Comments Thread For: Arum: If Joshua Faces Fury Next - It Would Be a Massacre!

[Boro]

Why does Arum always sound so negative about the Joshua fight it's really bizarre...

[coachjpat]

This is a fantastic fight, AJ has more chance of KO Fury then Wilder did. Their power is on the same level , but AJ is a noticeably better boxer , then Fury vs Usyk in 2023 Lets go!

It could be a good fight, but there is nothing from AJ that says this would be a good fight. 1) AJ is not close to the same power as Wilder 2) AJ is a better boxer than Wilder, but still not a great boxer 3) AJ has not beaten anyone of significance in 3 years 4) AJ looks scared to get hit - I believe the knockout to Ruiz has him too defensive, which we saw vs Usyk. Usyk doesn't have the power to knockout these big heavyweights, but AJ gave him too much credit and then basically got outboxed. Imagine what Fury would do to him! Big man that can box and has power to knock him out. If this does happen in 2022 - I don't believe it will be a good fight and AJ will be looking at the stadium roof early.

[ultravividscene]

Totally agree with Arum, which I really hate saying, but Joshua needs a fight or 2 to get his head on straight. If this is just a cash out, that's fine but I'd like to see the best possible Joshua against Fury.

Rubbish. Joshua went into the first Ruiz/Usyk fights full of confidence off a win. He did far better in both the returns coming off a loss.

Who's he gonna fight that prepares him for Fury except Fury?

So Arum would rather AJ spends the next year or two building confidence in meaningless bouts fighting scrubs in which time Fury really does retire. Pointless. Fight now, while it can be done, the money is there and it still means something.

If he takes some confidence builders everyone would only say he was ducking anyway.

[zod66]

AJ wins ez

[IAMTHAT]

It could be a good fight, but there is nothing from AJ that says this would be a good fight. 1) AJ is not close to the same power as Wilder 2) AJ is a better boxer than Wilder, but still not a great boxer 3) AJ has not beaten anyone of significance in 3 years 4) AJ looks scared to get hit - I believe the knockout to Ruiz has him too defensive, which we saw vs Usyk. Usyk doesn't have the power to knockout these big heavyweights, but AJ gave him too much credit and then basically got outboxed. Imagine what Fury would do to him! Big man that can box and has power to knock him out. If this does happen in 2022 - I don't believe it will be a good fight and AJ will be looking at the stadium roof early.

I don’t know man … I don’t think AJ wins, I think Fury wins by TKO, or points but Joshua survives a knockdown or two.

However I will not be surprised if Joshua wins.

Not sold on Fury being all that good.

[Nusky]

Fury looked like pig s--t in the last garbage fight with Whyte. He looked slow and sloppy.

He's a cokehead with mental health issues. You don't know which Fury will show up.

Of course AJ(who Im not a fan of at all)has a chance. Old man Bob talking his old man s--t like he always does.

[4truth]

Rubbish. Joshua went into the first Ruiz/Usyk fights full of confidence off a win. He did far better in both the returns coming off a loss.

Who's he gonna fight that prepares him for Fury except Fury?

So Arum would rather AJ spends the next year or two building confidence in meaningless bouts fighting scrubs in which time Fury really does retire. Pointless. Fight now, while it can be done, the money is there and it still means something.

If he takes some confidence builders everyone would only say he was ducking anyway.

AJ is mentally broken. Did you not witness his antics after his second loss to Usyk. Nothing like he was after losing to Ruiz. If you want to pretend a win over Joshua a few months after his breakdown means much, pretend away.

[hugh grant]

Totally agree with Arum, which I really hate saying, but Joshua needs a fight or 2 to get his head on straight. If this is just a cash out, that's fine but I'd like to see the best possible Joshua against Fury.

this is the best joshua trained like demon last two fights. I n shape

[Monty Fisto]

You don't have to be a genius to see through Arum's B.S. For whatever reason, he is resistant to the fight, but it's certainly not out of concern for Joshua. If he thinks Fury wins easily, he should be eager as hell to make a fight that is guaranteed to generate a lot of money for everyone involved.

[4truth]

this is the best joshua trained like demon last two fights. I n shape

If I might paraphrase the great Yogi Bera,

“Boxing is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.”