Comments Thread For: Hearn: Anthony [Joshua] Put In a Performance That Put The Heavyweight Division On Notice

[N/A]

“Anthony put in a performance that put the heavyweight division on notice” - hahaha, dear!

[Smash]

he went into a dark room & found a performance that he and his fans are happy with almost like to good ole days when the sky was the limit back then, coincidence?

[Smash]

AJ praying that fury takes care of his little nemesis usyk & AJ gets a massive massive massive massive massive massive massive massive foit with him at some point, if usyk wins what will AJ do?? back to the dark room for some inspiration, throw his belts, i mean toys, out of the pram again

[N/A]

Okay, but AJ has already beat Parker, and we don’t really know how much of that was a regenerated Parker, versus an old, damaged, and inactive Wilder. Could we not agree that Hrgovic is a better opponent than Parker?

AJ beat Parker who beat Ruiz who beat AJ. Do we need to occasionally remind that boxing is not maths to say 1+1=2?

Hrgovic is a one-dimensional and slow big stiff idiot. His last night's performance showed also how dirty he can be.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Wilder wasn’t throwing because Parker countered him. After the first headshot Wilder was done. He didn’t want that smoke so he thought he’ll do the Helenius treatment on Parker. The problem was Parker isn’t the third slowest guy in the division after Joyce and Makhmudov. Parker was sharp and he did damage before Deontay even thought about throwing that right. Wilder believes his own hype and only in the 12th did he realise he’s outta time for the miracle that has kept him relevant despite losing every round to guys like Washington, Szpilka, Luis Oldtiz. Wilder assumed that the bomb will just come if he waits it out backing off trying to stay safe from Parker’s bombs.

Wilder is completely useless if you take away the right hand. Parker did just that by hitting Wilder hard and staying at a distance for the rest of the time. Wilder couldn’t throw any punches without getting KO’d and that was the Parker tactic. And it worked bcs Bum Squad only had that one weapon. Always did and always will. The definition of a one trick pony.

That's not even a little bit what that looked like. Wilder threw almost every one of his few punches in a counter attempt after Parker threw. That's not a guy who's afraid of the other guy's power. That's a guy trying to counter. He was ring rusted bad and had a crap gameplan, couldn't get the timing right, and made zero adjustments. He was moving around the ring before Parker even threw a punch. Again, not a guy afraid of the other guy's power. Agree that Wilder is the definition of one trick pony though. But this fight came down to him not pulling the trigger on that one trick, not Parker doing something special. Also him trying new things that he's not good at. That's not because of anything Parker did because he was acting different before Parker did anything at all.

[letsgochump]

That's not even a little bit what that looked like. Wilder threw almost every one of his few punches in a counter attempt after Parker threw. That's not a guy who's afraid of the other guy's power. That's a guy trying to counter. He was ring rusted bad and had a crap gameplan, couldn't get the timing right, and made zero adjustments. He was moving around the ring before Parker even threw a punch. Again, not a guy afraid of the other guy's power. Agree that Wilder is the definition of one trick pony though. But this fight came down to him not pulling the trigger on that one trick, not Parker doing something special. Also him trying new things that he's not good at. That's not because of anything Parker did because he was acting different before Parker did anything at all.

That’s exactly what it looked like. Wilder fought scared after the first hook landed. He only was aggressive with useless hammerfists once he had Parker in a hug. Parker kept his distance and punished Wilder when he was trying to clumsily circle away. Wilder was terrified of Parker’s power and tried to box safe like he did with The Nordic Molasses.

Wilder always had the false sense of confidence from beating bums and seniors only. But Parker made sure it was stripped away as soon as he had a chance to land hard.

So Wilder tried to box safe but he can’t. Parker was faster, stronger and more skilled. This is why Wilder was comfortable plodding around for 12 rounds. He knew if he tried to open up he would get KO’d. Parker took away Wilder’s right hand and his confidence.

This is why, like you said, Wilder was unable to make adjustments. He didn’t have 1. The skill and 2. The courage. The safety boxing is something he imagined he knew bcs the Helenius KO. But the thing is he isn’t good at anything.

And it was special from Parker to neutralize Wilder so completely. Nobody has done it as well as Parker. He beat Wilder better than Luke Fooey. Intelligent control of the distance and educated aggression.

It makes zero sense that Parker did nothing special and Wilder just decided not to punch in a boxing match. Why would he do that? He wouldn’t. The thing is he couldn’t bcs Parker’s excellence of execution.

[Dr. Z]

Come on.

AJ looked good against a fringe opponent at best.

A fringe opponent with little power , no countering skills or defense. In short a made to order opponent when AJ does not have to worry about mistakes.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Blah blah blah

You've got a great imagination, but that's a made up narrative.

Facts are that Wilder came out moving and not punching from the opening bell. You don't see him on the front foot and then backing off after a punch and changing his tactic. He fought the same way the whole fight, and it started before Parker threw any punches. There's no evidence at all for your nonsense. Zero change in his approach, which is a requirement for that narrative to make sense. It's especially telling that you're giving credence to a "strategy" that's super risky against anyone capable of timing an opponent. Lunging straight in isn't good boxing, and doesn't deserve credit.

No point talking to you further. You're either biased in some way or you really don't know what you're looking at. All you've got is a parroted talking point from the DAZN commentary team, and making things up that are unsupported by the evidence.

[letsgochump]

You've got a great imagination, but that's a made up narrative.

Facts are that Wilder came out moving and not punching from the opening bell. You don't see him on the front foot and then backing off after a punch and changing his tactic. He fought the same way the whole fight, and it started before Parker threw any punches. There's no evidence at all for your nonsense. Zero change in his approach, which is a requirement for that narrative to make sense. It's especially telling that you're giving credence to a "strategy" that's super risky against anyone capable of timing an opponent. Lunging straight in isn't good boxing, and doesn't deserve credit.

No point talking to you further. You're either biased in some way or you really don't know what you're looking at. All you've got is a parroted talking point from the DAZN commentary team, and making things up that are unsupported by the evidence.

I didn’t evel listen to the DAZN commentary bcs they’re always clueless. Parker attacked when Deontay was trying to get out of the ropes. He wasn’t just lunging forward. You just don’t see the feet and timing, you only see hands like a true casual.

But whatever. You believe Deontay didn’t punch bcs… he just decided not to lol. That makes so much sense. Just like Klitchko simply ”didn’t let his hands go” against Fury. What you don’t understand is that the reason a boxer can’t let their hands go is their opponent.

Everything I said is obvious and the reason you disagree is YDKSAB.

[Apollo7]

I think that performance will remind people that AJ is still a very dangerous fighter.