Anthony Joshua takes purpose at Tyson Fury and goals hidden dig at Deontay Wilder
Many pundits imagine Ngannou ought to have gotten the nod on the scorecards when he confronted Fury in October, knocking the WBC heavyweight champion down earlier than shedding a decent cut up resolution. But the Cameroonian proved no match for Joshua, who put Ngannou on the canvas within the opening spherical with a crisp straight proper.
Ngannou made it to the bell for the tip of the opening stanza, however he by no means recovered earlier than one other proper hand toppled him within the second. He clawed his strategy to his toes however the battle was waved off seconds later when Joshua uncorked a thunderous proper hand that knocked Ngannou out chilly.
Fury sat in the front row and applauded as Joshua made gentle work of a person he might solely beat by the narrowest of margins a number of months in the past. The pair are on account of meet with the undisputed heavyweight title on the road if Fury beats Oleksandr Usyk in May – although Fury also suggested a rematch was part of that agreement – however Joshua made clear his distaste with Fury’s feedback about him and Ngannou forward of the battle.
“F*** Tyson Fury,” Joshua informed iFLTV. “I don’t like trash-talking people but I heard him say something like ‘I’m here to do commentary about these two sausages. That guy I fought, that he fought, is an ex-UFC heavyweight champion. A phenomenal story of someone who has changed his life around and it’s just too disrespectful, so forget anything about [Fury] right now.”
Moments after the battle concluded, Joshua additionally subtly poked enjoyable at Wilder in his interview within the ring. Wilder and Joshua have been on account of battle on Friday’s card, however Wilder was crushed handily by New Zealand’s Joseph Parker in December on the identical evening the 2012 Olympic champion beat Otto Wallin.
During his interview with lead broadcaster with DAZN, Joshua paid tribute to the coaches who’ve formed his profession from his days as an novice to the current day, saying their arduous work has helped him “’til this day”. The phrase turned a viral meme when Wilder misplaced his cool with a reporter forward of his first battle with Tyson Fury in 2018.
Wilder angrily shouted the phrase a number of occasions within the reporter’s, inspiring hundreds of social media posts and even a music. Joshua, realising he had uttered the road, noticed a possibility to poke a little bit of enjoyable at “The Bronze Bomber”, and he obliged, repeating the phrases whereas mimicking Wilder’s voice.
Although the remark didn’t get a response within the area, a number of followers on social media bought Joshua’s reference. One wrote: “Joshua throwing shots at Wilder!”, whereas one other added: “AJ is actually a troll. ‘Til this day’.”