The way Joshua is just looking for an opening all the time and reading Francis in Realtime and adjusting is just a masterclass in boxing! Bravo to him and well done to you for a great breakdown!
He is moving his body, hips out of the way because when someone changes levels in MMA they are going for a take down. When his parry goes from his chin all the way down to his thighs, he is defending a takedown, He is "defending" against a takedown because he has spent years learning that instinct. MMA fighters will never be good boxers. They have ingrained training that is opposite of what a boxer should do. They have to spend years "unlearning" and then re-learning. It is not a transition, it is completely relearning how to fight. I dont understand why MMA fighters and fans cannot grasp this concept.
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@@LukeThomasplz can you explain why Francis didnt look as bad vs Fury , vs Joshua he looked like a fool who doesnt know what hes doing , why he didnt look like that vs Fury? both Fury and Joshua are supposedly way way better than Francis , so why?
Levels. Joshua has been doing this forever, and is an Olympic medalist. There has definitely been moments in his career where he has taken his foot off the gas and lost focus on the fight side of the busines, but when he feels he has something to prove and is focused, he is still top tier.
People should put more respect on AJ. Mma fans are all saying AJ has boxed all his life but he only started at 18. Done very well to achieve what will be a future HOF career
What a masterclass from Jashua. What we all expected to see vs Fury but I really don't think Fury ever took him serious and paid for it. Joshua really did his homework and was adapting in real time QUICK, he really showed the inexperience of Francis.
Even if Fury didn't take Ngannou seriously (which even he himself says he did) he is an elite level heavyweight and supposedly one of the best, if not the best if this generation, and should have been able to deal with Ngannou way more convincingly than he did.
I was hyped when Francis faught so we’ll against Fury but after this one, I’m glad order has been restored to the universe. As a former boxer, to think an MMA fight without even amateurs fights would beat a Multiple title champion makes no sense to my brain.
Yup, the final punch pretty much summed it up. He wasn't happy about facing such a low skilled opponent. It's crazy how well Ngannou was able to do vs Fury.
From southpaw it looked like Ngannou had zero knowledge of the outside foot position battle and got lined up immediately. Joshua just used simple fundamental boxing and put on a display.
I have to say this is a very informative, interesting and educational video. Ive been watching professional boxing since the mid 1960's, mainly because of Muhammed Ali, even when he was CC. Ive never boxed myself, but a big fan. I have learnt more watching this video than all those years combined. I love the way you slow it all down and explain whats going on, as clearly these boxers move quicker thwn my eyes can keep up. Great job, very interesting.
Sweet science of boxing, makes boxing the best combat sport ever. Knowing how to throw your hands and knowing how to flow with the rhythms, distinguish boxing from any kombat sport. Anybody with me? 😊 👇
Joshua mentioned a few times that he is a learner of the sweet science of boxing.He humbles himself to learn and have developed to be the best in the business. That is a principle of life;humilty.Many people don't understand humilty and take is as a weakness,but in fact it is a far superior spiritual strength.(eg Pac Man) AJ have vastly improved to a higher standard of boxing. His last 2 fights with Ben Davison by his corner I think was the best of AJ from all his previous fights.Its quite scary really when this knockout artist have reached his peak.
The average person does not realise that boxing is a highly technical sport that requires a combination of physical prowess and strategic thinking. Like chess, it involves anticipating your opponent's moves, setting traps, and executing precise maneuvers to gain an advantage. It's not just about throwing punches; it's about outsmarting your opponent and controlling the pace of the fight
The same really applies to MMA. Faking punches and recognizing patterns and reactions from your opponent helps set up your own offense. Every time Joshua went to the body Francis went with a left hook leaving him open to a right hand. Joshua recognized this and it played a huge part in his winning.
@@issacdragon3834 mma is still getting their fundamentals down. The average local gym can’t even teach punching mechanics. Most the boxing gyms can’t. TH-cam is changing that.
Brilliant analysis. Joshua has often stressed that he is learning the technical aspects of boxing, and takes time to read his opponent. However, this is always missed by casuals who just want to see a KO. I initially thought the second punch was a variant of the pull counter popularised by Ali and Floyd Mayweather, but rather than pull back and extend the jab from the opponent to fully open the opponent's face, Joshua stepped aside, keeping his focus for the imminent collision from the space narrowed by Ngannou. Good analysis.
You’re a superb communicator, great analysis! Emphasises how sharp AJ is at the moment working with Ben Davidson, seems to have great clarity in his decision making.
That's not how it works. It has nothing to do with putting one picture inside another. The four criteria for fair use are: #1 Whether your work transforms the original. Analysing a few moments of the fight, is not the same as playing the whole fight, no matter how much you talk over it. #2 The nature of the copyright material. An event filmed purely for pay-per-view, is way different to a random event. #3 The amount of the copyright material you use. If you played the entire fight, it's not fair use, no matter how many times you pause it to add stuff #4 The effect of your work on the value of the original work. Which is kind of a combination of the other 3. If people can watch your work instead of the original material, then it's never fair use, no matter what. This video uses only small sections of the fight, and there's no way you could watch this video instead of watching the fight. You're not getting to see the fight for free here. This would have been fair use, even if the fight footage had been fullscreen. It easily meets the criteria either way. The only reason a lot of TH-camrs use picture in picture, is cus they KNOW their video isn't fair use, and using picture in picture makes it a bit harder for Content ID to automatically flag it and notify the copyright owner, who can then either have it removed, or choose to leave it up, but monetise it, so that if there are ads, the money goes to the copyright owner, not the uploader.
Mr Luke Thomas, your in depth technical analysis is simply mind blowing and educational. You said it all - boxing is a tough sport. You sound like a Professor in sport science. I guess you have an excellent music phraseology background too. Thank you sir..This is the best analysis I have seen so far…
GREAT analysis! As soon as I saw how Ngannou was bouncing on his toes as he threw his punches, I knew he was doomed. That's why Joshua wasn't concerned with punches like the one at 3:10.
Excellent video and analysis. Really enjoyed this. AJ performance was great but this video really highlights all the subtle things that make up the parts of a world class heavyweight boxer.
A bit of an overcooked breakdown. Basically AJ tried a couple of his favourite right hand set ups and they worked a treat. The first one is the body jab feint - right to the head, he kod Helenius with it. The second one is the slip counter, slip the jab and bang in the right hand - he got Pulev with it. There was no deep analysis by AJ, both of these are fairly basic things but he does them very well. He really bangs in the body jab a few times so his opponent bites on the feint when the time comes.
This is the best boxing analysis I've seen by an MMA guy. He nailed technically obscure details of Boxing science. Francis a great puncher and all-around offensive machine in MMA, but boxers focus on defending and landing punches 24/7. As beautiful as he looked against Tyson Fury, Joshua gave him the utmost respect for his ring generalship and punching ability. AJ was drilled into the fight as if he were facing Oleksandr Usyk. Francis will be better in his next boxing match. He's made 30 million in 2 boxing matches and can do this for another 3 years if he focuses every day on mastering footwork, positioning, blocking, parrying, slipping, ducking, rolling, and countering. After resting and rehabbing his brain for a few months, I would match him with Tom Schwarz ranked 77th.
Excellent analysis Luke. Didn't notice any of that when I watched it live. People were commenting hard that Francis was biting on every fake. Good to see it illustrated here in this video.
Ngannou has been in love with the left hook since he dropped and troubled fury. He neglected that the jab gives you the range to land such punches. When Joshua saw that he was looking for the big left hook, it was implement plan A and the end of the fight.
Joshua took his jab away too. That's how he knocked him down the 2nd time. Ngannou stepped in with a jab but Joshua used a pull back counter straight 😴
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🥊 *Anthony Joshua's Strategies* - Anthony Joshua's use of fakes and feints played a crucial role in confusing Francis Ngannou and setting up his attacks. - Level changes, including going high then low, and vice versa, were effective in disrupting Ngannou's rhythm. - Joshua strategically baited Ngannou into overcommitting, allowing him to capitalize on counterattacks. 01:19 🎯 *Ngannou's Defensive Reactions* - Ngannou's tendency to bite on feints and react aggressively to Joshua's movement left him vulnerable to counterattacks. - Mechanical inefficiencies in Ngannou's punches, such as lack of power and balance, were exploited by Joshua. - Despite attempts to adjust his defense, Ngannou struggled to effectively counter Joshua's attacks. 03:38 ⚔️ *Joshua's Tactical Adaptations* - Joshua's ability to adapt his strategy within the fight, such as adjusting his footwork and timing, allowed him to capitalize on Ngannou's vulnerabilities. - He utilized precise timing and defensive awareness to exploit openings in Ngannou's defense. - By strategically controlling the distance and pace of the fight, Joshua maintained dominance and secured victory. Made with HARPA AI
The biggest difference between Fury and AJ is that for some strange reason Fury fought scared and yet AJ just did not seem scared of Ngannou at all. He respected him but did not fear him. Whereas strangely enough Fury seemed scared of him. That alone made a difference in how they both engaged with Ngannou. If you fight Ngannou with fear he will devour you but if you put it on him you have a chance.
Fury wasn't mentally prepared for a hard fight he fought he would gas after a few rounds ngannou was 10x better than fury was expecting it aught him off guard aj respects every opponent and has always been more professional
@@aaronking2369 Fury has come out with every excuse in the book. I just think styles make fights and Fury’s style worked for Ngannou and AJ was too aggressive for him to work with. Fury allows him time to think and AJ put it on him
@@Jj-ty7qh he never really made many excuses but on of his sparring partners said in a interview he wasn't taking his camp seriously for ngannou and he's never seen him like that before so
@@aaronking2369 true that he never made excuses but everybody else is making excuses for him. Including his sparring partners who obviously want another payday. I think we saw an unjuiced trained Fury. That version of Fury struggles against mediocre fighters as we have seen in the past.
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Wow! this breakdown was as enjoyable to watch as the actual fight. I love this kind of content. Great analysis of the subtleties! If Anthony Joshua was actually thinking through all these things during the fight, I'm absolutely blown away by what it takes strategically to be top level.
I think its more a instinctual thing gained from thousands of hours spent training and sparring. Ofcourse he has to think about some of the stuff but alot of it like distance judgement and taking his head of the line is going to be absolutely ingrained into him.
You can if you do it properly. One of the biggest reasons AJ never looked settled against Usyk is because Usyk pawed his jab away constantly and never let him find his range.
I love Francis but the difference in this fight was in the ability of a skilled team to prepare Joshua for a fighter that needs a lot more experience to close the gaps in his style. Francis doesn’t have the experience to protect himself in the ring with this highly skilled a tactician. The fight was over after he felt Joshua’s power and he didn’t see that right hand coming on the first knockdown. Francis ultimately got manipulated by Joshua to create those openings for him; he set him up for those right hands incredibly well. Great analysis, thanks for the great work!
true but francis made more money in his two fights than the entire UFC 297, 298, 299 and 300 cards combined (excluding PPV points). francis still won and its good like that
@@MS-cl4occareer ending defeat though ..I don't think getting knocked out like that is worth the earnings differential between what he would have earned in the UFC on his new contract and what the Saudis will pay him.
Thank you so much for this Luke - as a casual viewer, the 'levels' is fascinating. How did AJ make it look so easy but Tyson Fury couldn't? It can't be training/fundamentals. Could it be styles? Thanks in advance.
The way Joshua is just looking for an opening all the time and reading Francis in Realtime and adjusting is just a masterclass in boxing! Bravo to him and well done to you for a great breakdown!
He is moving his body, hips out of the way because when someone changes levels in MMA they are going for a take down. When his parry goes from his chin all the way down to his thighs, he is defending a takedown, He is "defending" against a takedown because he has spent years learning that instinct. MMA fighters will never be good boxers. They have ingrained training that is opposite of what a boxer should do. They have to spend years "unlearning" and then re-learning. It is not a transition, it is completely relearning how to fight. I dont understand why MMA fighters and fans cannot grasp this concept.
This is true. Takedown defense ruins boxing defense
You summed it up perfectly mate!!!
Because there is no money in them grasping any concepts.
Correct me if I’m wrong you can block body kicks with the same parry right?
@@Ftgyungelright but a body kick isnt changing levels, there is no dip in the shoulders, that would be coming from the hip
Much respect from one student of the game to another. Much appreciated for the shout out Luke!
Trying to keep up with you! Keep doing your thing.
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@@LukeThomasplz can you explain why Francis didnt look as bad vs Fury , vs Joshua he looked like a fool who doesnt know what hes doing , why he didnt look like that vs Fury? both Fury and Joshua are supposedly way way better than Francis , so why?
Ayyee we in this thang bredda 😎🤝🏿
@@BoxingGems much respect I love your work bro
Great work Luke amazing video
Brendan Schaub watching making a copy of this breakdown tomorrow.
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Let’s hope Luke releases his own version of Gringo Papi.
Mate this breakdown is incredible, you can spot, verbalise and explain simply, things I only thought unconsciously, or didn’t notice at all
Levels. Joshua has been doing this forever, and is an Olympic medalist. There has definitely been moments in his career where he has taken his foot off the gas and lost focus on the fight side of the busines, but when he feels he has something to prove and is focused, he is still top tier.
People should put more respect on AJ. Mma fans are all saying AJ has boxed all his life but he only started at 18. Done very well to achieve what will be a future HOF career
Why do people keep saying he was an Olympic medalist?? The dude was the undefeated HW champ for awhile, that's a MUCH bigger achievement.
U mean when he's topped up.
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What a masterclass from Jashua. What we all expected to see vs Fury but I really don't think Fury ever took him serious and paid for it. Joshua really did his homework and was adapting in real time QUICK, he really showed the inexperience of Francis.
homework was the fury fight lol
Even if Fury didn't take Ngannou seriously (which even he himself says he did) he is an elite level heavyweight and supposedly one of the best, if not the best if this generation, and should have been able to deal with Ngannou way more convincingly than he did.
@@_Damian_.That's a fact
Fury is just overrated because of the wins over Wilder
I really think people give Fury too much credit.
I was hyped when Francis faught so we’ll against Fury but after this one, I’m glad order has been restored to the universe. As a former boxer, to think an MMA fight without even amateurs fights would beat a Multiple title champion makes no sense to my brain.
Strait punches beat looping hooks. AJ took him to school. He was never even worried, the win in his eyes was not worth celebrating.
Yup, the final punch pretty much summed it up. He wasn't happy about facing such a low skilled opponent. It's crazy how well Ngannou was able to do vs Fury.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 I doubt if fury even trained for that fight.
@@Lmao69 Tyson fans always full of excuses, whether it's Fury or Mike, all excuses all the time.
From southpaw it looked like Ngannou had zero knowledge of the outside foot position battle and got lined up immediately. Joshua just used simple fundamental boxing and put on a display.
I have to say this is a very informative, interesting and educational video. Ive been watching professional boxing since the mid 1960's, mainly because of Muhammed Ali, even when he was CC.
Ive never boxed myself, but a big fan.
I have learnt more watching this video than all those years combined.
I love the way you slow it all down and explain whats going on, as clearly these boxers move quicker thwn my eyes can keep up.
Great job, very interesting.
Damn, A.J. gave Francis a George Foreman handshake. Holy shit.
yeah it was Foreman like - beautiful
Sweet science of boxing, makes boxing the best combat sport ever. Knowing how to throw your hands and knowing how to flow with the rhythms, distinguish boxing from any kombat sport.
Anybody with me? 😊
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Alot of what your talking about wouldnt work in mma once kicks and wrestling are involved that boxing footwork will expose you bad
I love this technical stuff as someone who doesn’t box, I never understand this when watching the match
Great effort to put out such detailed analysis in such a short time, good job sir!
Joshua mentioned a few times that he is a learner of the sweet science of boxing.He humbles himself to learn and have developed to be the best in the business.
That is a principle of life;humilty.Many people don't understand humilty and take is as a weakness,but in fact it is a far superior spiritual strength.(eg Pac Man)
AJ have vastly improved to a higher standard of boxing.
His last 2 fights with Ben Davison by his corner I think was the best of AJ from all his previous fights.Its quite scary really when this knockout artist have reached his peak.
Cracking stuff, excellent breakdown
Superb video. Very insightful.
Damn Luke, I haven't even watched this yet but kudos for putting it out so quick.
The average person does not realise that boxing is a highly technical sport that requires a combination of physical prowess and strategic thinking. Like chess, it involves anticipating your opponent's moves, setting traps, and executing precise maneuvers to gain an advantage. It's not just about throwing punches; it's about outsmarting your opponent and controlling the pace of the fight
hell yeah dennis
The same really applies to MMA. Faking punches and recognizing patterns and reactions from your opponent helps set up your own offense. Every time Joshua went to the body Francis went with a left hook leaving him open to a right hand. Joshua recognized this and it played a huge part in his winning.
@@mynameismud-qd9vu MMA is chess and boxing is checkers. A boxer going into MMA would killed in 15 seconds by a top MMA guy.
@@issacdragon3834 mma is still getting their fundamentals down. The average local gym can’t even teach punching mechanics. Most the boxing gyms can’t. TH-cam is changing that.
Albert Einstein could not tell you who won the F.A. Cup in 1922 either.@@issacdragon3834
Had to subscribe after your analysis. Great content.
Me too
Same…
He scared me with how lethal the analysis was
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Great breakdown, so much you saw in such a short fight.
Love that you didn't show the final punch in full, out of respect for Ngannou, nice touch👊🏽
Wow this was great! Thanks Luke.
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Wow. Amazing breakdown. It was my first time seeing this channel. As I sit on a patio in Thailand, sweating my ass off having a beer 🍺
Brilliant analysis. Joshua has often stressed that he is learning the technical aspects of boxing, and takes time to read his opponent. However, this is always missed by casuals who just want to see a KO. I initially thought the second punch was a variant of the pull counter popularised by Ali and Floyd Mayweather, but rather than pull back and extend the jab from the opponent to fully open the opponent's face, Joshua stepped aside, keeping his focus for the imminent collision from the space narrowed by Ngannou. Good analysis.
You’re a superb communicator, great analysis! Emphasises how sharp AJ is at the moment working with Ben Davidson, seems to have great clarity in his decision making.
Superb review and analysis chap, thank you. Very insightful.
Fantastic video,
Thank you 👌🏼🔥
Thank you for that, that was great. I had to watch some of that fight at a slower speed because those punches were so fast. Nice one.
Thanks, Prof., for the incisive analysis. I will not cut classes anymore. 😅
Man I absolutely love Luke's breakdown videos, keep 'em coming.🙏
Great breakdown 👌
Love these breakdowns 😊
What a great analysis! Loved it.
Francis lost this fight and it sucks. But what i noticed is that he was biting on the fakes to much. That is when i knew it wasn't gonna go well
He felt the power and was scared of getting hit again he didn't respect furys power so didn't bite to his feints
Luke is one of the few youtubers who knows you can film a TV with the fight on it and it's not copyright. So much better than slide shows
That's not how it works. It has nothing to do with putting one picture inside another. The four criteria for fair use are:
#1 Whether your work transforms the original. Analysing a few moments of the fight, is not the same as playing the whole fight, no matter how much you talk over it.
#2 The nature of the copyright material. An event filmed purely for pay-per-view, is way different to a random event.
#3 The amount of the copyright material you use. If you played the entire fight, it's not fair use, no matter how many times you pause it to add stuff
#4 The effect of your work on the value of the original work. Which is kind of a combination of the other 3. If people can watch your work instead of the original material, then it's never fair use, no matter what.
This video uses only small sections of the fight, and there's no way you could watch this video instead of watching the fight. You're not getting to see the fight for free here.
This would have been fair use, even if the fight footage had been fullscreen. It easily meets the criteria either way. The only reason a lot of TH-camrs use picture in picture, is cus they KNOW their video isn't fair use, and using picture in picture makes it a bit harder for Content ID to automatically flag it and notify the copyright owner, who can then either have it removed, or choose to leave it up, but monetise it, so that if there are ads, the money goes to the copyright owner, not the uploader.
Mr Luke Thomas, your in depth technical analysis is simply mind blowing and educational. You said it all - boxing is a tough sport. You sound like a Professor in sport science. I guess you have an excellent music phraseology background too. Thank you sir..This is the best analysis I have seen so far…
Fantastic analysis and presentation. Thank you!
Great analysis!
GREAT analysis! As soon as I saw how Ngannou was bouncing on his toes as he threw his punches, I knew he was doomed. That's why Joshua wasn't concerned with punches like the one at 3:10.
Spot on Luke
amazing breakdown, ty. the difference between Joshua and Fury is that Joshua is clearly not afraid of Francis and Fury was.
Fury wasn't until he got dropped. Its no different from when ruiz dropped joshua.
Thank you
AJ is. Professional who trained and took the fight seriously, while Tyson is slob who trained about an hour for the fight.
Love this. I try to explain this stuff to my friends and they just don't get it, so I'll send them this. 👍
Excellent video and analysis. Really enjoyed this. AJ performance was great but this video really highlights all the subtle things that make up the parts of a world class heavyweight boxer.
Thanks for the explanation mate 🤜🤛
That is the best technical / tactical analysis of boxing I have ever seen.... Really wow, thanks!
Another superb take on a fight that just really breaks down the full spectrum.
A bit of an overcooked breakdown. Basically AJ tried a couple of his favourite right hand set ups and they worked a treat. The first one is the body jab feint - right to the head, he kod Helenius with it. The second one is the slip counter, slip the jab and bang in the right hand - he got Pulev with it. There was no deep analysis by AJ, both of these are fairly basic things but he does them very well. He really bangs in the body jab a few times so his opponent bites on the feint when the time comes.
excellent work Luke.
Hey Luke, thanks for doing these breakdowns of fights. I learn a lot from them! Why don't you do dissected anymore?
Good rundown. Thanks👍🇬🇧
Excellent analysis. Thankyou! 👏👏
Didn't think I was going to enjoy this but I did. Spot on
Thank you very much, that was an amazing breakdown for a huge boxing fan and novice. Thanks from bonnie Scotland.
Cool video bro. Thanks for break down
Great breakdown of the fight mate, well done.😊
Excellent analysis.
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Absolutely great breakdown......👏👏👏 subscribed........
I've learned something ,great video ,got my subscription
Awesome work
A nice quick turn around Luke. Really appreciate it, always interest and in depth
Fantastic break down Luke as always. The Tyson Fury Wilder breakdown when you were talking about the A frame I still go back to and watch.
This is the best boxing analysis I've seen by an MMA guy. He nailed technically obscure details of Boxing science. Francis a great puncher and all-around offensive machine in MMA, but boxers focus on defending and landing punches 24/7. As beautiful as he looked against Tyson Fury, Joshua gave him the utmost respect for his ring generalship and punching ability. AJ was drilled into the fight as if he were facing Oleksandr Usyk. Francis will be better in his next boxing match. He's made 30 million in 2 boxing matches and can do this for another 3 years if he focuses every day on mastering footwork, positioning, blocking, parrying, slipping, ducking, rolling, and countering. After resting and rehabbing his brain for a few months, I would match him with Tom Schwarz ranked 77th.
Great work, LT!
Amazing breakdown mate! Subscribed
Excellent analysis Luke. Didn't notice any of that when I watched it live. People were commenting hard that Francis was biting on every fake. Good to see it illustrated here in this video.
Missed the fight, you best believe this is the first video I came to
Great video, many people saw this as a brut performance from AJ, but it was actually very skilful topped off by big punches
That is a really good analysis 👍
I love your analysis. Im glad i found you 👍
Ngannou has been in love with the left hook since he dropped and troubled fury. He neglected that the jab gives you the range to land such punches.
When Joshua saw that he was looking for the big left hook, it was implement plan A and the end of the fight.
Joshua took his jab away too. That's how he knocked him down the 2nd time. Ngannou stepped in with a jab but Joshua used a pull back counter straight 😴
I don’t think there’s anything Francis could have done would have worked on AJ. AJ is too fast and too powerful and miles ahead in skills
@@jimmylee3023yeah in boxing francid has no chance
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🥊 *Anthony Joshua's Strategies*
- Anthony Joshua's use of fakes and feints played a crucial role in confusing Francis Ngannou and setting up his attacks.
- Level changes, including going high then low, and vice versa, were effective in disrupting Ngannou's rhythm.
- Joshua strategically baited Ngannou into overcommitting, allowing him to capitalize on counterattacks.
01:19 🎯 *Ngannou's Defensive Reactions*
- Ngannou's tendency to bite on feints and react aggressively to Joshua's movement left him vulnerable to counterattacks.
- Mechanical inefficiencies in Ngannou's punches, such as lack of power and balance, were exploited by Joshua.
- Despite attempts to adjust his defense, Ngannou struggled to effectively counter Joshua's attacks.
03:38 ⚔️ *Joshua's Tactical Adaptations*
- Joshua's ability to adapt his strategy within the fight, such as adjusting his footwork and timing, allowed him to capitalize on Ngannou's vulnerabilities.
- He utilized precise timing and defensive awareness to exploit openings in Ngannou's defense.
- By strategically controlling the distance and pace of the fight, Joshua maintained dominance and secured victory.
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The biggest difference between Fury and AJ is that for some strange reason Fury fought scared and yet AJ just did not seem scared of Ngannou at all. He respected him but did not fear him. Whereas strangely enough Fury seemed scared of him. That alone made a difference in how they both engaged with Ngannou. If you fight Ngannou with fear he will devour you but if you put it on him you have a chance.
Fury wasn't mentally prepared for a hard fight he fought he would gas after a few rounds ngannou was 10x better than fury was expecting it aught him off guard aj respects every opponent and has always been more professional
@@aaronking2369 Fury has come out with every excuse in the book. I just think styles make fights and Fury’s style worked for Ngannou and AJ was too aggressive for him to work with. Fury allows him time to think and AJ put it on him
@@Jj-ty7qh he never really made many excuses but on of his sparring partners said in a interview he wasn't taking his camp seriously for ngannou and he's never seen him like that before so
@@Jj-ty7qh fury has been like this his whole career he's not professional like aj. Fury has to fear you to be at his best
@@aaronking2369 true that he never made excuses but everybody else is making excuses for him. Including his sparring partners who obviously want another payday. I think we saw an unjuiced trained Fury. That version of Fury struggles against mediocre fighters as we have seen in the past.
Luug Freegin' Chtomas with the Stellar Breakdowns. The intricate nuances if the game like getting caught on the half steps, the importance of useful parrys and feints juts dropping Gems .
Great video thank you. It shows that experience will almost win over power
Fantastic breakdowns and analysis. You're one of the best imo.
Wow! this breakdown was as enjoyable to watch as the actual fight. I love this kind of content. Great analysis of the subtleties! If Anthony Joshua was actually thinking through all these things during the fight, I'm absolutely blown away by what it takes strategically to be top level.
I think its more a instinctual thing gained from thousands of hours spent training and sparring.
Ofcourse he has to think about some of the stuff but alot of it like distance judgement and taking his head of the line is going to be absolutely ingrained into him.
Great analysis Luke. Thank you.
Well that deserved a sub!
Excellent analysis.
Excellent analysis Luke
Smth people forget to mention is that you should NOT paw punches.
You can if you do it properly.
One of the biggest reasons AJ never looked settled against Usyk is because Usyk pawed his jab away constantly and never let him find his range.
Yeah, if you can't do it properly and at the wrong time.
@@Vprap2025fact. Usyk is the master at parrying the jab
@@Vprap2025agreed but Usyk is a bad example, he’s too good to be compared to for most boxers
Joshua was bro you don’t know what you’re talking about
Picking up boxing at 27, thanks for this Coach. Will make sure to focus on my level changes, different angles, feints and parry's more...
Great breakdown! Thanks, Luke 💪🏼
GREAT breakdown Luke! Love from Toronto brother! 🥊💯🙌🏻
Good stuff Luke
Thanks another on point dissecting attacks and strong defenses.
I love Francis but the difference in this fight was in the ability of a skilled team to prepare Joshua for a fighter that needs a lot more experience to close the gaps in his style. Francis doesn’t have the experience to protect himself in the ring with this highly skilled a tactician. The fight was over after he felt Joshua’s power and he didn’t see that right hand coming on the first knockdown. Francis ultimately got manipulated by Joshua to create those openings for him; he set him up for those right hands incredibly well. Great analysis, thanks for the great work!
We can not buy experience right...😂😂😂
love this. exactly the type of analysis i like watching
Now, If UFC 299 winds up being a good night of fights Dana is gonna cream his jeans
true but francis made more money in his two fights than the entire UFC 297, 298, 299 and 300 cards combined (excluding PPV points). francis still won and its good like that
If he actually compensated his fighters properly
@@MS-cl4occareer ending defeat though ..I don't think getting knocked out like that is worth the earnings differential between what he would have earned in the UFC on his new contract and what the Saudis will pay him.
@@Eric-lx8hp they will soon enough
they might just lose this lawsuit in april
gonna pay out billions
@@relevantbrother8964Jon jones hasn’t even earned 20 mil through out his whole career the fact ngannou made that in one fight is amazing and worth it
Thank you so much for this Luke - as a casual viewer, the 'levels' is fascinating.
How did AJ make it look so easy but Tyson Fury couldn't? It can't be training/fundamentals. Could it be styles?
Thanks in advance.
That was great! Good insights
Great video
Great breakdown 👍
Good work bro
Excellent. Thank you.
Love this breakdown. I hope you have done some breakdowns of Usyk's fights. I will take a look now.
Amazing breakdown! Thanks for the scientific analysis. I had Ngannou but AJ definitely showed his boxing superiority in the ring.