Did AJ answer the questions tonight?

He certainly showed heart and toughness and the ability to survive to get his second wind. He kind of lucked into it because Wlad is not aggressive and did not push the issue which had absolutely nothing to do with anything Joshua was doing in the middle rounds . He has power, he has athleticism and a good textbook style when he isn't gassing out. It will be interesting to see if he starts pumping less iron and maybe looking a little less imposing but focusing on stamina being a bit lighter than he came in tonight. If he does that he will show me he learned the key lesson from this fight and could be in it for the long haul. If he stays the same then he is still really good but he has a big limiting factor and not the mindset to truly look at any issues that he has to fix.

I think he needed this fight the exact way it played out, instead of going the 35 bum route like others he got what was needed, the experience of this fight would do him than another bum fight.

Too much freaking muscle, when they fill with lactic acid in the second half of a fight you drown. But he pulled of the stoppage and you have to respect that.

Of course he did. Be honest guys please. You all thought AJ was finished in round 6. It took intelligence, stamina and balls to come back and stop a very good klitschko.

He did good, he's young to the game and learning. But he's too muscular, he gasses after pretty much every combo he throws. He also starts pushing punches prob because his arms are so damn heavy

He showed he had the legs to get back up and the chin too absorb the shot that sent himt o the canvas. He showed he had the wit to recover while he was gassed and get back in top gear. He showed he had the skills and power to KO Wlad. It takes a lot to do that to Wlad. I mean the man learned how to deal with knockouts after he was with Manny. He really HAS skills at that age that AJ CAN only learn later.

Answered a lot of questions. He gases with every combo

AJ was razorclose to being stopped in 2 rounds, but damn he survived and came back, Kudos to him. Would have probably been destroyed by a younger prime Klitschko, still impressed and right now the #1 Heavyweight in the world, at least until Fury loses 100lb.

I respect both fighters greatly, and AJ fought a great fight. But he did not answer questions. The way he gassed in the 5th and 6th was extremely troubling. Wlad knows that if he went for the kill in 6th and 7th he would have won. and thats what's impressive. joshua isn't some vet. or even a guy thats gone past the 7th. he has no clue about that. so for wlad (who has all of the experience in the world and still has a ton ton left) to take him there and he survives it & knocks wlad flat out in the 11th. impressive. honestly joshua is a kid. when he knocked wlad down the first time he actually thought it was over and already celebrating lol (he's a damn kid) so it's impressive and a learning experience. if wlad fights in a he'd be better.

Well... If people won't give him the respect and credit after this then they never will. He won in a very impressive way IMO. I am more impressed than if he had blasted Wlad in 2. I am sure when he beats Wilder and Ortiz, people will just say that Wilder is a bum and Ortiz is an old man.

41 or not, that is not that old. Of course, I'm sure age played a factor into Klitschko losing in the end, but he is still a great fighter for a while. How he came back after being down in the same round, was amazing to see. And Joshua for being young and only having 18 fights up to that point and not facing the best of competition, he did pretty damn good. I think he did answer some questions. We know he can be hurt and go down, but he did show he could go on and that right hand, I'm surprised, didn't stop him or hurt him so bad he had nothing left. I think Joshua vs Wilder is a toss up and Joshua vs Furry might end with a Fury decision if Furry can come back and be as good as he was. I could also see Joshua learning a lot from this fight and still being the future even if he loses to Furry. He could still come back to beat Furry later on. He has time on his side.

AJ matured as this fight went on. good for him to share a ring with Klitschko. Unbelievable experience.

He proved he's all hype and didn't follow his game plan. Bad stoppage, those shots were blocked! +1 you should know Mcnulty, the game is the game, follow the money and you never know wher eit will take you (hearn paid off the judges/the reff/maybe even wlad) :lol1:

He looked absolutely horrible at times, but found a way to win. I think he was exposed, he has an huge issue with movement and conditioning.

As powerful as Klitschko is, he is very limited, a more well rounded boxer like Luiz Ortiz would have taken out AJ.

No matter what AJ does, people will always slag him off. Wlad's too old, he's fought bums, etc. The truth is, Wlad is no ordinary 41 year old. Everyone thought AJ would win early, or Wlad would win late. AJ has just proved he has it in the tank, and he can take a shot from one of the heaviest hitters in the HW division. Parker and Wilder should fight to face him next, and the winner of those two will be sparked out by AJ.

He proved a lot. Took some bombs, recovered well from being badly hurt and carried that power into the final rounds. He is the real deal. He proved he's all hype and didn't follow his game plan. Bad stoppage, those shots were blocked!

AJ gain valuable experience! I think he should lean out to 240 but overall I favor AJ over all right now

Obviously there's no questioning he's the real deal anymore, but his stamina needs to improve. He almost lost because he gassed very early. Can't let that happen at this level. Just look at Wlad and his early losses.

Fury, AJ, Wilder, Ortiz, Haye > Klitschko era fighters. They absolutely sucked. You remember how out of shape nearly every top contender was back then, how undersized they were? fury is a fat fuck and a coke head, wilder sucks and haye is part of the klitschko's era i mean, wlad beat him, right?. ortiz is the only treat to joshua imo