Is Joshua packing glass?

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  • ShoulderRoll
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    #1

    Is Joshua packing glass?

    Or does he just react poorly to getting hit flush?
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    #2
    Oh no, we all saw. I've been saying that Joshua has been knocked down seven times in his boxing career (that we know of), and technicially, I think he should have been knocked down again for an eighth time because he was using the ropes for support in the 12th round, and they cut the round short by seven to 10 seconds.

    He either has a glass jaw or he's borderline.

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      #3
      It's not glass but he's definitely chinny.

      Fury and Wilder would lay him out.

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      • dan_cov
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        #4
        A bit of both.

        I think he has a very average chin but its exaggerated due to it being coupled with having some bad defensive tendencies and a lack of fluid upper body movement though he is getting a little more loose imo

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        • NorvernRob
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          #5
          Originally posted by denium
          It's not glass but he's definitely chinny.

          Fury and Wilder would lay him out.
          Possibly - neither of them seemed to actually fancy signing to fight him though. They just keep beating him by proxy…

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          • Smash
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            #6
            he could end up working down the local bar when in the future eddie swindles him out of his fortune on some cant miss get richer scheme

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            • Mammoth
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              #7
              Well yeah. He's clearly a vulnerable fighter.

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              • Sctrojan
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                #8
                Id say somewhere between chinny and suspect after last night. Against Ruiz,it was pretty clear is a temple shot that killed his legs so didn't read to much into that loss as 99% of boxers getting clipped up top like that are suffering the same effects.

                But after last night,yea,it's pretty suspect now. Reacting like that from a non puncher like Usyk kinda put the writing on the wall. Doesn't necessarily mean he loses to Fury or Wilder though so let's hope we still get those matchups,belts or no belts like AJ has stated.

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                  #9
                  I think he gets spooked out after eating a good shot and honestly in the 12th he looked more exhausted and overwhelmed than hurt so he may not have a great chin but he hasn't been knocked slap out yet either. I'm still up in the air over it.

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                  • Sun_Tzu
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                    #10
                    I think he has an average chin but really doesnt handle big shots well mentally. I think he panics a little bit rather than firing back or moving in a defensively sound manner.

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