Eddie Hearn brutally slammed for ‘complete 180’ after Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou fight announcement

CARL FROCH has hit out at Eddie Hearn after Anthony Joshua’s fight against Francis Ngannou was announced.

AJ defeated Otto Wallin in his previous outing last month in the hope of setting up a clash with Deontay Wilder.

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Carl Froch has slammed Eddie Hearn changing his mind on Francis Ngannou[/caption]

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AJ and Hearn planned to fight Deontay Wilder only for him to lose his last clash[/caption]

But the Bronze Bomber suffered a shock defeat to Joseph Parker on the same night and it scuppered plans for a blockbuster bout.

Hearn had to rethink and he has since finalised a deal to see AJ fight Ngannou.

Back in October, he put his MMA career on hold to face Tyson Fury.

Ngannou surprisingly knocked the Gypsy King to the canvas and was unfortunate not to win on points.

Prior to the clash, Hearn mocked it as “a total mismatch’ and a “cash grab”.

Those words have led to former world champion Froch claiming that the promoter is a hypocrite.

Froch said on his YouTube channel: “So Hearn has done a complete 180 on his original comments saying it’s a cash grab.

“Well, this is a cash grab, let’s be honest. It’s not a world title fight.

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“There’s a mixed response – some people want to see the fight, it’s decent enough but it’s not proper heavyweight boxing.”

Reports have predicted that Ngannou could pocket £15.7m from the clash and the Brit even more.

Though Froch admits he is intrigued by the bout despite thinking AJ should be focusing on titles, saying: “My initial thoughts are it’s not a bad fight.

“It’s a fight that Joshua could potentially struggle with.

“We saw Ngannou against Fury and Fury struggled. Was that because Ngannou is really good or Fury didn’t quite turn up? I think the latter… but Ngannou was tidy.

“It’s a fight I’m looking forward to if I’m totally honest. It’s a fight I could get excited about.

“I’m just not sure that it should be happening, because AJ wants to become a three-time heavyweight champion. But where’s the title?”

The official date of Joshua vs Ngannou is yet to be announced but March 8 in Saudi Arabia has been hinted at.

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Francis Ngannou controversially lost to Tyson Fury in October[/caption]