Comments Thread For: Second Usyk Loss, Post-Fight Tantrum Prompts Revisionist Joshua History

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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It'd be hard to find a bigger Anthony Joshua fan than I was. Though wiping out the worst title claimant of a generation (Charles Martin, blech!) wasn't exactly the most compelling way to win a heavyweight title, I remember sitting in the press room at the MGM Grand Garden Arena that spring night in 2016 thinking, "OK, this guy's going to be a big star."
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[trippleupper]

Had no idea Lyle Fitzsimmons was Anthony Joshua (and not a small one).

Did anyone else know?

[Wacked_Out]

Had no idea Lyle Fitzsimmons was Anthony Joshua (and not a small one).

Did anyone else know?

Yeah I guess he must be a bigger version.

[jmrf4435]

Someone should have clubbed him with a bat

Had the judges off and still couldnt win

[Poeticman7]

I'll still take Joshua over anyone else not named Fury.

[pollywog]

Rematch The Mighty Oilskin Parker and watch AJ get his a$$ handed back to him.

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For anyone that can’t be arsed to read this, Fitzsimmons thinks AJ went all wrong after Ruiz, and he should have beat Usyk because he’s bigger.


Ofc, if Lyle Fitzsimmons knew anything about boxing, he would know:

(1) that AJ’s problems were and have been stylistic in nature, with the Wlad KD prompting McCracken to try to “fix” his flaws, and led to tactical uncertainty that was apparent as soon as the Takam fight

(2) that Usyk is actually a real technician, and should never have been the underdog, even for the first fight

(3) just pounding people with your size doesn’t work in boxing, especially when up against a real technician


Christ on a bike, the man’s getting paid to be a boxing journalist! NSB posters say this same **** for free!

[petegrif]

AJ lost
Usyk was better than him - twice.
He did better the second time, he made major improvements, but still lost.

So what?

It doesn't mean AJ is no good. He just met someone who is incredibly talented and who had his number.

All this piling onto the guy is so unattractive, so online trolling pathetic. A bunch of loser keyboard warriors piling onto a guy that worked his ass off.

AJ is still a top heavyweight. He's just not as good as Usyk.

Guess what - a lot of basketball players are world class but not as good as M Jordan. Doesn't mean they are ****. In fact they can be incredibly good. It's just that Jordan is better. Generational talents are like that. The freakish talent of a Mayweather or a Pacman doesn't make everyone else rubbish.

Grow up.

[zod66]

things begin to go sideways when USADA come in UFC 2015 and ban all Brazilians champion, Jon Jones... they all got scared and stop using steroids

[PredatorStyle]

It's just "bad" matchmaking. He could have still been flying high - tricky lefty... It's like Kambosos taking on Haney. He has more chance of winning the lottery than winning that fight. Still Joshua fought very well and should continue is career and just chalk this as another learning experience.