Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Says He Tried To Outbox Usyk To Shed 'Big, Stiff Bodybuilder' Stigma

[FinlandsFinest]

That sounds awful, he's always been prone to gassing and in the few fights he had over 250 he was gassed by the 3rd or 4th, he'd have to change his style to be an effective mauler as well trying to change your style in one camp to go against arguably the best pure boxer in the division sounds like a sure fire way to get ko'd.

We dont give a fook about overhyped Usyk. AJ is twice as big.
The cruiserweight Usyk lost to CHISORA.

[SplitSecond]

How do you think you can outbox anyone when your feet are about 10 times slower? Usyk had to seriously slow or stop his circling as he’d end up too far behind Joshua and have no legal targets. One of the most bizarrely slow footwork I have ever seen.

[Boro]

We dont give a fook about overhyped Usyk. AJ is twice as big.
The cruiserweight Usyk lost to CHISORA.

LOL thanks for the jokes, lost to Chisora sheeeit I needed a good laugh, who's this "we" anyway do you like to refer to yourself as the proverbial "we" or do you just like speaking on other peoples behalves.

That "little cruiserweight" is a couple of pounds shy of Povetkin's average weight, taller and longer wingspan where do you people get this idea he's "twice" as big delusional idiots man.

If Usyk is overhyped what on earth is AJ he got stopped by an oompa loompa and outboxed by "the overhyped one"...

[thack]

It is plain to see Usyk is just a much better fighter . Joshua gets beat even more decisively this time around and maybe stopped . It would be much better for the sport if we were looking forward to Uysk v Fury in March and not just to see if Joshua's 'learning on the job' can improve in a another rematch clause fight.

[1Eriugenus]

TBBH this confirms all my worst fears. Physically, AJ is a huge, impressive figure but mentally he is fragile & all over the shop. Real World Champions start by winning. They make points afterwards. If AJ is to have a future in boxing he needs to learn from the terrifying intensity that Marciano, Frazier, Holyfield brought to bear. They were not interested in losing in an interesting, strategic manner that showcased their skills. Those MoFos would win, no matter what.

[Noelanthony]

Nothing obviously but the "What's so hard to comprehend" made you come across as a bit of an arrogant prick I'm not gonna lie.

It is what it is apology accepted.....i 've been called alot worse sweetheart. in any case as i have expressed on many occasions the only game plan AJ adopted against ruiz that would be successful i find myself being slightly condescending without even knowing it. AJ was stopped by snicker eating ruiz in embarrassing fashion 6 months prior it obviously was not in Aj's best interest to get into a firefight. His tactic was not pleasing on the eye but it was the only way in his fragile frame of mind to win. Im just slightly amused posters are surprised AJ was on his bike considering how laboured Ruiz was.

We can all be arrogant and pricks at times im sure you are not mother Theresa every minute of the day but you are right yet again i could have used another phrase considering we were not going back and forth.

[Noelanthony]

I was impressed AJ didn't quit half way through fight this time.

coming from you that is the closest AJ will get to a compliment. you have grown up a bit this year

[LA_2_Vegas]

I thought his boxing looked worse in Ruiz 2 even though he won; and I struggle to even call that boxing because it was so forced. He never looked comfortable and barely threw punches....it looked bad but I can respect he stuck to it......he lost to Usyk but I thought the boxing approach looked better.

[Monty Fisto]

Big George was a big wooden fighter in his day but he didn't get all princess about it like Aj. George just tried to take your head off.

Funny that you should bring up Geroge, as in the first phase of his career there is plenty of evidence that he cared what people thought too much for his own good. He definitely fought with a chip on his shoulder and was desperate to prove how bad a man he was (hence the farce of fighting five men in one day). And the man basically went into a depression because of losing to a bragadaccio like Ali.

Second-phase George had thicker skin.

[Larry the boss]

well that didnt work