British heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte slammed Francis Ngannou’s performance in his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in Riyadh.
Ngannou who was making his second professional boxing appearance after suffering a narrow controversial loss to WBC champion Tyson Fury, lost to Joshua in the second round.
Whyte went on to say “inexperience against the top guys” cost the Cameroonian in his defeat.
Dillian Whyte Believes False Hope in Fury Defeat Cost Ngannou
After losing to Tyson Fury via a majority decision, many fight fans and the media agreed that Ngannou’s performance should have earned him a victory by a margin of 1 or 2 rounds.
Dillian Whyte told Sky Sports ; “Francis is not experienced enough to beat the top guys. He got a bit complacent because he did well against Fury but Fury didn’t take him seriously,”
“Fury just thought he was going to outbox him and he gave Fury some problems but that was his undoing.”
Whyte Picked Anthony Joshua “to win”
Dillian was confident Anthony Joshua would win that he predicted the brit to win in his pre-fight predictions.
Whyte who beat Joshua when the pair were amateurs said; “So, I knew it was going to happen and I picked AJ to win anyway.
“AJ is a puncher and you don’t just stand up in front of someone like AJ with your hands basically down and then switching stances mid-fight against a right-handed puncher. Why did he go southpaw? It didn’t make any sense.
“I just knew that AJ’s experience and his power would be too much. I thought Francis would be a little bit better, to be honest, but Francis he’s boxing, but it’s not recognised boxing training so he hasn’t covered the basics.
“Someone like AJ, an experienced gold medallist, all these world title fights. He covers the basics on a daily basis and that is where Francis came unstuck.”
Whyte Believes he Would beat Francis Ngannou if the Pair Clashed
Dillian Whyte who was the interim WBC champion was meant to fight Francis Ngannou four years ago. The pair were reportedly close to securing a two-fight deal. The fight would have been one boxing bout and a MMA contest further down the line.
“I tried to fight Ngannou four years ago; I would have definitely knocked him out, in boxing and MMA.
“I always believed I could knock him out because the boxing ability isn’t there. He is a good fighter but I don’t think he is a good boxer.
“I believe I would have been able to find a hole, hit him with body shots, and catch him with right hands.”
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