{"id":16520,"date":"2024-03-07T00:56:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T00:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/?p=16520"},"modified":"2024-03-07T10:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:08:54","slug":"ricky-hatton-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/05\/ricky-hatton-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Hatton Interview: Hatton explains big Joshua \u2018worry\u2019 ahead of Ngannou fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Hatton explains big Joshua \u2018worry\u2019 ahead of Ngannou fight<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an exclusive interview with Instant Casinos, former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton gave the lowdown on Anthony Joshua\u2019s heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou in Riyadh this Friday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hitman issued AJ with a stern warning about not taking the former UFC fighter lightly but also revealed why he thinks the Brit has the upper hand and won\u2019t be forced to rely on a bailout from the judges like Tyson Fury was last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interview highlights:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Joshua can get hit and hurt because he\u2019s easier to hit than Fury\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>AJ won\u2019t underestimate Ngannou and he will shine in Riyadh<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>\u2018Mini breakdown\u2019 after Usyk defeat should have been prevented<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jt23jq-zy-w?si=81kn50mgAzRGWrql\" width=\"1100\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Hatton explains big Joshua \u2018worry\u2019 ahead of Ngannou fight<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ricky Hatton has warned Anthony Joshua that he risks being hit hard and hurt by Francis Ngannou, if he fails to maintain his footwork and ring mobility throughout the fight;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ricky Hatton: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is a very interesting fight because AJ, as much as we love him, he can get hit and hurt. This could be a tricky night. Normally, from a defensive point of view, Fury is a lot harder to hit than AJ. I mean, AJ can sometimes be in front of you a little bit too much, which worries me in the Ngannou fight a little bit. There&#8217;s every chance that if Ngannou lands clean he could win, but if you&#8217;re asking me where my last pound would go, I think it&#8217;d be on AJ.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>AJ won\u2019t fall into the Ngannou trap like Tyson Fury did<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua\u2019s confidence is high after three consecutive wins ahead of Friday\u2019s \u2018Knockout Chaos\u2019, but Hatton reckons the complacency which saw Tyson Fury knocked down by Ngannou shouldn\u2019t be an issue for AJ;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ricky Hatton: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAJ has come back strongly. His performances have been getting better and better all the time. I think he&#8217;s going to shine against Ngannou. I think Fury took Ngannou lightly, he didn&#8217;t come in in the best of shape. Tyson was very easy to hit because he didn&#8217;t come in as trim as he normally does, so his upper body movement wasn&#8217;t good and Ngannou was able to nail him. I think this is a fight where AJ can shine. He does have great boxing ability, he&#8217;s won an Olympic gold medal and he\u2019s a two-time heavyweight champion for a reason.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>Team AJ should\u2019ve prevented mic meltdown after Usyk loss<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua lost a split decision to Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch, resulting in an explosive rant which saw AJ throw the heavyweight world title belts out of the ring. Hatton questioned why no one from his team stopped him from embarrassing himself after the defeat;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ricky Hatton: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[Joshua\u2019s actions] after the Usyk fight were very worrying for me. Even on the night after the fight, his head obviously wasn&#8217;t in the right place. He looked like he was having a mini breakdown when he threw the belt into the crowd and he got the mic and made that speech. I was in Tenerife watching it. I\u2019ve met AJ loads of times and we&#8217;re all proud of him but I was screaming at the TV for someone to get the mic off him. Get your arm around him and get him back in the changing rooms. Come on, who&#8217;s looking after him here? It was a little bit worrying to be honest with you.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/\">Instant Withdrawal Casinos<\/a> for the best online gaming experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hatton explains big Joshua \u2018worry\u2019 ahead of Ngannou fight In an exclusive interview with Instant Casinos, former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton gave the lowdown on Anthony Joshua\u2019s heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou in Riyadh this Friday night. 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