Heavyweight Boxing

The only selling point that Hearn can come up with for Joshua-Whyte 2 is that if Joshua wins he will fight Wilder later in the year. Pointless rematch.

As cautious and gun-shy as AJ has been these past few years, he has to be able to dominate Whyte, surely. Whyte is deplorable

i am still not sure on AJ, on one hand you would say he's clearly the fighter with boxing ability speed on his side and power so whyte will be an easy knock out for him, but then i keep watching his last 6 fights and he looks almost too nervous to get his he won't let his hands go, he thought changing trainers would solve that issue but he's not adapting any new skills which to be fair at his age is difficult to do, he strikes me as the sort of boxer that needs to be told what to do each round over and over again

Absolutely

It’s only interesting because offensively speaking, AJ is 60 percent of what he used to be.. hasn’t got that assured aggression anymore. Though maybe we’ll see it return for this fight

if AJ decides to be cautious I’d expect (barring a KO) that he boxes the ears off Whyte

Joshua is way behind where he was, there's no sign of the fighter he was prior to being knocked out by Ruiz, which is four years ago. It's not impossible he could have a renaissance late in his career, but it is very unlikely. He might still beat Whyte on points, but I don't expect any more big knockouts from Joshua, I think he's too reluctant to commit now. The Whyte of a couple of years ago would beat the present day Joshua, and it might still happen, but I'd predict a Joshua points victory after a poor fight.

It really is sad to see where HW boxing is at the moment.

i think the exhibition nonsense should be ignored and anyone discussing it gets shot or maybe just thread banned lol

it is just a cash grab for both companies

I think he wanted him and would've subbed him in 2 rounds. He also wanted Brock Lesnar which would've been special. Jones is the goat.

Anyway, nice payday for Ngannou.

What does this mean for Fury though. WBC making some noises about it. And this was before todays announcement

But if it's full on and both are allowed full on, it could be tasty.

Francis is a big unit with real power. Yes, he is not a seasoned pro boxer, but he is a combat athlete who can throw a very heavy punch. Would be delightful if he knocked Fury out.

I could get the McGregor Mayweather fight, they both had the star power in their respective sports and were universally known. I don't think anyone knows of Ngannou outside of MMA. Absolute rubbish, I see this bombing to be honest, not quite the payday he's expecting. Fair play to Francis though he's got an incredible deal with the PFL fighting nobodies for big money and can do his own thing on the side.

If they wanted to make this remotely interesting though they should of had it in a cage, with striking in the clinch. These novelty fights should be atleast a bit fun not watch a world champion have a glorified sparring match with a novice boxer.

Absolutely. Hes KO'd huge men, legends, with one punch.

McGregor/Mayweather not at all comparable. Francis is huge, very heavy handed and can throw punches. Of course there is a risk

Yes, if he cannot knock Fury out, he is getting absolutely dominated.

Put it this way: Francis is far more a risk to Fury losing than was Chisora in Fury's last fight (and Chisora is a seasoned pro) boxer).

This is a world champion HW boxer, in his prime. Boxing striking is totally different to MMA striking, he won't get near Fury, Fury will throw jabs all night.

McGregor is absolutely comparable, a known knockout artist at the time in MMA fighting a much smaller defensive boxer.

Fury is also taller, heavier, bigger reach. Its zero risk zilch.