Nigel Benn has backed Ben Davison for his work with Anthony Joshua as the heavyweight prepares for his bout with Francis Ngannou.
Joshua fights on March 8 against former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, with the winner in line for a shot against the winner of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk (live on May 18 on DAZN.com ).
He has put together three consecutive wins after two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, with the most recent coming in 2023 as he impressively stopped Otto Wallin.
Since parting ways with Rob McCracken, he has worked with a couple of new trainers but seems now to have settled on Davison.
Speaking to Fruity Slots , Benn praised the pair for Joshua’s recent improvement.
He said: “I'm so happy AJ looked like his old self, he went a bit gun-shy. Ben Davison looks to have brought it out of him. If he fights like that against Usyk a third time, I think he puts it on him, with that right attitude, with that right frame of mind, I think he would do him.
“I was very impressed in his last fight, he can go on to fight Fury and Usyk and call it a day. He's got Ngannou, but who really is Ngannou, did he fight the best version Fury? Where was Fury's mind at? I think AJ will do a number on him and if AJ hits him he will hurt him. I think AJ is too powerful for Ngannou.”
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