Why do people consider Anthony Joshua a coward ?

[El_Mero]

Coward? Never heard that one except from BeyonceB!tches.

[War Room]

Not ducking. Wilder obvilously ducked he didnt he just wanted the right negotiations which is rightfully at the time 60/40 fight which Aj recieves the most.

Get me $50 million up front and we got a fight.

I got something special for you, all the money is in the bag. I expect you to be a man of your word.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, that's a duck!

[QueensburyRules]

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, that's a duck!

- - Do U minder know U be quacking without U Donald Duck Big Ducks?

[The D3vil]

- - Blubber walked on Hearns' Saudi guarantee of $150 mil split 50/50 with AJ to fight Deyonce for their peanuts trilogy.

Why U never say what nursery school they be keeping U in?

Again folks, I think I need a translator

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[WBC WBA IBF]

Totally agree that both sides will lie and spin the narrative. That's why if a fight doesn't happen I won't blame one side over the other unless there's some good evidence.

There is great evidence showing that Joshua repeatedly ducked Wilder.


Joshua offered a flat fee of $12 million for the Wilder fight when the fight was worth $100 million. A ridiculous offer designed to kill the fight.


When exposed as a duck after the offer, Joshua denied the fight was worth $100 million and said if it was, give him $50 million and he'll sign tomorrow.


Wilder offered Joshua the $50 million he requested and Joshua still refused to fight, exposing him as the duck again.


Joshua offers Wilder a flat fee of $15 million for a fight worth $100 million and Wilder calls his bluff and accepts. Joshua fights Povetkin instead anyway, exposing him as the duck for the third time.

[BodyBagz]

He fought more notable boxers than Uysk,Wilder & Fury yet they get celebrated more than him and less criticized why is that ?

Are true fight fans calling him a coward ?!?!?
Maybe I have a different definition of the word.

If anything, he's not confident.
Appears apprehensive, overly cautious when in attack mode.

Fury fans are just in love with his oafish ''personality''.

[Apollo7]

There is great evidence showing that Joshua repeatedly ducked Wilder.


Joshua offered a flat fee of $12 million for the Wilder fight when the fight was worth $100 million. A ridiculous offer designed to kill the fight..

When you consider who had which belts, drawing power and earnings at the time, I wouldn't consider that offer ridiculous or evidence of ducking.

When exposed as a duck after the offer, Joshua denied the fight was worth $100 million and said if it was, give him $50 million and he'll sign tomorrow.


Wilder offered Joshua the $50 million he requested and Joshua still refused to fight, exposing him as the duck again..

Joshua was the A side by far. I'd say it was understandable that his side might want to run the show and maximise their profits.

Joshua offers Wilder a flat fee of $15 million for a fight worth $100 million and Wilder calls his bluff and accepts. Joshua fights Povetkin instead anyway, exposing him as the duck for the third time.

From what I read the Povetkin fight was a mandatory and Wilder changed his mind about accepting that fee.

[Apollo7]

Commendable, how many times you broke up one quote. I'm too lazy so I opted for a color code inside your quote. Just in case you didn't notice.

Thanks. Anyway both Parker and Wilder had one belt and hadn't beaten many notable names as pro's. I don't think there was much separating them. Either one was an acceptable opponent. I think at the time the plan was always to fight Wilder but that got derailed by both guys losing.

[deathofaclown]

He’s not a coward

he’s just lost the ability to truly bite down and leave it all in the ring, win or lose. He’s become quite a timid fighter if he’s in deep.

He’s just not the same man that fought Whyte and Wlad. He was hurt badly in those fights and fought back to win. AJ of 2022 would have lost those fights if he was hurt like that.

[WBC WBA IBF]

When you consider who had which belts, drawing power and earnings at the time, I wouldn't consider that offer ridiculous or evidence of ducking.

An 88/12 split for an undefeated vs undefeated undisputed world heavyweight championship unification is absolutely a ridiculous offer. Even a no name mandatory gets 30%.