Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Scores Brutal One-Punch Knockout of Robert Helenius in Seventh

[Toffee]

So AJ outclassed Helenius for 6 out of 7 rounds and eventually knocked him out cold and yet people are not impressed coz a heavyweight jabbed AJ's nose and he bled therefore AJ is weak? It's funny.

I'm impressed with this fight! Now AJ should prepare for wilder. That fight is going to be a ****er!

Agree with all of that.

I'm still not convinced by the new Joshua though. Taking your time is fine, but he still doesn't look instinctive to me. The same opportunities were there and he backed off them. Almost like he needs to see it loads of times before he'll convince himself he can go for it.

Better fighters won't give him that many looks to pass up.

[P4Pdunny]

He needs to land one glancing right hand and the fights over......

You know that is pretty much the same for AJ. That fight is about who lands first clean.

[pollywog]

That fight tells us more about AJ than Wilder's last tells us about him.

AJ FTW.

[Kzbox]

You know that is pretty much the same for AJ. That fight is about who lands first clean.

True problem is though AJ is too scared to throw it or any combinations Wilder is a terrible boxer but he's not scared to throw or anywhere near as timid as AJ is now and AJs movement sucks so they will be landing eventually.

[pollywog]

From paying for one camp for moderate return... he managed to get another big payday off the end of the camp. He's a big winner here!

Bob seems like he could have got up after that shot, but decided not to.

Fairplay...he wasn't there to win so why bother.

[thabanga510]

You know that is pretty much the same for AJ. That fight is about who lands first clean.

AJ landed a few on Helenius during the fight and didn't put him out. Wilder is different

[Warrior7]

Solid AJ against somewhat limited opponent. Now is time to move to Wilder. It will be fun fight!

[Plick647]

I kept yelling at the TV "THROW THE RIGHT!!!!" but Helenius rarely threw it.
it was like he was set up. good KO shot tho.

[jkrames]

AJ Wilder let's go.

[Zelda]

Joshua has shown improved boxing skills over the years after the first Ruiz fight..better stamina, footwork, head movement, and overall defense. But he has also lost his confidence in the process and isn't that aggressive any longer. Robert is now a faded fighter and cannot take a punch. Even then, it took AJ quite some time to first figure him out and grow in confidence before he landed that right hand. His post-fight behavior is also getting weirder.

The AJ-Wilder fight will be interesting. While I have been advocating Wilder to win previously, it is a more even fight now as Wilder is also fading with age (and perhaps the damage he took). The fight will still be exciting because of two very different boxing styles. AJ might try to dodge the shots and wait for the perfect time but Wilder is going to be more aggressive, throw more, and a lot faster. The problem, however, is that when he misses a big right hand, he is vulnerable to taking big shots too. Overall, I think both will start off very nervous and the first to connect with a big shot wins.