Francis Ngannou’s coach guarantees ‘The Predator’ will knockout Anthony Joshua: “Lightning will strike twice”

Francis Ngannou’s coach is guaranteeing ‘The Predator’ will knockout Anthony Joshua in their upcoming boxing bout.

It will be Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) battling Francis Ngannou (0-1) in a 10-round heavyweight main event bout from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this coming Friday, March 8th.

This will be the second boxing match for the former UFC champion and current PFL fighter. ‘The Predator’ made his boxing debut against Tyson Fury last October, losing by split decision.

Ahead of the upcoming fight this weekend Ngannou’s coach, Dewey Cooper, spoke on ‘The MMA Hour’, sharing his thoughts on Francis Ngannou’s previous fight and his upcoming battle in the ring:

“Tyson Fury may go down, but he gets up. He’s been dropped in numerous fights, even multiple times, but he gets up and he still fights. We can’t say the same for Joshua. So that’s just basic mathematics. Arithmetic-wise, you’ve got to say Tyson Fury’s definitely more durable, if not having the better chin.”

“In the heavyweight division, especially with a guy like Francis punching, everyone’s chin is (vulnerable) and can be broken. So I’m not going to say (Joshua is) chinny, it’s just that if he gets hit clean in the heavyweight division, a lot of guys will go down. I don’t think he’s necessarily chinny, but does he have the wherewithal, the intestinal fortitude to get up? He did it against (Wladimir) Klitschko, but that’s a 40-year-old Klitschko. Can he do it against one of these tigers that’s hungry, that’s coming to hit you hard and really do some damage? We’ll see. A lot of questions are going to be answered in four days. Media said Francis was a hoax, didn’t take him serious. People said that Joshua’s chinny, etc. We’ll see in four days.”

Continuing, Cooper assured everyone that Francis Ngannou is ‘ready to go’:

“But I can tell you one thing: Francis is ready to go. He’s ready to shock the world again. Lightning will strike twice.”

When asked how difficult it was to prepare for Joshua, compared to the fight with Fury, Cooper shared:

“Tyson Fury, 100 percent, just because he’s trickier. Tyson Fury is way more dynamic. He’s multidimensional. He has many styles he fights, so he’s definitely trickier. But don’t confuse being tricky with being effective and being dangerous. Anthony Joshua, for sure, is the more dangerous opponent, Tyson Fury is the more trickier opponent.”

“So we understand the danger of this fight and Francis is ready for it.”

Concluding, Cooper made his prediction for who will win come Friday night (h/t MMAFighting):

“Good, old-fashioned power. I knew Tyson Fury could not hurt Francis with one punch. Tyson Fury is a multitude guy, he wears you down with pace, numbers, and some dirty boxing. He burns you out psychologically first and then he just wears on you and breaks you down.”

“Anthony Joshua actually has one-punch knockout power as well, so the danger element is more intensified against Anthony Joshua, and we understand that. Francis will be sharp, he’ll be smart, and most importantly he’ll be dominant.”

“The furious, ferocious, feisty fists of Francis finishes Joshua in four more days.”

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