“Can I knock out Joshua? Definitely. But I shouldn’t go into the ring thinking, “Oh, I need to knock him out.” Because the knockout should come naturally. The only fight in my career in which I came out for a knockout ended very badly for me - it was against Stipe Miocic (in the first fight with the American, Ngannou lost on points - editor's note). I went into that fight thinking, “Okay, I’ll go knock this dude out,” and I ended up losing.
After that, I decided that I needed to go back to my usual version. Then in my next fights I knocked out opponents in 20, 45 seconds, without chasing a knockout,” Ngannou said in an interview with DAZN.
Let us remind you that the fight between the Cameroonian and the British will take place on March 8 in Saudi Arabia.