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Anthony Joshua knocked Francis Ngannou down for the first time in his career on Friday night and finished the former UFC heavyweight champion off in the second round on their highly-anticipated fight in Saudi Arabia.
Many fans had thought the fight was going to be too close to call following Ngannou's debut in the sport - having gone the distance with world champion Tyson Fury.
However, the Brit dominated the main event, flooring his opponent in the first and second round before delivering a savage KO that left the MMA star requiring oxygen. It is now believed Joshua will take on the winner of Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk following the undisputed title fight on May 18 and the rematch which has been inserted into their contracts.
When asked who he would back to come out on top if Joshua and Fury ever crossed paths following his defeat on Friday night, Ngannou said: 'I don’t know, I would give it to AJ for right now.'
So, with the above in mind, Mail Sport have rounded up the rest of AJ and Fury's shared opponents - Kevin Johnson, Dillian Whyte, Otto Wallin and Wladimir Klitschko - to see who they would back in the Battle of Britain clash.
Anthony Joshua knocked Francis Ngannou down for the first time in his career in Saudi Arabia on Friday night and finished the former UFC heavyweight champion off in the second round
Several supporters had thought the fight was going to be too close to call following Ngannou's debut in the sport - having gone the distance with world champion Tyson Fury in October
Mail Sport have rounded AJ and Fury's shared opponents to see who they would back in a fight
Kevin Johnson has taken on the likes of Kubrat Pulev, Dereck Chisora, Manuel Charr, Christian Hammer and Andy Ruiz throughout his career.
But, the two main names that standout on Johnson's resume are Joshua and Fury, losing to AJ in 2015 and the Gypsy King in 2012.
When asked to compare the pair and give his prediction regarding a potential showdown between them, Johnson told iFL TV, Johnson said: 'Tyson Fury has one thing that many people can't beat.
'It's not skill, Anthony Joshua is definitely the more skilful fighter, but Tyson Fury is so long and in a safety zone with that reach and movement, he made Wladimir Klitschko look like an amateur.
'He didn't do that because he has more skill, everybody knows that Klitschko would knock him out, but you've got to get past that reach. It's like giving somebody a sniper rifle and asking somebody 20 yards away to run up on him.'
The Gypsy King (pictured on the left) took on Kevin Johnson (pictured on the right) in a WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator Contest at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Meanwhile, Joshua and Johnson went toe-to-toe at the O2 Arena in May 2015 (pictured above)
Dillian Whyte has been cleared to return to the ring this weekend after an 'adverse analytical finding' was found in his pre-fight drugs test ahead of his rematch with Joshua last August.
It remains to be seen if Whyte will get the rematch with AJ in the future - having lost to Joshua in their only professional fight despite beating him in the amateurs.
The Body Snatcher will be eager to face AJ for a second time in the pro ranks - having been knocked out in emphatic fashion with a brutal right uppercut in the seventh of their bout.
Whyte also fought Fury in April 2022 at Wembley. He was looking to dethrone the Gypsy King and take his WBC belt. However, he failed to trouble Fury - who won round after round before stopping him in the sixth.
The Body Snatcher will be eager to face AJ for a second time in the pro ranks - having been knocked out in emphatic fashion with a brutal right uppercut in the seventh of their first bout
When discussing who would win between AJ and Fury in the past, Whyte said: 'This is heavyweight boxing, man. Who would've
