Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Punishes, Stops Otto Wallin After Five Rounds

[Roberto Vasquez]

I want to hear what Wallin says about this fight. He looked nervous and shocked once he was in there. Joshua won easily really. It was interesting that all the fighters who said their opponent had weak mental strength got dominated and lost badly on this event. Maybe some kind of projection going on there!

I think Wallin's trainer did him a disservice by pulling him out early. It did look like the end was coming next round but he could have waited until he was in more trouble. Wallin will struggle to get a big fight again. Fans hate seeing boxers quit early. They want a proper ending to a fight. Who would book Wallin now for a big event?

[vitali1999]

You need to transliterate your name with an "ey" at the end instead of that "i". Cuz you and me both know that's Russian troll talk.

"Ustiff"? That's your supposed nickname for the best heavyweight mover in the game? Ha ha Thanks for the laugh.

The Russian will lose, point and period

[Wacked_Out]

Wallin folded over like an apple tart. I knew he would. So it's hard to praise AJ's performance. Wallin was a set up fight.

[Someone88]

Wow! Yes! That was arguably the best performance of Joshua's career! The improvements continue to be made. He deserves way more respect and he is getting it! Great win for Joshua! Congratulations to him and Joshua can be on the way to becoming a Heavyweight Champion again!

[PunchyPotorff]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
Joshua had a much more serious and 'in charge' look in this fight. If he stays with that posture/mindset...
he can get toward the top sooner than later. Maybe not all the way, but at least make a better showing of himself.

None of the current heavyweights can beat this AJ, even not Usyk. He could have beaten Usyk in the rematch if his cardio didn't let him down. This version of AJ is well conditioned and sharp. We should applaud him for his dedication and drive to improve his craft rather than bashing him. You can say whatever you want about AJ but he was the one brought the division alive again and he has tried to give us an undisputed champion. He can still achieve his goal to become an undisputed champion.

I'm not denying that... in fact that was my message in my post.
THIS version of Joshua can go at or near the top again. He was indeed very sharp in this matchup.

[N/A]

Otto's performance was subpar, though not terrible. While he has managed to land some good blows mainly to AJ's head, they lack the necessary impact, but Otto is known to be feather-fisted. Opponents with stronger punches would make Joshua reconsider his approach. AJ's strategy lacks a combinatorial aspect (he used to have), likely to avoid close-range engagement with opponents because he knows this could be ineffective against skilled adversaries with powerful shots.

I am not taking away AJ's victory, it was a strong one, but a bit overhyped, especially if you put it through an analysis.

[Smash]

None of the current heavyweights can beat this AJ, even not Usyk.

oh now i see why u are so sensitive to AJ

so AJ beats wallin and now usyk cant beat AJ LMAO

thats funny

[Toffee]

Wallin folded over like an apple tart. I knew he would. So it's hard to praise AJ's performance. Wallin was a set up fight.

Every fight is a set up fight. They're not drunks in a car park.

Wallin had a decent ranking right across the board. It's a good win.

I'm not sure I buy into the idea that AJ showed that he's back in terms of ability. His fights against Usyk weren't poor showings - he was top level then and he's top level now.

But commercially and in rankings... yes it brought him back. He needed a good win and he got it.