In March, Ngannou was brutally knocked out by Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight boxing match billed as Knockout Chaos. The fight was so uncompetitive that just a few days later, Johnson claimed Joshua would beat Ngannou in an MMA fight.
But if I can take a guy like Anthony Joshua, who is an athletic specimen, who understands range and distance, and I train him for six months six months to defend a takedown, check the leg kick, and just box. Youre not going to have 16-ounce gloves. The distance doesnt change at all. ... So if
Now, heres the flip side: How would it go against Anthony Joshua vs. Jon Jones? Different animal, Johnson said. Jon Jones would go out there and force the clinch. He would go out there and force the wrestling exchange. Maybe Francis Ngannou would do that, but I dont think Francis would do that.
I would go on to say Anthony Joshua is a better boxer than Stipe Miocic. Not a better MMA guy, but in mixed martial arts, I say it all the time: MMA is the easiest sport to become a world champion in. It truly is. you have people who are very good at one thing and have so many holes and deficiencie
