{"id":325752,"date":"2026-04-28T13:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=325752"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:55:35","slug":"francis-ngannou-picks-tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-winner-as-super-fight-is-finally-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/francis-ngannou-picks-tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-winner-as-super-fight-is-finally-signed\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou picks Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua winner as super-fight is finally signed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Francis Ngannou believes that Tyson Fury will get the victory when he faces Anthony Joshua later this 12 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was announced on Monday that Fury and Joshua will finally fight later this 12 months after years of build-up, once the latter makes it through a tune-up fight in Riyadh this summer. They’ve been rivals for well over a decade, but except for a sparring session of their younger days have never met within the ring.<\/p>\n

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Now that Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is finally signed, how excited are you?<\/h3>\n

Has this super fight dragged on for too long? Comment below how you are feeling about it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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There are few individuals who have had the prospect to compete with the newest versions of each Fury and Joshua. But former UFC and PFL heavyweight champion Ngannou stepped in with each inside a 12 months, going the space and dropping Fury before being knocked out quickly by AJ.<\/p>\n

Francis Ngannou picks Tyson Fury to beat Anthony Joshua<\/h2>\n

In a recent interview with The Schmo, Francis Ngannou was asked for his prediction on the upcoming Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua fight. He has shared 12 rounds with the pair collectively, and felt each men\u2019s power first hand.<\/p>\n

He seems to think that although he performed a lot better against Fury, the Manchester native will probably be too skilful for Joshua who knocked him out inside two rounds. He also noted that the undoing of Fury of their razor-close fight was likely resulting from the unorthodox nature of his MMA training. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf I actually have to favor someone it\u2019s going to be very slight,\u201d Ngannou said. \u201cI’ll go for Fury, because he could be very slick. He does well with skilled boxing, he only doesn\u2019t understand [how to deal with an opponent] when it\u2019s not a professional boxer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fury would have been favored for years between the pair, however it appears to be fairly even between the 2 as they compete long after each of their primes.<\/p>\n

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