Francis Ngannou believes that Tyson Fury is a more resilient boxer than Anthony Joshua.

‘The Predator’ is currently set to meet ‘AJ’ in a DAZN pay-per-view headliner on March 8. For Joshua, he’s red-hot entering the matchup, riding a three-fight winning streak. In December, the Brit scored a highlight-reel stoppage win over Otto Wallin.

Meanwhile, the PFL heavyweight contender is fresh off his boxing debut against ‘The Gypsy King’ in October. Entering the bout, Ngannou was understandably a massive underdog to Fury. However, he ended up shocking the world in Saudi Arabia.

Ngannou dropped and even cut Fury. However, the lineal heavyweight champion was able to crawl off the canvas. After 10 rounds of action, Fury emerged with a split-decision win, keeping his undefeated record intact.

If Ngannou drops ‘AJ’ next month in Saudi Arabia, he’s not so sure he’ll get up like Fury did. Speaking in DAZN Boxing’s ‘Face Off’ alongside Joshua, the MMA fighter stated (via The Mirror):

“I have a doubt [that he would get up], Tyson has showed that he is very resilient. I saw him come back from a knockdown that you wouldn’t believe somebody would come back from. I think he is probably one of the most resistant people out there. That is not a disrespect to AJ. I don’t believe that Joshua will take what Tyson did.”

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