Former Trainer Believes Anthony Joshua Will KO Francis Ngannou

Robert Garcia, the former trainer of Anthony Joshua, has full confidence the Brit will KO Francis Ngannou on Friday.

Joshua is set to face Ngannou on Friday, March 8, in a fight he is the betting favorite in. Heading into the fight, many believe the only path to victory for Ngannou is to KO Joshua early.

However, Garcia believes it will be Anthony Joshua who scores an early KO over Francis Ngannou.

“He knocks him out in three rounds,” the respected trainer told Boxing Scene. “I don’t think he is in any danger at all. Tyson Fury was embarrassing against Ngannou; he was not in shape as he was not training, and I think it was embarrassing for Tyson Fury to fight like he did against him. I do believe Joshua knocks him [Ngannou] out in three rounds. He is a professional who is always in shape and takes all of his fights seriously. He will not do what Tyson Fury did because he knows this is a big fight.

“He has had three great wins in a row and is on a roll to become a world champion again. People are judging Ngannou on what he did against Fury, who wasn’t even training. Anthony Joshua has shown it in his last performance [against Wallin in December], which was the best out of his last three fights. Joshua needed activity, and now, three months later, he is fighting again and staying busy like champions should be,” Garcia continued.

“Staying busy; staying active, and fighting two to three times a year is what Anthony is doing, and that is why I think Ngannou has no chance at all. Anthony needs to set everything up off the jab, and when he sees the opening, let his right hand go which I don’t think he will have much trouble landing. He needs to measure everything off the jab, and when he sees the opening, let his hands go. Obviously, Ngannou hits very hard because he has got power. People think he hits so hard because Fury got dropped but Fury wasn’t in shape [and was] off-balance, so it wasn’t like Ngannou knocked him out cold. I just can’t see anything like that happening to Anthony Joshua, who I don’t think will even give Ngannou a chance to get lucky,” Garcia continued about Joshua-Ngannou.

It is an interesting matchup, but Robert Garcia has full confidence his former fighter will get his hand raised and do so by knockout.

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