Comments Thread For: Barry Hearn: Joshua is at Crossroads in His Career, He Can't Afford Another Loss

[dan-b]

But we all know 'they' were good wins against a guy that had knocked out everyone he'd faced. Lets cut to the chase here , you state Joshua's best wins are Wlad, Whyte and Parker ...I've said I agree Wlad was nearly three years older than when he fought Fury and couldn't pull the trigger when he had Joshua hurt , Whyte has proven to be just the equal of the status Parker has , just down from the big boys Fury and Joyce and of course Usyk. Hearn has done a spectacular job making Joshua a business man and the money that comes with it but you must know and I've read your posts , I think you do, that Joshua has avoided the big fights Wilder and Fury and saw Usyk as a name from cruiser that would not have turned out the way it did. Joshua's main game now is to fight weak 'warm up (why a warm up...more easy money?) and then go fight Whyte who looked shyte recently ,at Wembley Stadium for his 'big fight' against a guy who is on the down and he has already ko'd . I agree with Jonny Nelson here AJ should take a year out and sniff around the American gyms and learn and get his head straight , I personally thought he looked as good as he can last time out even though he lost and should maybe have stuck with Garcia and go over there ...one of the two. Anyway enough of Joshua ....I'm bored.

If AJ never fights again it won't matter to me. I'm too long in the tooth to get hooked in by the hype so it doesn't anger me the way it seems to others. I don't listen to his interviews or worry about which corporations he's sold his soul to.

As for Fury, I'm still waiting to see if he will engage in a sustained heavyweight campaign. I'm not interested in what he's shouted into social media that day or how he apparently really was retired but now "muh mental health". It's all tedious noise. Signing a contract to fight Usyk will be a good start.

[thack]

I think if Uysk wanted to it would already have been signed .....according to Usyk and team . I too wouldn't be concerned if Joshua never fought again, he seems to have lost the plot and maybe it would be good for him to exit.

[PRINCEKOOL]

What an absolutely delusional fanboy loada.

Reality,
Fury skooled a 39 year old Klitschko who because of Fury's relentless movement couldn't get a punch off in let's be honest a piss poor fight to watch.
Aj in let's be honest again a brilliant scrap but through lack of skill & movement had to go life & death with a slower more shot 41 year old Klitschko who had Aj done & gassed, but at that age unfortunately father time took over. Only age beat Klitschko that night not Aj, the 39 year old that Fury beat probably stops Aj.

Who's Aj beaten that isn't 38-41 and shot? Martin, Paker & Ruiz. Whoopee do. Oh add Whyte who was ranked 24 at the time.
Who's he beat!?

Idrr.

Nobody watches Fury vs Kiltschko back, it was a underwhelming fight.

Fury got the win, but it was hardly a masterclass. Fury stole the fight with trickery.

Plus there was no rematch, Fury does not really have a 1000% conclusive win over Kiltschko 'Joshua knocked Kiltschko out'.

Nobody mentions Whyte as one of Joshua's best wins, it is not one of his best wins.

But I know why you keep mentioning Whyte. Because it is one of Fury's best wins.

Joshua fought ranked opposition, so therefore they must of been good fighters.

Joshua avenged his loss to Ruiz Junior, and he fought better second time around vs Usyk.

Outside of Kiltschko & Wilder, most if not all Fury's resume consist of domestic to high end European level fighters.

Fury's not even fighting ranked world level fighters as a Champion. Chisora is domestic to high end European level.

There is only so long this can go on for, because there is already now pubic pressure for Fury to face Usyk or Joyce etc.

Joshua is out of contention, he is a contender now that must fight his way back.

Note: Kiltschko was clearly in better condition for Joshua. He weighed 240 pounds for Joshua, vs 245 pounds for Fury. Kiltschko's woman was also unwell leading up to the Fury fight, Wladimir Kiltschko was not at his best.

[hugh grant]

He will lose again as he fights very good fighters. Josh will beat more good fighters also to, more than chisora has done.

[Ghost Jab]

Derek Chisora would beg to differ.

[pollywog]

Best he stays away from Oilskin Parker then cos in a rematch he'd get splattered!!!