Anthony Joshua has been tipped to 'shock' Francis Ngannou and knock him out during their fight in Saudi Arabia next month.
London-born boxer Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva is backing the former Olympic champion to come out on top, while Enzo Maccarinelli says Tyson Fury footage can help out his fellow Brit.
Joshua will step into the ring to fight former MMA star Ngannou on March 8 in what will be his fourth bout in 11 months.
It will be Ngannou's second-ever professional boxing match after almost pulling off a huge upset against Fury on his debut last October.
Anthony Joshua has been tipped to 'shock people' against Francis Ngannou
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Ngannou is confident that he will have too much for Joshua, who has now suffered three defeats in his pro career.
However, Tshikeva has accused Ngannou of underestimating his opponent and reckons the two-time heavyweight champion will 'shock people' with his performance.
Tshikeva said on Sky Sports: "That night will be Joshua's night. I believe that Joshua will get the knockout and is going to shock people.
"People are probably expecting [Ngannou] to do a good job.
"A lot of people are probably expecting him to beat AJ but I feel like he's underestimating AJ himself, so I don't think that's the right move to make.
"AJ's on point and AJ I think will be dangerous on the night. So he needs to come on point too."
Meanwhile, former WBO cruiserweight champion Maccarinelli has heaped praise on Ngannou.
He admits he was surprised with how well the 37-year-old looked against Fury in October.
However, Maccarinelli believes Fury's fight against Ngannou will now help Joshua prepare in the right manner for his bout.
Maccarinelli said: "Ngannou impressed that night. He boxed well, he boxed on the back foot, he boxed with patience.
"He showed a boxing IQ I never thought he had and he did it.
"I think it would have been a much more dangerous fight for AJ if he hadn't seen that."
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Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will fight in Saudi Arabia on March 8
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Ngannou knocked Fury down in the third round of their fight and lost via a controversial split decision.
Speaking this week, Ngannou says he doubts whether Joshua will be able to recover from some of the blows he landed on the Gypsy King.
The Cameroon-born star said on DAZN: "Yeah, I have a doubt about that. Tyson showed that he's very resilient. I saw him come back from knockdowns like you wouldn't believe.
"So I think he's probably one of the most resistant people out there, and that's not a disrespect to AJ. I don't believe that AJ would take what Tyson did."
Francis Ngannou is confident he can cause Anthony Joshua trouble
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Ngannou has no regrets setting up the fight, adding: "I asked for this fight. I watched him fight and then I made a tweet right away.
"Why? Because there was an opportunity and I know he was going to fight Deontay Wilder, and I saw an opportunity there. I made a tweet for this fight, I was calling for that fight.
"Again, this is my second boxing match and I'm fighting one of the best, one of the top three, after fighting another top three.
"So in two of my fights in boxing I'm going to fight potentially the best in the world..."
