{"id":4199,"date":"2026-10-30T13:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/malignaggi-predicts-stoppage-win-for-fury-over-joshua\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:03:20","slug":"malignaggi-predicts-stoppage-win-for-fury-over-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/malignaggi-predicts-stoppage-win-for-fury-over-joshua\/","title":{"rendered":"Malignaggi Predicts Stoppage Win For Fury Over Joshua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former world champion Paulie Malignaggi has issued a stern warning to Anthony Joshua ahead of his showdown with Tyson Fury, predicting that Fury will secure a stoppage victory due to growing concerns over Joshua\u2019s punch resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Both heavyweights recently warmed up for their blockbuster clash with victories in July, as Fury eased to a stoppage win over Mariusz Wach, while Joshua suffered two knockdowns against the unheralded Kristian Prenga before rallying for a stoppage victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/joshua-will-retire-from-boxing-after-150m-cardiff-clash-fury\/\">Joshua Will Retire From Boxing After \u00a3150m Cardiff Clash \u2013Fury<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/parimatch.com\/\">Parimatch,<\/a> Malignaggi pointed out that Joshua\u2019s vulnerability against lesser-known opposition is a major red flag, warning that Fury possesses more than enough speed and power to capitalize on those defensive lapses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAJ\u2019s punch resistance is concerning. He seems to be getting hurt by guys he shouldn\u2019t be getting hurt by now,\u201d Malignaggi stated, describing Joshua\u2019s footwork as cumbersome compared to Fury\u2019s fluidity and superior ring movement.<\/p>\n<p>Suggesting that Fury will inevitably find his target, the analyst added: \u201cFury isn\u2019t the biggest puncher, but he punches hard enough\u2026 Based on what I saw from their last fights, I would probably say a Fury stoppage, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/recruit-mike-tyson-to-your-corner-groves-advises-joshua-ahead-of-fury-fight\/\">\u2018Recruit Mike Tyson To Your Corner \u2018 \u2013Groves Advises Joshua Ahead Of Fury Fight<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Fury-Joshua clash, Malignaggi argued that Daniel Dubois has officially surpassed both fighters as England\u2019s premier heavyweight following his brutal second-round knockout of Fabio Wardley to retain his world title.<\/p>\n<p>To solidify his status at the top of the division, Malignaggi urged Dubois to pursue a mega-unification rematch against Filip Hrgovic, noting that Hrgovic\u2019s recent victory over Moses Itauma makes a second clash between the two world champions a massive global draw.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former world champion Paulie Malignaggi has issued a stern warning to Anthony Joshua ahead of his showdown with Tyson Fury, predicting that Fury will secure a stoppage victory due to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}