Comments Thread For: Joshua Could Be Done At World Level If He Loses To Franklin, Says Hearn

[Corelone]

Lose and get a title shot.

[IronDanHamza]

“Once by split decision”


and this is why there’s always at least one bad scorecard lol. No wonder Canelo fans claim he won all 3 fights

Oh yeah, do tell, what’s your thoughts on James Toney’s “split decision” wins over Reggie Johnson and Merqui Sosa?

Let me guess, you think he “dominated” those fights?

You are hands down, without any question, the most inconsistent and hypocritical fanboy on this website.

[SUBZER0ED]

Even though he lost, the second Usyk fight was the best I've seen Joshua fight ever.

Really? I thought the fight vs Klitschko was epic.Despite Wlad being at the end of his career, he fought gallantly, dropping AJ, who was still a little green. I thought Joshua fought very well; getting up from that knockdown and avoiding Klitschko's best attempts to finish him, gathering himself and delivering a devastating KO shot for the win!

[fullers]

Hearn trying to hype a dead fight. Man's not even top 15 opponent. He'll beat Franklin and hearn will be saying he's best hw on planet. The hearn AJ team are jokes

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I agree , within six .The jury are out on him because of his post fight 'meltdown' and behaviour thereafter not the fight its self.

Yeah this fight proves nothing tbh. It’s nothing more than a tuneup / confidence builder.

[_Rexy_]

Well, I don't claim Joshua won. I stated a fact pertaining to the split decision. My point is, he put up a decent resistance in the second fight and certainly isn't "done" because he lost to Usyk twice. And he SAH won't lose to Franklin.

Of course he won't lose to Franklin. He was hand picked for the purpose of looking impressive. But people don't think Joshua is finished because of the loss. We think he's finished because of the mental breakdown AFTER the loss, and the fact that he's been mentally ****ed since the Ruiz loss. I can't be the only person on earth who thinks he fought like a shell of himself against Pulev, regardless of getting a KO win. He still fought scared.

[SteveM]

Really? I thought the fight vs Klitschko was epic.Despite Wlad being at the end of his career, he fought gallantly, dropping AJ, who was still a little green. I thought Joshua fought very well; getting up from that knockdown and avoiding Klitschko's best attempts to finish him, gathering himself and delivering a devastating KO shot for the win!

It was a fantastic fight. A better fight. Captivating. But as you said, Joshua was still a little green. Joshua boxed the best I've ever seen him box in the 2 Usyk fights and he was better in the second than the first.

Also have to respectfully disagree about Wlad's best attempts to finish him lol - Wlad should have finished him, he was there for the taking but due to being gassed due to age Wlad let him off the hook badly. Great fight though.

I think we are still underestimating Usyk. If he beats Fury, and I'd say he has a chance, we are looking at an ATG kind of ranking.

[JakeTheBoxer]

AJ won`t lose to this guy.

But AJ should push for Wilder fight after that. If not, that means that his confidence is gone. There is no need to see him fighting Whyte again.

AJ is 4 years younger than Wilder, they both have losses, this fight should happen later this year.

[SUBZER0ED]

Of course he won't lose to Franklin. He was hand picked for the purpose of looking impressive. But people don't think Joshua is finished because of the loss. We think he's finished because of the mental breakdown AFTER the loss, and the fact that he's been mentally ****ed since the Ruiz loss. I can't be the only person on earth who thinks he fought like a shell of himself against Pulev, regardless of getting a KO win. He still fought scared.

We've all seen athletes cry after a loss in a game that meant everything to them. It didn't mean the end of them though. I think it's a similar case with Joshua. Usyk came closer to dropping him in the first fight, yet AJ fought better and harder in the second fight, albeit to come up short on the score cards. I believe his crying was more about disappointment than his actual confidence being destroyed. We will see.

[SUBZER0ED]

It was a fantastic fight. A better fight. Captivating. But as you said, Joshua was still a little green. Joshua boxed the best I've ever seen him box in the 2 Usyk fights and he was better in the second than the first.

Also have to respectfully disagree about Wlad's best attempts to finish him lol - Wlad should have finished him, he was there for the taking but due to being gassed due to age Wlad let him off the hook badly. Great fight though.

I think we are still underestimating Usyk. If he beats Fury, and I'd say he has a chance, we are looking at an ATG kind of ranking.

In retrospect, I can agree with you that Joshua fought the most technical fight of his career vs Usyk II. but as far as Oleksandr being able to beat Fury, I'm afraid we must disagree,my friend. Not no, but hellll no!