Anthony joshua pull counter against pulev was beautiful

Didn't know he had that in his skillset. That was my favorite mayweather punch. Beautiful punch. Yeah, it was a lovely shot.

Stop trolling. If they are such 2nd right fighters then wilder and fury wouldn’t be avoiding them and would have taken them on too. Simple as that. If you want to claim they are 2nd rate try taking just one punch from any of them yourself. Fury has taken on two opponents of note in his career, winning 2 out of 3. Wilder has taken on two (including ortiz) and has 2 out of 4. Wilder has fought a couple of more mid range compared to fury - beating brezeale & stiverne (fight one only). He has had a number of bottom end of top20, Molina, arreola, etc. Joshua has literally moved upwards - from Whyte he took on Martin for a belt. Since then he beat Molina who at the time was known for rocking wilder at the time. Since then he’s continuously took on top opponents - Klitschko and Parker were both top3 at the time. Povetkin, Ruiz , Takam and Pulev were all top15 for sure. His record isn’t really debatable - when your “easiest” fights are the likes of Brezeale, Pulev and Takam you have a bloody strong record. There aren’t many fighters in any division but certainly not the heavyweights who are near him in that respect. I would love for wilder and fury to take his lead and take on similar levels of opposition. Ok trolling. Let’s look at that I can’t group fighters together because they would undoubtedly knock me out? Explain how that isn’t troll logic Attack the argument not the messenger Joshua has a wider range of B level heavyweights on his resume Wilder/Fury have more A level heavyweights on there. Joshua has yet to step up, despite having a wider range of opponents Remember the heavyweight division is extremely top heavy. At the moment, the only person with a great win is Fury, even if he doesn’t have the volume of B level fighters as Joshua

When he dropped that pull counter I was shocked. Never though AJ had that in his locker. I knew his boxing has improved post-Ruiz but that was a pleasant surprise. AJ is nowhere near as robotic as previous. Be interesting to see if he can connect with one of those against Fury and whether Fury would eat it.

Great counter and great addition to AJ's armoury. Just disappointing he didn't use it more often and looked hesitant in rounds 4-8. But great sign of his want to develop.

Fury has fought reigning champion Wlad in his backyard, and undefeated Wilder twice in the US. Sure the Wilder win has debatable quality Joshua does not have an elite opponent on his resume. All of those you have listed are 2nd tier heavyweights. Closest is Wlad, two years coming off a loss. Even Wilder has fought Fury twice You should be encouraging Joshua to finally step up rather than settle for a wider list of lower grade fighters Stop trolling. If they are such 2nd right fighters then wilder and fury wouldn’t be avoiding them and would have taken them on too. Simple as that. If you want to claim they are 2nd rate try taking just one punch from any of them yourself. Fury has taken on two opponents of note in his career, winning 2 out of 3. Wilder has taken on two (including ortiz) and has 2 out of 4. Wilder has fought a couple of more mid range compared to fury - beating brezeale & stiverne (fight one only). He has had a number of bottom end of top20, Molina, arreola, etc. Joshua has literally moved upwards - from Whyte he took on Martin for a belt. Since then he beat Molina who at the time was known for rocking wilder at the time. Since then he’s continuously took on top opponents - Klitschko and Parker were both top3 at the time. Povetkin, Ruiz , Takam and Pulev were all top15 for sure. His record isn’t really debatable - when your “easiest” fights are the likes of Brezeale, Pulev and Takam you have a bloody strong record. There aren’t many fighters in any division but certainly not the heavyweights who are near him in that respect. I would love for wilder and fury to take his lead and take on similar levels of opposition.

To be honest, although Ruiz got the job done, I don't think any of his combinations looked great. Not at all. Don't get me wrong, I respect the man and he's a special boxer, but with taller guys he often looks like he's just swinging wildly way above his head. The hands are fast though. As far as beautiful combos or set-ups go, that uppercut by Povetkin recently was a beauty. Fair enough. I was being pedantic and open enough to admit it That Povetkin uppercut was a beauty. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see Wilder/Povetkin a few years back... definitely an interesting fight

Right? Klitschko Povetkin Takam Pulev Whyte Ruiz Parker Erm.. who are these elite fighters wilder for example has beaten who are beyond that lot? Fury has fought reigning champion Wlad in his backyard, and undefeated Wilder twice in the US. Sure the Wilder win has debatable quality Joshua does not have an elite opponent on his resume. All of those you have listed are 2nd tier heavyweights. Closest is Wlad, two years coming off a loss. Even Wilder has fought Fury twice You should be encouraging Joshua to finally step up rather than settle for a wider list of lower grade fighters

Joshua also made Ruiz’s combinations look as beautiful as Marquez in their first fight Time for an elite level fight for Joshua, he’s the only top 3 heavy without one. Less style more substance To be honest, although Ruiz got the job done, I don't think any of his combinations looked great. Not at all. Don't get me wrong, I respect the man and he's a special boxer, but with taller guys he often looks like he's just swinging wildly way above his head. The hands are fast though. As far as beautiful combos or set-ups go, that uppercut by Povetkin recently was a beauty.

I think Joshua showed a bit of everything in this fight. He showed the good movement and smart boxing of the Ruiz rematch but also brought back the killer instinct that he's not really shown for a good while now. It was probably his most complete performance to date.

Joshua also made Ruiz’s combinations look as beautiful as Marquez in their first fight Time for an elite level fight for Joshua, he’s the only top 3 heavy without one. Less style more substance Right? Klitschko Povetkin Takam Pulev Whyte Ruiz Parker Erm.. who are these elite fighters wilder for example has beaten who are beyond that lot?

I'd like to see a gif I don't recall. Sounds like Something Fury could and would do.

Joshua also made Ruiz’s combinations look as beautiful as Marquez in their first fight Time for an elite level fight for Joshua, he’s the only top 3 heavy without one. Less style more substance

Yes it was. A thing of beauty.