Carl Froch thinks Francis Ngannou has to 'go for broke' if he has any chance of stopping Anthony Joshua on Friday night.
The 37-year-old steps into the boxing right for only the second time in his career in Riyadh, having shocked the world with his impressive display against Tyson Furyo on his pro debut.
If, however, he is to defeat Joshua, Froch told Grosvenor Casinos that he has to get close to the former world champion and hurt him early on in the encounter.
“He needs to get up close to him, stick it on him, move his head like Mike Tyson to get close to AJ and when he's close push on him, lean on him, hit him around the body and throw that big hayemaker," Froch explained.
"He has to go for it in the first three rounds. Empty the tank. I think he should go for broke, he has to go out aggressively. If he sits on his back foot and allows AJ to take the centre of the ring, he's going to get outboxed. AJ will be too smart.
“You have to give AJ credit for what he's done in the sport, he's taken on all-comers, he's been 24 rounds with Usyk.
"He's shared the ring with the best of the best, so really, if Ngannou doesn't get close to him he is doing himself an injustice, because he's definitely got a puncher's chance if he closes the gap and goes for broke. That's going to be his game plan. Look what Ruiz did when he connected and even when Dillian Whyte hurt him, Kiltschko had him down.
"We know AJ can be hurt. You've seen Ngannou drop Fury with that hook, but realistically it's as easy as AJ wants to make it. And I think it could be really easy for him if AJ just boxes behind his jab with plenty of movement.
"He doesn't want to run and make it a boring fight, he should throw combinations and stay in range and have a bit of a mix up because he's being paid a lot of money, he needs to have a go, but it's as easy as AJ wants to make it.”
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