Famous trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas commented on Francis Ngannou's early defeat in his fight with Anthony Joshua.
"I think Ngannou's confidence hurt him. He thought he could be more aggressive and he was willing to be more aggressive. He was standing right in front of Joshua and that let him down. He's not a professional, he's an amateur and we forgot about that because of the brilliant performance against Fury. Styles make fights. Joshua's style is different from Fury's. There was an element missing from his last time out, and that's the element of surprise. And that's important. Fury was ready physically, but he wasn't ready mentally. You can not take your opponent seriously when you are a world champion, and he has his first professional fight," - said Atlas on his YouTube channel.
Recall, Joshua knocked out Ngannou in the second round.
