Comments Thread For: Joshua on Going the Distance with Franklin: Mike Tyson Went 12 Rounds; What's Wrong With Me Going 12?

[Tatabanya]

Mike went 12 with Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, in a rematch, go the KO in the first meeting. Franklin is no Razor Ruddock!

Tyson went the full distance several times, including opponents most everybody thought he would easily knock out (James Tillis, Mitch Green). But even in those circumstances, he showed his trademark ferocious intensity, trying to stop his opponents until the end.

The same can't be said of AJ, for sure.

[GlassJoey]

I wasn’t massively impressed with AJ’s performance but what the hell was expected when Franklin was just running in with his head at waist height

[Smash]

is there anything wrong with being a 'boring UD type of guy', happens to a lot of people as they compete against better guys

[Teetotaler69]

AJ on the defensive while showing off his boxing knowledge

[sirculturevulture]

He’s just inviting people to make the comparison. That’s so idiotic. It makes Joshua appear even more clumsy and sluggish and lackluster and unaccomplished than he already is.

[chicken-]

I wasn’t massively impressed with AJ’s performance but what the hell was expected when Franklin was just running in with his head at waist height

Maybe try an uppercut instead of a headlock? Just a thought.

[elfag]

didnt see the fight and from what i heard dont regret missing the stream. I heard something about he freaked out at the end of the fight again? is that true? he did that after Usyk 2 and went on that weird rant. is he going to do this every fight now, he must have some sort of mental condition

[mjh1969]

Joshua just doesn't have that dog in him. I saw the fight and while Joshua did win the fight he didn't display the killer instinct needed to finish this fight. Credit to Franklin though. He is a good fighter who became a tomato can for rebounding older fighters trying to get their careers back on track. If AJ wants to make a statement, he would rematch Ruiz and knock him out. Joshua needs to get him facts straight. Tyson brutally knocked out Thomas in the 5th round and Tony Tubbs in the 2nd round. A young Tyson is the last guy that Joshua needs to be comparing himself to. They have totally different mindsets.

[hugh grant]

People try underestimate Josh opponents but he arguably beat whyte. Going 12 rounds is good it shows you can outbox opponents as well as ko them.
Whilst floyd only out pointed opponents. Wilder can be outboxed but can finish you when 11 rounds down on cards.

[thack]

It was Joshua who said he would get knocked out and then afterwards said he couldn't but had no doubt some other British fighter would KO HIM....bored with Joshua now...he's fighting like a poor version of Wladmir Kliitchko now , gun shy like Wlad was after being KO'd like Wlad was .Jab , right hand grab and lean down..boring.