Joshua doesn’t have heart

[KingOfGlory]

In the last 45 seconds Joshua obviously needed a knockout yet desperately reached out for a clinch. Usyk pushed him off and demanded to keep fighting even though he had very little to gain in doing so besides risking a knockout.

Joshua was looking to be bailed out by the bell, ref, judges, anything. Usyk kept pushing forward. To me that moment is what separates the two.

[KTFOKING]

anytime Joshua gets hit clean, he has flashbacks of Ruiz, his confidence and chin is totally gone.

He actually changed a bit post-Klitschko. The Ruiz fight made him more hesitant but the Klitshcko fight changed his style and demeanor.

[STREET CLEANER]

Correct.

The guy just went 12 rounds taking punches from a 220 pound skilled fighter, kept trying to make adjustments, kept coming forward. And nobodies on here question his heart? GTFOH.

You just witnessed a top level fight between two brilliant fighters. If your response is to criticise Joshua's heart then you don't just KSAB, you don't understand sport full stop.

Even when AJ got hurt or looked lost he was trying to find an answer. Even knowing that he might need a KO at the end of the fight he opened up and got pummeled. Don't know how some fans can be so dismissive.

[Hatesrats]

He has crazy HEART.
How you deal with it is a different story.

AJ definitely shows inside the ring when shiz is getting rough.

[ralex]

I have to question it as well

[Dakuwaqa]

He's got lots of heart.

He's simply not good enough.

[Noelanthony]

Just pointing out that he never went for broke to try and win.

He has the Heart of your mother's. Anyway not a sore loser i just don't like you. AJ won 6 rounds in my opinion NO only joking that was a disappointing L. USYK won 8 rounds. i was hoping he would get robbed by the judges but when you have AJ slumped in his corner like hes having a cardiac arrest what do you expect. That was a hugely embarrassing defeat and i would just like to say any Wilderlites i have offended over the years it was only banter

[W1LL]

It is not a question of heart. AJ has shown heart several times throughout his career. AJ has just had his limitations exposed now, twice. Against Ruiz, he unravelled when he got hit back. Against Usyk, he spent the build-up talking about chess matches and ring IQs, then fought a type of fight which greatly favoured Usyk.