Media caption, ‘Confident, effective, sharp’ – how Joshua got back to his finest By Kal Sajad BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Date: Friday, 8 March Time: Approx 23: 00 GMT Cexcess: Follow live text protection on the BBC Sport site & app from 20: 00, live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live from 21: 00 Are you Team ‘Gypsy King’ or Team ‘AJ’? The concern has controlled boxing for the finest part of a years, and British battle fans seldom sit on the fence. In years to come, huge players Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will endupbeing associated with the existing period of heavyweight boxing. But till the much popular superfight really materialises, one which promoter Eddie Hearn forecasts might be the greatest in the sport’s history, we can just hypothesize – utilizing current kind and shared challengers – on who would win. In December Joshua takenapart Otto Wallin, the Swede who provided Fury a gruelling night’s work 4 years previous, inside 6 rounds. “I constantly favoured Fury if they ever battled,” Wallin informs BBC Sport. “I felt Joshua was a truly excellent design for Fury and Fury would choice him apart, however now after I’ve been with Joshua I believe it will be a harder battle than I thoughtof.” Media caption, Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou: Pair weigh in for Friday night battle Joshua returns to Saudi Arabia on Friday, with Fury at ringside, provided with another chance to muchbetter his competitor when he takes on beginner Francis Ngannou in Riyadh. WBC champ Fury’s stock plunged in October after a tougher-than-expected points win versus the previous UFC champ making his boxing launching. As the boxing cliche goes, designs make battles, however can Joshua discover from Fury’s errors? After years of fighting his own critics, a convincing Joshua knockout might transform more fans into thinking he is when onceagain the ‘A’ side of British boxing. Fury-Joshua talk controls battle week Fight wee
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