Don’t defang Joshua, respect Usyk’s win

[jmrf4435]

i predicted joshua would win. I thought usyk had a chance and mentioned that, but i thought aj would win. I gave my opinion that if usyk wins, it will be some other way and won’t be like ruiz’s win.

Usyk outboxed aj. I will reiterate that did not see that coming. I was wrong. I thought aj had this.

After the fight, i thought to myself: Watch fans defang aj now instead of giving credit usyk.

I already see fans playing down aj for his 2nd loss. Instead of giving credit to usyk.

So disrespectful to both fighters.

1. You are shamelessly taking usyk’s shine away from beating a favored, bigger, #1 hw who will probably be dangerous until he is past prime. Trying to downplay that he is now holding 3 major titles. The guy was ranked #10 at hw. Looked like ass vs chisora. And still went to england and dethroned aj.

2. Anthony joshua is still a good fighter ffs. Why do boxing fans see things so black and white? Can’t aj be good and usyk better? Why is it one or the other?

Seriously. Incoming threads will be: “aj sucks because he lost to usyk.” or “usyk is not that good, he beat a crap fighter”. Or “usyk is a great fighter, and joshua sucks.”

it is so difficult for fans and critics to just say “hey, fighter is an excellent fighter, but fighter b is just greater and that’s why he won.”

sigh. Proceed with the trolling i guess.

i agreee 100%

[JimRaynor]

Disappointing night from AJ, but all the props to Usyk. This still isn't a death blow to AJ, he can still reinvent himself, but something has to change ala Wlad Klitschko style. He needs to find his niche, this whole fight he was fighting Usyk's fight instead of attempting to unload his arsenal and enforce his will. Usyk came in with the perfect game plan, and got AJ to play along.

Hats off to both fighters, hope AJ is ok.

[punchy_palooka]

Joshua fought well. He just fought Usyk's fight instead of his own. That's on his trainers.

[sicko]

Exactly! Excuses and Deflections...ENOUGH!

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This man Boxed CIRCLES around AJ and TOOK his Belts by giving him a absolutely BEATING in that 12th. It is 100% about Usyk and what he did right, not about WTF AJ did not do. Usyk wouldn't ALLOW AJ to do what he wanted clearly! Lets focus on how Uysk could not miss AJ face if he tried with his Straight Left

[Inspired]

"he a bum, he traysh mayn"
etc

americanism, the dog poo of the world.

[ShaneMosleySr]

Don’t you dare criticize a public figure who underperformed in their profession!

Or we might cry!

F**king psychos on this message board.

Joshua doesn’t give a s**t about you so stop defending him. He isn’t your mom.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I predicted Joshua would win. I thought Usyk had a chance and mentioned that, but I thought AJ would win. I gave my opinion that if Usyk wins, it will be some other way and won’t be like Ruiz’s win.

Usyk outboxed AJ. I will reiterate that did not see that coming. I was wrong. I thought AJ had this.

After the fight, I thought to myself: Watch fans defang AJ now instead of giving credit Usyk.

I already see fans playing down AJ for his 2nd loss. Instead of giving credit to Usyk.

So disrespectful to both fighters.

1. You are shamelessly taking Usyk’s shine away from beating a favored, bigger, #1 HW who will probably be dangerous until he is past prime. Trying to downplay that he is now holding 3 major titles. The guy was ranked #10 at HW. Looked like ass vs Chisora. And still went to England and dethroned AJ.

2. Anthony Joshua is still a good fighter ffs. Why do boxing fans see things so black and white? Can’t AJ be good and Usyk better? Why is it one or the other?

Seriously. Incoming threads will be: “AJ sucks because he lost to Usyk.” Or “Usyk is not that good, he beat a crap fighter”. Or “Usyk is a great fighter, and Joshua sucks.”

It is so difficult for fans and critics to just say “Hey, fighter is an excellent fighter, but fighter B is just greater and that’s why he won.”

Sigh. Proceed with the trolling I guess.

Very well said, man. Usyk gave a great performance and AJ is still a top heavyweight.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Usyk won like elite fighter always beats average fighter. No upset.

[Mammoth]

I gotta log off for a while. I actually didn't come away from that fight losing respect for Joshua really tbh. It was a close, competitive fight and the better boxer won.

[Toffee]

I didn't lose respect for Joshua at all. I was in awe of Usyk's performance. It was exceptional, and it's a bit sad that there are fight fans who can't appreciate what they saw.

But if we're talking about Joshua, then there's something most people don't seem to understand, but should...

All fighters are beatable by the wrong opponent.

That's why it's so impressive to hold 3 belts over a decent period, because you're not just fighting guys that you choose, you're fighting the guys that are put up regularly as mandatories. The odds are that you'll eventually run into the guy who has the style to knock you about. It could have been Povetkin, it could have been Pulev, it was Usyk. They're all very different fighters. We'd be getting this same response no matter which one it was.

Regardless of the level of your opponent, it will always be less impressive beating guys that you chose from a long list.

When Fury says he's unbeatable, that may well be true, but he doesn't fight anyone that he didn't select to be his opponent. Come back after fighting a couple of mandatories.