Why Every Boxing Fan Should Be Rooting for Anthony Joshua

I root for Wlad. It will be just good for Joshua to take L. He has no real talent. He is hyped, so big ass L would take him back to reality that he is not great nor talented. He is not even gold medalist, he lost against Cammarelle.

part of me wants to see the old lion have one last roar. Some great Old Lion moments... http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4uijPqpTMJ4/hqdefault.jpg http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/George-Foreman-750x422.jpg http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/42/2d/50/422d501c8589ca7016831e2c485984f1.jpg

Yup. The klitschko reign of terror was frankly, ****. It was so **** that we had midgets being the top stars in the sport for 20 years Now we have a guy who can finally take the banner and move forward and make the division entertaining again we have people hating. WTF If you want old clinchko to win, take a massive dump on the new era and then ride off leaving a heavyweight division mired in the ****, you ain't no "fan" of boxing I 100% agree. Definitely. The Heavyweight Division has to come back to some sort of resemblance of what it was back in the late 90's to early 2000's, at least. Now I'm not against old fighters. Because there have been great fights and moments with old fighters. In this case for me though, just this case with how anemic the Heavyweight division has been previously and Klitschko's jab, grab, jab, jab, grab style, and holding and leaning on and holding and leaning on and holding and leaning on and holding and leaning on. (You get the point) His boring, sleeping pill style and how anemic the Heavyweights were during that era. It would be best for the division with the new blood to take over. Just my opinion that I share with others.

I think that mentality is poison to the sport. The great thing about boxing is that anything can happen. It's about a man fighting against the opponent's advantages. Sometimes it's youth, sometimes it's experience. Size vs speed. Force vs technique. It all makes the sport diverse and unpredictable. Fuq youth worship and the need to see a passing of the guard. Let the best man win and if that happens to be the old lion, then we wait for a stronger young lion to come along. I watch boxing for the individuals and their personal battles, not to see the circle of life. Good post. I hate this idea of watching boxing with an agenda and trying to force a narrative. Let's see how it goes down and keep our fucking eyes open (unlike Lampley).

Article makes a lot of sense. Much more appealing match ups if Joshua wins.

I think that mentality is poison to the sport. The great thing about boxing is that anything can happen. It's about a man fighting against the opponent's advantages. Sometimes it's youth, sometimes it's experience. Size vs speed. Force vs technique. It all makes the sport diverse and unpredictable. Fuq youth worship and the need to see a passing of the guard. Let the best man win and if that happens to be the old lion, then we wait for a stronger young lion to come along. I watch boxing for the individuals and their personal battles, not to see the circle of life. Above is 100% truth. Anything can happen in the ring. When Frazier was asked before the rumble in the jungle fight if he gives Ali in his 30s fighting a ferocious young Foreman a chance he replied, "I don't see why not...the man has two hands".

For those that don't agree, well I disagree. I completely 100% agree with the article. Out with the old in with the new. I want to see these new guys Joseph Parker, Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Luis Ortiz (even though he’s older), Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller give all of us fans the exciting Heavyweight fights that we've been lacking. It's a new era, an exciting era for a change. I wouldn't rate these guys as good as the guys from the 80's and 90's like Lewis, Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, etc... But there is finally competition, a reason to be excited, with fights to look forward to, undefeated Heavyweights all competing with each other. What would be poison for me is if the Heavyweight division continues to stay stagnant with the way it was before these new guys came on the seen. If excitement gets brought back to the Heavyweight division it will enhance boxing. When you have people really interested in the biggest men in boxing, the baddest man on the planet, at the highest scale. It definitely helps the sports health a good deal. It's not called The Glamour division for nothing. It has a history: Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis We need that back, the Heavyweights today have to create an exciting history to look back on to compare to these greats. We need something to make us fans of the Heavyweight Division. It's what makes the division historic and what makes being a fan a fan.

Interesting article. May the best man win.

I need to watch the first couple rounds before rooting for one of these guys. If Wlad fights with some passion for a change, im going to root for him. But if he tries to clinch and that usual bllsht, i would want Joshua to knock his head off.

I think that mentality is poison to the sport. The great thing about boxing is that anything can happen. It's about a man fighting against the opponent's advantages. Sometimes it's youth, sometimes it's experience. Size vs speed. Force vs technique. It all makes the sport diverse and unpredictable. Fuq youth worship and the need to see a passing of the guard. Let the best man win and if that happens to be the old lion, then we wait for a stronger young lion to come along. I watch boxing for the individuals and their personal battles, not to see the circle of life.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2017/04/28/anthony-joshua-vs-wladimir-klitschko-why-every-boxing-fan-should-be-rooting-for-aj/amp/ Excellent article explaining the vital importance for boxing and the Heavyweight division as to why every fan of boxing should be wanting Anthony Joshua to win on Saturday. Great and true factual points in this article talking of the health of the division and it's potential for resurgence. Excellent Read. I absolutely get it, but at the same time part of me wants to see the old lion have one last roar. The beauty of this sport is that this sh1t can be decided in the Ring... who we're rooting for ain't part of the equation. May the best man win.

Forbes detected my ad-block, can't read. Anyways, may the best man win. Sure, Joshua is younger and has more time left in the game but if he can't beat 41 year old Klitschko then he just isn't as good as advertised.