Anthony Joshua's trainer vows not to overlook the...

Ben Davison has weighed in on Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou.The veteran trainer is now working with ‘AJ’ for just the second fight. Joshua has famously moved from coach to coach since his first loss to Oleksandr Usyk back in 2021. The Brit moved from Rob McCraken to Robert Garcia, to Derrick James, and now to Davison.
The former two-time champion is currently slated to return opposite ‘The Predator’ next month in Saudi Arabia. For Ngannou, the boxing match will be the second of his career. Last October, the PFL heavyweight contender nearly upset the lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury.However, ‘The Gypsy King’ survived from an early knockdown, outboxing Ngannou to a split-decision win. Since that fight late last year, fans and fighters have speculated that Fury didn’t take the MMA fighter seriously. His lack of effort in training directly led to his near loss.Joshua’s trainer, Ben Davison, is determined not to let that happen to his fighter. Speaking in a recent interview with Sky Sports, the coach was asked about the Brit’s upcoming fight against Ngannou.There, Davison stated:
“Let’s not lose the sight of it. He had a split-decision loss to Tyson. Straightaway that puts him up among people that have really struggled with Tyson. He showed composure, he showed patience, which are all things which become a threat when you can punch like that… So we’re treating him like a world-class heavyweight.”

Francis Ngannou explains difference between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury
Anthony Joshua’s coach, Ben Davison, isn’t overlooking Francis Ngannou, but ‘The Predator’ doesn’t think it will matter.For those who missed the former UFC champion’s boxing debut, he impressed most. In the third round, Ngannou scored a shock knockdown over Tyson Fury, badly dropping the British boxer.

From that point forward, the lineal heavyweight champion was clearly less willing to trade punches in close with Ngannou. While Fury was able to escape with a split-decision victory, it wasn’t easy.Joshua appears to be taking Francis Ngannou far more seriously than ‘The Gypsy King’. However, the MMA fighter doesn’t think it’ll matter. Speaking in an appearance on DAZN Boxing’s Face Off, Ngannou questioned if Joshua could’ve taken the shot Fury did.He stated:
“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.”
Check out his comments below (11:00):

Jon Jones agreeing to share screen with Chael Sonnen on PFL vs. Bellator broadcast sends MMA X into spiral – “The tension is insane”
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Swagat Kumar Jena
Modified Feb 25, 2024 06:14 GMT
Fans recently gave their thoughts on Jon Jones’ decision to share the screen with Chael Sonnen on the PFL vs. Bellator broadcast.Jones made an appearance at the historic PFL vs. Bellator pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The card featured fights between reigning PFL champions and titleholders of the newly acquired Bellator, as well as numerous matchups between former champions from both organizations.
The UFC heavyweight champion made an entrance in an Arabian thawb. He was greeted by PFL chairman Donn Davis and boxing icon Mike Tyson upon his arrival.Watch the clip below:

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Jones then made the decision to join Sonnen on the mic during the PFL vs. Bellator broadcast, which sparked a lot of responses from fans all over the world.One fan wrote:
”The tension is insane”
Another fan wrote:
”He would rather travel to Saudi Arabia on the other side of the world than fight Tom Aspinall.”
Citing their rivalry, one fan stated:
”I think there might be more beef between these two than between Jones and DC at this point”
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For context, there is a deep-rooted animosity between Jones and Sonnen, dating back to their rivalry in the UFC.The fighters squared off at UFC 159. Sonnen was taking his third shot at a UFC title, while Jones was defending his light heavyweight belt for the fifth time in a row. The fight was one-sided, with ‘Bones’ dominating the early exchanges and stopping ‘The American Gangster’ on the ground in the first round.Watch the fight below:

Jon Jones explains why he turned down UFC 300 main event offer
Jon Jones recently turned down the chance to compete in UFC 300’s main event. A pectoral injury forced ‘Bones’ to withdraw from his title match against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 in November last year.Jones stated in a recent interview with Submission Radio that he turned down an offer from Hunter Campbell to compete at the highly anticipated UFC 300 because he didn’t believe he’d have enough time for proper training:
“I got a call from Hunter Campbell, one of the head lawyers of the UFC, asking me. He said, ‘Jon, I know it’s only nine weeks away, but if there’s any chance you’re feeling up to it, man, it’d be awesome news for the community that you’re coming back and headlining one of the biggest events ever.’ And as honored as I am for the opportunity, I just don’t think I’ll be ready.”