Comments Thread For: Roy Jones To Meet With Anthony Joshua About Becoming His Trainer

[PRINCEKOOL]

As much as Joshua is a great physical specimen, Joshua does not have the stamina. FULL STOP. Joshua has had a STAMINA. PROBLEM his entire career. This problem has ONLY SURFACED when he has been LESS THAN DOMINANT. It actually appeared in the Klitschko fight, but because Wlad was unwilling to engage after knocking Joshua down in fear of his own glass jaw, Joshua was able to recover four rounds later. But it appears WHEN HE HAS FACED SMALLER, FASTER FIGHTERS. As much as people want to label Ruiz chubby, he has fast hands and really good skills. Facing fighters who deliver more than intermittent, lumbering 1-2 combinations and are NOT STATIONARY TARGETS compels Joshua to step up his output and perform at A PACE HE CAN'T MAINTAIN. He shouldn't feel ashamed. Ask Jamaine Ortiz, who will testify to the fact that throwing punches that don't land take an enormous amount of energy out of you, way more in fact than the punches that land. (And for the record there, Loma made a very mature decision by opting to win in a fan UNfriendly way by draining the 26-year-old with his elusiveness. Yeah, the 34-year-old did that to the 26-year-old). BOTTOM LINE: The proposition of Jones training Joshua is an interesting one that I would like to see attempted. I do not hold out hope for Joshua, though. I believe Joshua has the athleticism that Jones wants. But I don't think Joshua CAN'T TAP INTO THAT ATHLETICISM FOR A FULL 12 ROUNDS. I don't think Joshua can FIGHT LIKE A MIDDLEWEIGHT for 12. We look at him and DREAM OF THE POSSIBILITY, but his history has told us otherwise. I HOPE JOSHUA SAYS YES TO JONES. I hope they go for it. I would love to see it go well for them because THE BOXING WORLD WOULD BE IN FOR A TREAT. But WHEN I'M DONE DREAMING, and watch the fights with Ruiz and Usyk... that's the BUZZKILL.

Have you actually analysed Anthony Joshua's work rate in all of his elite level fights? Have you actually compared his work rate with other heavyweights?

Anthony Joshua is out working or at-least matching Tyson Fury, when you compare their performances.

But for some reason, Tyson Fury apparently has monster level endurance. Monster level endurance that makes you look like a complete state after 2 rounds vs Deontay Wilder III.

It is only really Usyk and Joyce in this era of Heavyweights, who have elite level endurance.

Anthony Joshua's endurance is not super great, but compared to 95% of the other Heavyweights in the game 'Joshua's endurance is satisfactory'.

Does Andy Ruiz Junior have better endurance than Joshua? No.

Here are some statistics for you:

Anthony Joshua's total out put vs Wladimir Kiltschko was 355 punches. The fight lasted into the 11 th round.

Tyson Fury's total out put vs Wladimir Kiltschko was 371 punches.

Anthony Joshua's total out put vs Usyk I was 641 punches. Joshua achieved a higher work rate than Usyk.

Tyson Fury's total out put vs Deontay Wilder I was 327 punches. The fight lasted the full 12 rounds. I.E Deontay Wilder's total out put was 430 punches. The fight was a draw, Fury was backed up all night and decked twice etc.

Anthony Joshua's total out put vs Usyk II was 492 punches.

Tyson Fury's total out put vs Deontay Wilder II was 267 punches.

Conclusion: As you can see, Joshua's endurance is nowhere near as bad as people make out. And a certain Tyson Fury's endurance is completely and utterly overrated by miles. I am not claiming that Joshua's endurance is great, but within this era of heavyweights? It is satisfactory.

I have went on record and stated, that if Fury loses to Uysk 'It will be because he fatigues and starts making mistakes'.

[BodyBagz]

AJ might need a psychologist more than a trainer.
See if he still has that killer instinct.

[SN!PER]

Roy's gonna train him to negotiate too.

[Slip jab]

I’ll only support this pairing if Roy gets the creed/drago outcome overturned , drago was obviously juicing n with Roy’s connections in Russia he should be able to.I want a full investigation launched. Our president didn’t even attend unlike and I blame our president for attempting to prove something as in the US vs the Soviet Union rivalry This d**** measuring got a legend killed! Apollo Creed!!! Never forget! Casuals don’t even know that’s based on a true story and trump was the only one trying to get that fight blocked, he told everyone that was a bad fight!! Of course nobody listened. Why I can’t take the benn situation lightly. Where does one even find roids??