Carl Froch has shared his thoughts on the news that Anthony Joshua will take on Francis Ngannou.
‘AJ’ faces the former UFC heavyweight champion on a rumoured March 8th date in Saudi Arabia and Froch thinks it may be a tough night’s work.
“My initial thoughts are it’s not a bad fight. It’s a fight that Anthony Joshua could potentially struggle with. We saw [Francis Ngannou] against Tyson Fury and Tyson Fury struggled. Was that because Ngannou is really good or Fury didn’t quite turn up? I think the latter, but Ngannou was tidy.”
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“It’s a fight I’m looking forward to if I’m totally honest. It’s a fight I could get excited about. I’m just not sure that it should be happening, because Anthony Joshua wants to become a three-time heavyweight champion. But where’s the title?
On other opponents he would like Joshua to face, Froch continued:
“The Hrgovic fight’s big – that could potentially be for the IBF title – the Zhilei Zhang fight, that’s a fight I want to see Anthony Joshua in. We’re getting further and further away from these fights happening if he jumps in there with Ngannou.”
But in conclusion the ‘Cobra’ believes it’s a bad look for boxing again.
“This fight is gonna be acceptable because Ngannou did so well against Fury, but let’s be honest, this is a cash grab out in Saudi Arabia, and I don’t think it’s good for heavyweight boxing.”
