"Many Have Done It": Joshua on Fury's Knockdowns

In a new episode of "Face Off" on the DAZN YouTube channel, former UFC champion Francis Ngannou (0-1, 0 KOs) met with his future opponent – former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs). Ngannou expressed doubts about Joshua's ability to withstand the kind of punches that WBC champion Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) endured in their fight:

"There are doubts about whether Joshua would get up from a punch like Fury's. Tyson showed he's very resilient. I've seen him come back from knockdowns that are hard to believe.

He's probably one of the most resilient people, and this is no disrespect to AJ. But I don't believe AJ could take a punch like Tyson did."

Joshua responded succinctly:

"Who hasn't knocked Tyson down? Many have done it."

Ngannou and Joshua will meet on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.