality of his opposition goes to the highest level....against Tyson Fury or even more so Oleksandr Usyk, because neither of them will just stand up straight infront of him with zero head movement, and both are better boxers than the 4 opponents he's faced since his return from being defeated twice consecutively by Usyk in 2022. If he can look as good against Fury and Usyk as he did against Wallin and Ngannou, then yes he's definitely back and better than ever before....and he'll have ownership of all the belts to prove it👍🏾

[@wizardssleeve6049]

Boo hoo Furry fluffer.

[@KennyIMO]

Chris Jericho has done wonders for AJ

[@antonioedwards1309]

"He's back to his best" Loses to Fury, "he's done, he has to retire!" Wins rematch "this is Old AJ!" Gets clipped by dubious"erm he's old now, retirement again" You casuals are annoying as hell, don't you you bored or flip flipping?

[@david-pb4bi]

Exactly, reminds me of Don King one of his boxers got knocked out he stepped over his prone body to sign up the guy who beat him.

[@ColumbusRealtors-m2z]

You’re new to boxing. Welcome.

[@comlecpropr]

What best? He had a lucky punch because Francis took a chance. AJ was beaten twice by the same man. He would be beaten in a 3rd with the same man. Francis has to fight close in an AJ rematch.

[@g-man4297]

@@comlecpropr The man that beat AJ twice is going to beat Fury twice if Fury get's in the ring.

[@TheNinja691]

This is a nonsense comparison and not fair to dismiss Tyson because of one bad night. It’s like Usain Bolt racing the 100m against someone who doesn’t run but then trips over allowing the novice to win. People would say “see, Usain is overrated”. No, he just had an unlucky moment, doesn’t mean the novice has earned his place and this proves it. Don’t write Tyson off. AJ might’ve done what Tyson didn’t but the story isn’t over yet and maybe Tyson will do what AJ couldn’t by beating Usyk. 👊

[@g-man4297]

Why you making excuses for Fury, it's on him to be a professional and to train and prepare properly, to represent the WBC heavyweight belt and boxing in general, that wasn't being unlucky it was being arrogant and unprofessional, it's his own fault nothing to do with luck, and as such he deserves to be criticised.

[@NabilAbdulrashidComedy]

Tyson has had several bad nights and nobody dismissed him but when AJ slips up we bury him

[@wizardssleeve6049]

Boo hoo Brains. Never mind.

[@TheNinja691]

Just fed up with you lot slating the bloke. Boxing fans are fickle and immature.

[@saheedsolely1407]

Bless Francis but he’s humble now no more smack talk lessons learned to all mma fighters this boxing

[@daveonyebuchi3728]

What made Francis to loses to AJ is the same to joyce to ZZ the Chinese Boxer

[@daveonyebuchi3728]

Tyson Fury is not a power puncher, but more dangerous in Jabing

[@raynerstuelgalid]

Ngannou was a sitting duck. He never move his head--first round, and the pumpkin was begging to be bagged.

[@g-man4297]

True so how could the WBC, Lineal heavyweight champion, some say the no1 heavyweight of this era, not end Ngannou even better, how could he scrape to a split decision win against such a novice.

[@MLRB.Services]

How can you even compare a World Champion Boxer to a boxer who has only had 1x fight ? Compare him to Usyk? This is the most absurd comparison I've ever seen. 456 sakes man!!

[@wizardssleeve6049]

One more fight than when Flabby Furry went life and death, boo hoo.

[@BABZY627]

@@wizardssleeve6049tbh .. I give neither FURY nor AJ credit with these crossovers shouldn’t count as a win on both their boxing records period ! Just saying ..

[@bobkumar8754]

I dont feel AJ is back to his best, this is a new BEST. This aggression is what would have beat USYK twice but he chose to box and lost. If he goes for a trilogy which i think he will not, then again it`ll 50/50 as Usyk is very very special.

[@jeanferguson9063]

For what, for KO ing an MMA fighter?? More like his ego is back to his best but as soon as he gets punch in the face or put in a difficult position with a boxer that actually knows how to box he is going to go back to the same... 🤷

[@Maroon498]

He’s no Usyk and never will be. I have two fights of solid evidence to back up what I say. Usyk destroyed him twice.

[@ghettogeniusno1]

HE BEAT A NOVICE 0-1-0 CLEARLY NOT BACK TO HIS BEST FFS CALM DOWN

[@wizardssleeve6049]

Furry went life and death with a 0-0-0 novice, STFU. Keep fluffing.

[@krysepelle8871]

What did your fury do?

[@ghettogeniusno1]

@@krysepelle8871 WHOSE FURY

[@MarsOatom-oy8ze]

MMA fighters aren't Boxers. A sitting duck for AJ.

[@stemster972]

450K Fairplay

[@g-man4297]

IT was a good KO and AJ looking good, mindset wise, but lets keep it real this was about giving boxing it's respect back after that clown Fury embarrassed boxing with his pathetic performance, if he had done his job properly, Ngannou would not be getting this opportunity, and we could be seeing AJ fighting a proper boxer, so I say well done AJ for shutting up those MMA casuals and for restoring order.

[@Clubber_Lang]

Hard to say. He looked great by comparison (to Ngannu) like a 6.5 looks like a 8 next to her fat friends. Looks better by comparison

[@Marabarra94]

better then he was

[@mradamsmith9365]

If he did that to Joyce or Zhang or Hrgovic then yes, i would say he's better than ever. But Ngannu can't box.. literally 0-1 as a pro, 0 AM fights.

[@louismartin4078]

Ngannou floored Fury and according to Fury, he hit him with some solid punches, and all bounced off him not forgetting the elbow too. He is known to have a granite chin and has never been KO before. Nobody expected AJ to KO Ngannou.

[@villekyyny]

@@louismartin4078 Except for the odds makers at practically every major betting site. You can find the odds on Google and draw conclusions based on them. The result was not surprising, but mainly how fast and easily it happened.

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

Slipping joyce in there like we wouldn't notice!l lol! He does exactly the same to all those people you mentioned.

[@listeningtoeminemsnewalbum]

@@louismartin4078 Or mma fighters don't hit as hard as boxers, simple as. How can Ngannou go from getting hit with elbows and punches from mma fighters to getting KO'd by AJ. Simple it is noone has hit him as hard as AJ hit him.

[@joshuam.9420]

lol yea saying AJ is back to his best is insane to say. he beat and 0-1 guy. that’s like usain bolt beating a triathlete in a sprint and everyone saying OMG USAIN IS BACK TO HIS BEST FORM. AJ has ONLY used his hands his whole life so obviously he would be better with his hands.

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

He looked great but don’t get it twisted, he was fighting a straight noob to boxing. Won’t do that to Usyk I guarantee it

[@LordVader1887]

So why could've Fury do that?

[@g-man4297]

Yet Fury couldn't put a dent in Ngannou with his big rights or his elbow, scraped to a split point decision in a fight he could have lost, all hail the Gypsy King, what a noob.

[@navu1961]

How can Joshua be back to his best by beating a non-boxer. It may have been a spectacular win, but does not add anything to his tesume.l

[@wizardssleeve6049]

Boo hoo, cope.

[@ghettopaisa]

He didn't beat a boxer how he back to his Best

[@AlexanderStHill]

Ngannou held his head still so Joshua could tee off on it … got paid to be Ko’d

[@ZeddeckokingNgoli]

A set up.ngannou cannot fight like that. Something is wrong

[@g-man4297]

Must have got paid to make Fury look shite too I suppose.

[@BABZY627]

@@ZeddeckokingNgoli thank you… anything to make AJ win!!!

[@donwilson350]

I don't know why everybody is making such a big deal out of this fight they say Joshua is back at his best but yet he fought a guy with no boxing skills this was the only second professional pro boxing match the man had ever been in he had no business in the ring with a skilled fighter what did everybody expect everybody knows Joshua's got a week chin and whoever landed first was going to win the fight and of course the skilled boxer should be the one Landing the punches this was no surprise and Joshua is not back because his last three or four fights have been a bunch of Fighters that were sparring partners and not really good boxers

[@g-man4297]

Hahahahahaha, is that the same unskilled boxer that in his very 1st boxing match dropped Fury on his backside and rag dolled him in the clinch, the one Fury scraped to a split decision over, that one. The guy that walked through Fury's big right's and elbow like the were slaps from a girl, hahahahaha.

[@donwilson350]

Yeah that is the same fighter that dropped Fury and is very first fight because Tyson Fury didn't train he just thought he would get in there and do what Joshua did he didn't expect it to go any rounds at all he took that fight as a joke and paid for it that's what happens when you got a guy that actually trains for a fight and Mike Tyson Fury that didn't train you seen how big and fat and overweight he was in that ring

[@g-man4297]

@@donwilson350 Fury was arrogant and unprofessional in that case, getting paid all that money to treat the fight as a joke, to treat Ngannou with no respect, but worse than that to con the fan's and the general public by just thinking he could turn up and put a beating on the UFC heavyweight champion, he deserves all the criticism he got and still get's for embarrassing boxing and what it mean's to be heavyweight champion.

[@bondjames652]

He Boxed a non Boxer. Naganou should have rushed him and street fight him. Give him 2 minutes of rage. Maybe even catch him with an elbow... 😊 I'm just saying. Terrible game plan.

[@poobalanpather7454]

Ngannou is not a boxer so joshua and heddie shud calm down and get a real boxer to fight aj😅

[@David-uu7yg]

That's true but that's why it's a pity fury almost lost against a non boxer he let boxing down

[@Paul-q3m7k]

Easy to shine against a guy with 1 boxing fight and a few b level guys . We will see what happens when he gets back in with guys on his level

[@elliottg8125]

Like fury found it easy to shine? 🤣🤣🤣

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

Only one that can better him in this form is probably usyk everyone else is game.

[@manum5550]

I think zang can flatten joshua

[@theusu7178]

Put the drugs down

[@TheVisualante]

No…no

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

Joshua buatsi?

[@o0oLukeo0o0o]

😅

[@krysepelle8871]

You people have started again. So hateful that even ur words works against your thoughts

[@stevenmcgowan3205]

Back to his best?..... big difference between a man fighting his 2nd pro boxing match and fighting world contenders?.... AJ will get spanked next half decent fight 🥊

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

Only boxer that has a chance at spanking him in this form is only usyk there's an argument for everyone else.

[@lankystreakofpiss4765]

Until Fury fights usyk and then aj all this aj is the best and will beat Fury is just pathetic imo.

[@DannyC18-11]

And equally pathetic to say Fury is the best without fighting AJ and Usyk

[@qwerty487]

​@@DannyC18-11fury is the best!

[@david-pb4bi]

AJ made him look like a novice.

[@supraboy33]

That's all he was a novice Truly should never be in a ring with top level boxer's

[@david-pb4bi]

@@supraboy33 Exactly, said to my son ( he is a boxer) that it wouldn’t go one round, he obviously didn’t believe me and fell for the hype.

[@supraboy33]

@@david-pb4bi exactly oh he hits like a fiesta traveling at 30 mph Only thing he hit at 30 mph was the canvas 😆

[@snd7622]

Best ??? He didn't even fought the boxer. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zha273]

Back to his best against a novice

[@MegaGillionaire]

Bad blood

[@sulaimanhassan6491]

The same novice you tipped to knock him out? You are just a sore loser

[@zha273]

@@MegaGillionaire novice 0-2

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

The novice that even the "experts" backed

[@zha273]

@@AbdulHafiz-qq1go experts are they ? 😂😂 record= novice , pretty straight forward for even the dumbest

[@boxinggospel5334]

Joshua could do that on the pads, on a bag, any of his first 10 opponents and on Ngannou a one fight novice. It doesn't tell us anything about him being able to beat Usyk or Fury or how he will react when he gets hit, which he hasn't been since the Usyk fight and had a breakdown and whether he would have more resolve not to quit again like he did against Ruiz!

[@adamabdulrahman2930]

Bitter AJ hater detected. Please get a life. He did not quit against ruiz. Infact, he got up several times. It was stopped but you are such a bitter hater that you will tell whatever story suits you. Very bitter Fury hack.

[@olalekankareem4077]

Haters never quit

[@MarcoPoncedeLeon-c9p]

😂😂😂

[@silviomhula5837]

We can’t ask if AJ is back to he’s best and on the same sentence say Ngannou doesn’t belong in Boxing. This two statements cancel each other.

[@Georgeson1401]

I’m going to apologise for correcting you but he’s does not mean his,the same as they’re meaning they are and their as the person.If it helps them good but I’m not trying to put you down it’s just annoying seeing these words used out of context.

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

People were talking up ngannou for undisputed, and in most peoples mind beat "the greatest of this generation" so keep it consistent. Aj made him look like he's never touched gloves. Big him up.

[@joshuaukoyen7820]

​@@AbdulHafiz-qq1go He truly got schooled and humbled, won't be returning to Boxing anytime soon

[@qwerty487]

Everyone needs to calm down. He beat a non boxer

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

The non boxer embarrassed the "greatest of this generation."

[@83Bongo]

@@AbdulHafiz-qq1go "greatest of this generation." That's up for debate. Some will say the greatest of this generation has already schooled AJ twice.

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

@@83Bongo I'm comfortable with putting aj at number 2 currently. People gotta stop thinking fury is god.

[@bosshogg1915]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@user-zm9gc1kt8b]

Beating a man that was 0-1 in boxing and Walin the time b4 and ur saying he's back to his best 😂 Step up a few classes like Usyk and 0-2 against him and it's an off day or two or three if they ever meet again

[@jackstrop7520]

stop hating man!

[@unrivaled7625]

Beating a man who is 0-1 isn’t the issue 😂 it’s the fact that the 0-1 fighter actually gave Tyson “Fraudster” Fury a difficult time even knocking him down. It’s not the win that mattered it’s the way it was delivered, a vicious destructive knockout. This was a more of a showcase of AJs mindset improved and regaining his killer instinct, which is trouble for the heavyweight division. Don’t bring up the losses, because I just mentioned that he just regained the mindset. After the loss he was gun shy, and tried to box more than to power punch. Which he tried to do with Usyk who is the superior boxer. I would say AJ would get Usyk out of there in the 3rd fight.

[@unrivaled7625]

Also I know your probably one of the keyboard warriors saying Ngannou would knockout out AJ. Don’t be salty and change your tune 😂😂😂 🤡

[@user-zm9gc1kt8b]

@@unrivaled7625 he will be extremely GunShyyyy again worrying what's coming back at him with Usyk. Don't get mixed up with a Tomatoe 🍅 can exclusive Caviar

[@user-zm9gc1kt8b]

@@jackstrop7520 lost twice already to him is not hating it's simple facts. If it was 0-3 to Usyk you'd still be saying next time! next time AJ will get him out of there

[@simonshears5182]

So if he’s BACK TO BEST why not get WILDER OR RUIZ As NEXT FIGHT 🤔 😅 Or could even fight PARKER 🤷🏻 He’s Not ready for The GYPSY 👑 for his Next Fight??

[@ausagemataitusi2075]

Usyk will defeat AJ again if they're going to meet for the third time. Francis Ngannou to my opinion is just a beginner and their match is a mis-match I believe.

[@sulaimanhassan6491]

What was your prediction, don’t lie?

[@AbdulHafiz-qq1go]

Nobody said anything about ngannou's boxing background until he got disposed by aj. Before the fight, 80% of predictions were in favour of ngannou casuals and experts alike. Granted, most top 15 heavyweights could beat ngannou if they take him seriously, but to think they would do the same as aj is a reach. People just don't wanna give aj credit. He's running at 100% and it shows.

[@BABZY627]

@@AbdulHafiz-qq1gomany backed him for seeing him hit hard in MMA and a big man . tbh his past on his knowledge and boxing skills was revealed.. these 2 bouts were his first at facing 10 rounds with top fighters well , I’m happy for Francis no matter what he walked away with around 30M good for him . Very likable and humble man as well .i only wish him well with his future endeavors ..

[@spamm0145]

The fickle mentality in boxing is insane. Fury performed poorly against a universally accepted mismatched Ngannou and the conclusions were, Fury's embarrassed boxing, he's on the decline because he can't dominate a novice boxer on his debut. AJ fights the exact same novice boxer with footage to scrutinize and after destroying Ngannou in only his second boxing match, everyone and their dog proclaims AJ is back to his best and he's the top heavyweight around now. Three words 'CALM DOWN' and 'USYK'. It will be interesting to see the bias justifications if Fury beats the man who schooled AJ twice, I reckon it will be 'Fury cheated, he got lucky, Usyk's only a cruiser weight' etc.

[@MarcoPoncedeLeon-c9p]

The mejicano pitbull Ruiz will shrink his cojones again!

[@daveonyebuchi3728]

Tyson Fury is not a power puncher, but more dangerous in Jabing