Joshua paying close attention to Ngannou's fighting history

Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou spoke and faced off ahead of their fight Friday.

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00:00 His first dream was to be a boxer, which people forget,

00:02 and he was part of the Cameroonian team.

00:04 He started MMA, I think, was it '24 or '26?

00:07 So that wasn't the first time he started hitting the heavy bag

00:09 or hitting pads.

00:10 He'd been doing it from a young age.

00:12 His dream was always to be a boxer.

00:13 So I know what I'm up against.

00:15 You know, I look at all these small details.

00:18 But I spa, I do my film study, all that type of stuff.

00:22 I keep it professional.

00:23 But on the nights on the night, that's different.

00:25 All that textbook stuff goes out the window.

00:28 And you just got to be relentless, give it your best.

00:31 It's already written in the stars what's going to happen.

00:33 I'm just going to follow my destiny.

00:34 Flawless performance.

00:35 It was a great performance.

00:36 I watched that fight closely.

00:39 You know, but for me, that doesn't do anything

00:45 because I know I'm not willing.

00:47 I know it's going to be a different round.

00:49 It's going to be a different opening, a different feeling.

00:52 You know, we all, when we get in the ring,

00:57 that's when you know the fight.

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