'I feel sorry for Ngannou,' say concerned fans after Joshua shows off his skinny shape
ANTHONY JOSHUA has fans already feeling sorry for Francis Ngannou after he gave a glimpse into his training camp.
Joshua returns on March 8 in Saudi Arabia against Ngannou, who only made his boxing debut against Tyson Fury in October.
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And he has been preparing for the crossover fight at new trainer Ben Davison's gym in Harlow.
AJ uploaded a photo in black with a menacing look on his face, causing some fans to fear the worst for Ngannou.
One said: “I really feel sorry for that Francis, because you are ready.”
Another added: “I feel sorry for Francis, he must be feeling the heat.”
One agreed: “Those eyes say it all.”
Joshua, 34, stopped Otto Wallin, 32, in five rounds in his last fight in December, his first under coach Davison.
Meanwhile, Ngannou, 35, dropped Fury, 37, in his boxing debut but lost a controversial split decision.
It was still enough for him to earn the fight with AJ and fill in for Deontay Wilder, 38, after the American lost to Joseph Parker, 32.
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Many were shocked by Ngannou's performance and Fury's knockdown, but not Joshua.
He said during a DAZN face-to-face: “I think if I box Tyson Fury there will be a lot of similarities in the fight so I'm not surprised at all in terms of his style, who Fury is, it's just a boxing match.
“Well done to both, they put up an entertaining fight, but that's in the past. That's how boxing is, and we'll move on now.”