Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Says Main Career Goal is Being Undisputed Champ

Anthony Joshua With Kevin Hart and The Rock Hes already considering a career in acting because he knows his run will be very short.

I feel the same. I'm always skeptical but observant when someone rolls in with a lot of hype. Though I think I'm fairly good at picking talents early on, it's hard to get a read on Joshua. He may very well be a rock-solid but I've only seen him in trouble for a brief moment and I think the way a fighter handles adversity defines his success in the upper levels. The Whyte fight raised more questions than answers but, after the Martin fight, some of my criticisms are quelled. Not that Martin himself was a challenge, but the disciplined way Joshua cleanly and quickly picked him apart and finished it showed he has a few basic and important skillsets many heavies lack. Now, let's see how he handles a real challenge. He looks like he lacks something and I haven't put my finger on quite what that is yet. Everyone is expecting it to be his chin, but if I was to guess I'd say it could be his natural fighting ability/ boxing brain. He has decent skills and looks fairly polished with a hard punch, but he looks like he's always following a gameplan. I'm not sure how well he'd adapt if a fight wasn't going his way, or how well he'd be able to read a fighter and make adjustments if plan A went out the window. I'd like to see him cut loose a bit and see what he can do, he may need a tougher opponent to bring this out of him. That's why I think Haye would be too much for him right now- Haye can think for himself in there and read fighters. Having said that I'm impressed by AJ, and I'm looking forward to seeing him against the likes of Pulev or Stiverne. Or Arreola, if he gets brutally KO'd in a few weeks.

He looks to lack the footwork and upperbody movement required to beat somebody with a longer reach and good jab (i.e. a fury or klitschko type) I like a Cat that throws 6 inch, Good Night Irene punches!

I believe him but he has to get the other belt holders to fight him. I believe they will avoid him

I feel the same. I'm always skeptical but observant when someone rolls in with a lot of hype. Though I think I'm fairly good at picking talents early on, it's hard to get a read on Joshua. He may very well be a rock-solid but I've only seen him in trouble for a brief moment and I think the way a fighter handles adversity defines his success in the upper levels. The Whyte fight raised more questions than answers but, after the Martin fight, some of my criticisms are quelled. Not that Martin himself was a challenge, but the disciplined way Joshua cleanly and quickly picked him apart and finished it showed he has a few basic and important skillsets many heavies lack. Now, let's see how he handles a real challenge. He looks to lack the footwork and upperbody movement required to beat somebody with a longer reach and good jab (i.e. a fury or klitschko type)

Joshua reigning for several years isn't beyond possibility at all. Having said this, he still needs a stiff test which he didn't get yet, really. I feel the same. I'm always skeptical but observant when someone rolls in with a lot of hype. Though I think I'm fairly good at picking talents early on, it's hard to get a read on Joshua. He may very well be a rock-solid but I've only seen him in trouble for a brief moment and I think the way a fighter handles adversity defines his success in the upper levels. The Whyte fight raised more questions than answers but, after the Martin fight, some of my criticisms are quelled. Not that Martin himself was a challenge, but the disciplined way Joshua cleanly and quickly picked him apart and finished it showed he has a few basic and important skillsets many heavies lack. Now, let's see how he handles a real challenge.

Joshua reigning for several years isn't beyond possibility at all. Having said this, he still needs a stiff test which he didn't get yet, really.

AJ better start fighting better opponents than Martin and Brazil then

What this article should be titled is... Eddie Hearn tells Anthony Joshua to say 'Main Career Goal is Being Undisputed Champ'