Carl Froch has declared that Anthony Joshua’s performance against Francis Ngannou has exposed how Tyson Fury is on the slide, with contrasting performances drawing comparisons that lead some fans to believe Joshua has the beating of his domestic rival.
Fury was knocked down by Ngannou on the latter’s boxing debut back in October, before controversially edging a split-decision win.
However, just five months later, Joshua was also tasked with the former UFC champion and dismantled the Cameroonian with a brutal second-round knockout that has got the world of boxing both gloating and talking.
As a result, Froch has shared how he believes AJ’s victory has pulled the curtain on the decline of ‘The Gypsy King’, Boxing Scene reports.
“Fury must have just been having a really bad night – or, like I think, Fury’s past his best. He’s seen better days.
“I study the sport and I study the fights, and Tyson Fury used to throw 30-plus feints a round. Feint, feint. Draw his opponent in, feint. Double jab, right hand. He’s not doing the feints anymore. He’s doing four or five feints. He’s slow on his feet.
“He’s been knocked down five times [in recent years]. When you’re hitting the floor and getting hit on the chin and not throwing feints and not as busy as you used to be, that means you’re past your best and you’re on the decline and you’re on the slide.”
Whilst Fury’s performance was indisputably below-par, his manager has offered a reason for the lacklustre display, despite his fighter opting to keep quiet and offer no excuses.
Fury will have the chance to prove his doubters wrong on May 18th, where he faces Oleksandr Usyk in a historic battle for the undisputed heavyweight throne.