Dan Hardy: “Anthony Joshua’s Probably One of the Better Matchups for Francis Ngannou”


Dan Hardy, the head of fighter operations for PFL Europe and a former UFC fighter, thinks Francis Ngannou would defeat Anthony Joshua in a possible boxing bout.

After coming close to upsetting WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a 10-round bout, Ngannou has gained notoriety in the boxing community. Ngannou was declared the winner by split decision. Following the fight, Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, expressed interest in setting up a boxing battle between Joshua and Ngannou.

Dan Hardy expressed his opinion that Francis Ngannou, who reacts negatively to blows, might be terrible news for Anthony Joshua during an appearance on MMAFighting.com's "The MMA Hour."

Hardy said on The MMA Hour that "Tyson Fury stylistically is probably the most difficult for Ngannou to deal with. He is tall, has excellent upper body movement, and plays excellent defense. Then you compare that to someone like Joe Joyce or Anthony Joshua, who may not be able to withstand a punch as well but are a little more upright. They most certainly can't regroup as quickly as Tyson Fury can."

Hardy continued by expressing doubt about Joshua's ability to withstand the storm.

"I think honestly Anthony Joshua’s probably one of the better matchups for Ngannou out of all the heavyweights,” Hardy said. “I like the Joe Joyce idea because he boxes with a — I don’t mean amateurish — I mean an amateur technical style where he places his shots but his head’s very much on the center line. He doesn’t move it a lot."

“The thing is with Anthony Joshua, I don’t know if he can regroup if he hits the canvas, especially against an 0-1 boxer that’s still early in his career. I feel like it would unravel much quicker.”


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