By: Sean Crose
Some shots are impressive. Others are downright frightening. The thunderbolt Anthony Joshua landed on Francis Ngannou’s temple last March was downright frightening. While it was true that Ngannou had successfully knocked heavyweight honcho Tyson Fury down on the mat in his professional debut, he would have no such moments to call his own when he squared off against Joshua several months later. Fury had been accused of taking Ngannou lightly. Joshua made sure he wouldn’t be accused of the same thing when he faced Ngannou in Saudi Arabia this past March.
Proving that patience is a virtue, Joshua let Ngannou come forward and perform well enough in the first before dropping his man with a picture perfect straight right later in the round. Ngannou got up and made it to the bell well enough, but the dye had been cast. A right hook put Ngannou down again in the second – and this time it was clear…
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