Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua: I Don't Know How Good My Conditioning Is; I'll Find Out Saturday

[NoConcoms]

I don't know why he would even say this.

Exactly. If he's trying to play mind games, it's a ****** way of doing it. Or he could just really be unsure of himself. One thing is for certain; he doesn't have the conditioning to run with Usyk for a full 12. He either stops it inside six rounds, or he's screwed.

Besides, Usyk wears people down mentally more than anything. All that fainting and movement exhausts the other guy. Joshua BETTER make an impression early and get Usyk's respect. This isn't going to happen tho.

[REDEEMER]

Exactly. If he's trying to play mind games, it's a ****** way of doing it. Or he could just really be unsure of himself. One thing is for certain; he doesn't have the conditioning to run with Usyk for a full 12. He either stops it inside six rounds, or he's screwed.

Besides, Usyk wears people down mentally more than anything. All that fainting and movement exhausts the other guy. Joshua BETTER make an impression early and get Usyk's respect. This isn't going to happen tho.

A.J has 5 late round wins since winning the belts . Most of his fights have gone past mid rounds where most of his stoppages take place . The forums acting like he falls apart after a few rounds ,it’s always funny to read .Last fight he got better after a few rounds but picked up to slowly so odds are in his favor if he starts faster ,those hoping he gasses it’s not going to happen he’ll just slow the pace of the fight down if he has to .

[Kris Silver]

Professional athletes, their gyms, trainers, conditioning coaches, track all this stuff over long periods of time, if they are remotely good at their jobs.

Either some or all of the above are failing at their jobs, or Anthony is just being coy.

Probably a bit of both.

[elfag]

He "faded" last fight? thats an understatement, he was so gassed he was nearly stopped in the final round, he could barely stand up and he sat on his stool out of breath for 10 minutes after the bell

[elfag]

A.J has 5 late round wins since winning the belts . Most of his fights have gone past mid rounds where most of his stoppages take place . The forums acting like he falls apart after a few rounds ,it’s always funny to read .Last fight he got better after a few rounds but picked up to slowly so odds are in his favor if he starts faster ,those hoping he gasses it’s not going to happen he’ll just slow the pace of the fight down if he has to .

He gassed last fight and barely threw anything, logic follows that if he starts "faster" he will fade even more than last time

[REDEEMER]

He gassed last fight and barely threw anything, logic follows that if he starts "faster" he will fade even more than last time

Logic would be he trained different for this fight and not base your prediction on a silly 12th round when it’s a 12 round fight . Usyk missed most of his punches in the last round so he’s in really big trouble if he couldn’t land anything on a tired Joshua last time so you just support my argument that A.J will indeed win this fight .

Usyk only has 2 late stoppages against 2 top opponents in his entire career and non were at heavyweight.


A.J by 7/9 round K.O is the smart bet .

Could also be a very clear UD win if he decides to jab Usyk the entire fight this time and just stun him in spots ?

[PRINCEKOOL]

All the talking is done.

There is nothing Joshua or Usyk can say now, that will have a effect upon the fight.

The critics have tried the best to create narratives around Joshua. That he is petrified, and that he was not going to take the immediate rematch.

Joshua took the rematch, and has went above and beyond to make every possible adjustments to win.

Both of these fighters not matter what people say, have been to the big dance before and performed.

The Olympic Games is unlike the professional ranks. Every single fighter you compete against is there for the passion of the game, they are there solely to compete to win.

Both Usyk & Joshua have reach that pinnacle.

And this is another peak, which one of these competitors is going to come out on top?

I just like Joshua in rematches, and unlike Usyk. Out of the two fighters, you could see that he was the fighter who could improve more.

I expect a cagey fight, with burst of violent action in the opening rounds. I am in all honesty sensing, a Froch vs Groves II type fight.

If Joshua can unlike the first fight, dominate with his Jab 'Which he really should of done first time around, everything changes'.

[Larry the boss]

To much muscle to be a boxer

[davef]

He "faded" last fight? thats an understatement, he was so gassed he was nearly stopped in the final round, he could barely stand up and he sat on his stool out of breath for 10 minutes after the bell

Yea I actually forgot about that I remember after the fight thinking something was wrong with him for a moment like he had taken too many punches and might have a medical issue

But he was just dead on his feet and blowing out of his ass completely spent

[SplitSecond]

Usyk & Joshua. Got nothing but respect for both guys. May the better man on the night win.