Don’t defang Joshua, respect Usyk’s win

[-Kev-]

Joshua has now lost to an unranked heavyweight and one ranked number 10.

Joshua sucks.

You are part of the problem of boxing. It's because fans like you that promoters protect fighters. When they give us good fights, the loser is trashed by fans who know very little of the sport and how competition even works.

AJ sucks but beat W. Klitschko, Whyte, Parker, Pulev, Povetkin, Martin and avenged his loss to Ruiz.

AJ has such a fighting mentality, such a competitive mentality, that he already has approached Hearn and Usyk about a rematch on the same night Usyk beat him.

That is what you call a true fighter. A real competitor. And Usyk is probably going to show the same fighting mentality and give the former champion a rematch.

Anthony Joshua does not suck. You suck. He is way better at his job than you are as a member of this forum. That's a fact.

[-Kev-]

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.

I think most members here will say that you are the psycho. I mean look at your nonsensical threads. You're pretty much a laughing stock here.

You said AJ sucks. Now you change it to he underperformed. And still, you refuse to admit that AJ did not underperform and that Usyk is just a damn good boxer.

If AJ "underperformed" in his profession, then what does that make you in your life? If AJ sucks, is a bum, and underperforms in his boxing career while winning an Olympic Gold medal, going 24-2 as a pro, and being a unified champion multiple times, then what should we label your life and career? You are a sewer rat compared AJ and Usyk.

AJ, an Olympic Gold medalist, unified champion, who just lost to a fellow Gold Medalist and unified champion.

When the best fight the best, losses happen. It has been happening for over a century now. The loser did not lose because he "sucks". The loser of an elite level fight lost because the winner is better.

AJ "underperformed" in two pro fights. You underperformed your whole life.

[PBR Streetgang]

I don't slag AJ for the loss. One of the reason MMA fans and matchmaking is superior is because they are more forgiving of losses. If boxing fans were more like this then we would have much better matchups and more often.

I'm not an AJ fan but he has fought alot of good opponents. He's beaten most of them. He still has a better resume than either Fury or Wilder.

After a fighter loses, the "fans" log into sites like NSB, Twitter or whatever and proceed to label the fighter a bum or overrated or whatever. Chisora gave Usyk a very tough fight before he faded in the later rounds, Usyk then fights AJ and puts on a masterclass. Styles make fights and it matter when you fight someone.

[Nash out]

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.

It's the way of the modern world. As I said on here months ago, imagine the stick Frazier would get today after that Foreman loss when he went down every time he was hit. But because he's an olden day guy, he's a legend. Modern boxers lose once and they are suddenly bums. Jersey Joe Walcott loses 500 times and he's called better than anyone today! Nash out.

[BustedKnuckles]

Boxing fans don’t deserve the best fighting the best. They should stop asking for it. Because when these fights happen, the loser lost because he sucks. It’s never that the loser is good but the winner is better.

Even Usyk fans are probably going around disrespecting Usyk by saying Joshua is a bum. Unintentionally downplaying his win while also trying to convince everyone that Usyk is great.

So which one is it?

Clearly, AJ is a good fighter. It’s just that Usyk proved to be better. And that’s why promoters and networks are not quick to put the best vs the best. Because fan feedback for the loser is usually always unfair.

I think it's part of armchair boxers living vicariously through the real fighters. Due to lack of real connection to the fight, and often any kind of combat or competitive sport, the victory doesn't feel complete unless they badmouth the loser too. That's juvenile, just like badmouthing your opponent before the fight IMO.

I tell my boys:
1. You can be tough without being mean, and being mean don't make you tough.
2. Good sportsmanship is winning well and losing well, and shaking the hand of the opponent either way.