Anthony Joshua says he has been forced to make "drastic changes" to his lifestyle in a bid to win back the heavyweight titles he lost to Andy Ruiz earlier this year. Joshua, the former IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO heavyweight world champion, was knocked out by Ruiz in New York in June in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Click Here To Read More]
yeah, a punch from the gods delivered from an average boxer and a confused ref are much better.
I agree, much better. I mean baby oil and gypsy magic, or wilders best excuse was that he actually won. Lol.
I'm just glad he didn't blame baby oil and gypsy magic and a paid off ref like wilder did when he lost to fury. That would of been embarrassing.
yeah, a punch from the gods delivered from an average boxer and a confused ref are much better.
Ruiz is pretty good at getting past Joshua's jab, once he does the same thing will happen as per the first fight.
Joshua simply is not skilled enough to neutralize guys like Ruiz.
He leaves that jab out too long too.
You seem to think that's an easy game plan, like Andy's hands aren't fast enough to punish Joshua's ass whenever he tries that slow rest hold. Josh couldn't clinch for **** in the first fight.
i am certain it will work.
Ruiz is pretty good at getting past Joshua's jab, once he does the same thing will happen as per the first fight.
Joshua simply is not skilled enough to neutralize guys like Ruiz.
AJs chin is not the biggest problem, of course he has no iron-jaw but he has no glass-jaw either. He has to be smarter, avoid getting hit, fight from the outside a little bit more and dont trade punches with Ruiz and be more selective with his punches. If AJs chin would be the problem Wlad or Povetkin would have stopped him already. Ruiz is a good fighter and he will also be better prepared for the rematch so it will be interesting to see what both fighters do in the rematch. I see it 50/50. AJ has the power to stop Ruiz, he was close to stop him but became to careless. Ruiz has the power and the skills to stop AJ too so it is a risky fight for both and like i said it is 50/50, i realy think any result is possible in the rematch and thats what makes it so interesting.
By the way, I think Wilder would have a hard time with Jr. as well!
The only one who would beat Jr. easily is Fury.
cant wait until wilder knocks aj out
so delusional
or has yes men around him telling him this stuff
he doesn't recover once he is hit
he does not fight tall.
ruiz has a clearly better chin
and he got concussed vs ruiz, that is most likely gonna have a lasting effect on him
Wilder wont go any where near Joshua. Only chance they have of fighting on the same night is in different timezones.
Yeah.
If those 4 rounds were contact free.
like every other boxer gets when he's knocked down? Joshua is the first boxer to ever get knocked down and suffer the misfortune of having to continue boxing?
****, Ruiz recovered from being knocked down in -5 seconds, and Joshua even hit him with a harder shot when they were exchanging right after he got up.
Woooooooooooooooooow (the bold)................
AJ never recovered and it was only a matter of time.
If a boxer can't recover from a knockdown in FOUR ROUNDS it's time to choose a new vocation.
Chin & heart arent little tweaks.
But sh^t if I was him Id be whatever about it cuz hes already set for life so if he gets KTFO in 12 seconds in the rematch hes good & can still make 8 digit scores in this game.
Fight is in December right? Just in time for Joshua to be a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble :rofl:
i believe so too. Fight from the outside and clinch Piggly Wiggly when he comes in close.
You seem to think that's an easy game plan, like Andy's hands aren't fast enough to punish Joshua's ass whenever he tries that slow rest hold. Josh couldn't clinch for **** in the first fight.
cant wait until wilder knocks aj out
so delusional
or has yes men around him telling him this stuff
he doesn't recover once he is hit
he does not fight tall.
ruiz has a clearly better chin
and he got concussed vs ruiz, that is most likely gonna have a lasting effect on him
He will try to box little more in 2nd fight. But he is not a natural boxer. Ruiz is a better boxer than most heavyweight because he has handspeed and he is not rushing...
Alot of this depends on if AJ really was in cardio shape before the fight. If he was and just cant stay with Ruiz pace hes got no room for improvement. If he wasnt, and he knows it, he has a good chance. Boxing with or without the lungs is a completely different experience.