Comments Thread For: Without an Intensity Implant, Joshua's Rematch Outlook Seems Bleak

[hugh grant]

Get chisora added to Josh team

[Rockybigblower]

I can't believe people are writing AJ off so easily. It's not totally outside of the bounds of possibility that he could come back more aggressive and imposing and with pressure and will win a rematch, similar to Fury's rematch.

No. Joshua likes to think of himself as the thinking man's boxer. He thinks that winning fights is simply a matter of believing that you can. He can try to act all Zen and philosophise about how everything happens for a reason but the simple facts are this. He doesnt have the mental capacity of a peanut. He would need to have the Rocky/Apollo "I'm afraid" beach scene in order to even think about winning a title again. His ego and the yes men around him will never let that happen. He exposed himself on Saturday after the fight. After realising the "undisputed" narrative was no longer going to work he instantly switched tactics to the " belts are nice but not that important" statement in order to keep the money train rolling. He is a marketable commodity and not much more than that. Even Eddie seems to have lost faith in him. I expect to see this between them sometime in the near future.

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[gooderz84]

put his size ON HIM instead of bobbing it around in range like a lemon, and he has a chance. It reminded me of when Cleverly stood directly in front of Kovalev for three rounds.

[gooderz84]

No. Joshua likes to think of himself as the thinking man's boxer. He thinks that winning fights is simply a matter of believing that you can. He can try to act all Zen and philosophise about how everything happens for a reason but the simple facts are this. He doesnt have the mental capacity of a peanut. He would need to have the Rocky/Apollo "I'm afraid" beach scene in order to even think about winning a title again. His ego and the yes men around him will never let that happen. He exposed himself on Saturday after the fight. After realising the "undisputed" narrative was no longer going to work he instantly switched tactics to the " belts are nice but not that important" statement in order to keep the money train rolling. He is a marketable commodity and not much more than that. Even Eddie seems to have lost faith in him. I expect to see this between them sometime in the near future.

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Like Whyte always says 'he's a fake he's not being himself'

[James Hunt]

Another Monday QB...

[Gamboal00]

My main issue with AJ at this point is his talent and skill does not correlate with how much money he makes from the sport. He arguably makes more money than any other fighter on the planet but that's not based on his skill. And surely it can't be based on a wild and exciting personality even if he is a nice chap.

He makes about 10X as much as Usyk yet Usyk is at least twice the boxer. This makes AJ 'phoney' as you Americans say. It's kind of an injustice how big and famous he is.

[AmpMcv]

My main issue with AJ at this point is his talent and skill does not correlate with how much money he makes from the sport. He arguably makes more money than any other fighter on the planet but that's not based on his skill. And surely it can't be based on a wild and exciting personality even if he is a nice chap.

He makes about 10X as much as Usyk yet Usyk is at least twice the boxer. This makes AJ 'phoney' as you Americans say. It's kind of an injustice how big and famous he is.

As an American I must say this is what our society is built upon. Smoke and mirrors. Politricks, entertainment, business . . . If there is money to be made there's going to be a lot of smoke and mirrors. ❤️

[Tecnoworld]

My main issue with AJ at this point is his talent and skill does not correlate with how much money he makes from the sport. He arguably makes more money than any other fighter on the planet but that's not based on his skill. And surely it can't be based on a wild and exciting personality even if he is a nice chap.

He makes about 10X as much as Usyk yet Usyk is at least twice the boxer. This makes AJ 'phoney' as you Americans say. It's kind of an injustice how big and famous he is.

Huge marketing, since the very beginning. After the gold (stolen from cammarelle) he did a very fast career. Not the same for, eg, Yoka, joyce, Hrgovic.

[PotentialToast]

Get chisora added to Josh team

AJ should move to Portugal to spa Whyte; if that doesn't get the dog in him going, it is gone for ever.

[Ropeydope]

I can't believe people are writing AJ off so easily. It's not totally outside of the bounds of possibility that he could come back more aggressive and imposing and with pressure and will win a rematch, similar to Fury's rematch.

I can’t believe all these guys getting paid as “boxing analysts” all predicted AJ would win the first time around. At least they accept what we all saw unfold in real time on Saturday night. His size didn’t save him from a drubbing then and it won’t make a difference next time either. Usyk is on a different level.