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

[pollywog]

Question
Did you recently just start watching Boxing?
Why would AJ have to humble himself & sign to fight Joseph Parker again?
Lol
AJ already beat Joseph Parker

No and to prove he's the best NOW...

...not in the past with a dubious decision over Parker that seemed a lifetime ago.

AJ was all prepared to supposedly fight Wilder if he won but not the guy who beat him. Thats weak sauce.

Dude needs to grow a pair and show he still has what it takes to beat the best.

Parker's win puts the division on notice that the road to a belt and Saudi money runs through him as much as Joshua.

AJ v Hrgy would be even more of a snoozefest than AJ/Parker all those years ago. AJ/Parker now would be a boxing exhibition of the highest order with fireworks to boot!

[Atypicalbrit]

No and to prove he's the best NOW...

...not in the past with a dubious decision over Parker that seemed a lifetime ago.

AJ was all prepared to supposedly fight Wilder if he won but not the guy who beat him. Thats weak sauce.

Dude needs to grow a pair and show he still has what it takes to beat the best.

Parker's win puts the division on notice that the road to a belt and Saudi money runs through him as much as Joshua.

AJ v Hrgy would be even more of a snoozefest than AJ/Parker all those years ago. AJ/Parker now would be a boxing exhibition of the highest order with fireworks to boot!

Parker should avenge his embarrasing one sided ko loss to old slow Joe Joyce, how about that

[Boro]

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?

No we can't agree that Hrgovic is a better opponent than Parker, Parker is an improved fighter and finally seems to be putting all of his many attributes to use EFFECTIVELY under Andy lees tutelage.

If they rematch we hope the ref wouldn't interfere anywhere near as much as the original ref and both fighters are very different not just Parker.

Hrgovic has looked beyond disinterested since has father passed and i'm not sure he's the fighter he once was.

[pollywog]

Parker should avenge his embarrasing one sided ko loss to old slow Joe Joyce, how about that

There was nothing embarrasing about that fight. Little Joe went out on his shield against Big Joe with a faulty game plan. He learnt from it, adjusted and built himself up to destroy Wilder.

AJ wasnt prepared to take Joyce on after Usyk and took on 3 cans to crush and built himself up to take on his sparring partner while talk8ng himself up like he's some gift to the boxing world...lol GTFOH!!!

How about lining up Zhang who beat Joyce comprehensively instead or how about AJ takes on Zhang and Parker, Hrgy with the winners facing off for undisputed mandatory.

Joyce can take on Ruiz cos both need to prove they can still perform at top level.

AJ's win over Wallin shuts no one up. Parkers win over Wilder speaks volumes.

Parker will call for an AJ fight. AJ is already looking to duck him.

[pollywog]

Hrgovic has looked beyond disinterested since has father passed and i'm not sure he's the fighter he once was.

So why the fück would you want to see AJ vs a dispirited Hrgy and not Parker ?

The guy who beat up on the guy AJ had been avoiding for years and who he got a dubious decision over years ago.

You seem to agree AJ would beat Hrgy.

Do you think the current version of AJ beats the current version of Parker in neutral Saudi territory and no shonky reffing ?

I dont think AJ has the stones to find out and Fast Eddie can't run fast enough away from Parker and Lee in ducking the fight.

[Boro]

So why the fück would you want to see AJ vs a dispirited Hrgy and not Parker ?

The guy who beat up on the guy AJ had been avoiding for years and who he got a dubious decision over years ago.

You seem to agree AJ would beat Hrgy.

Do you think the current version of AJ beats the current version of Parker in neutral Saudi territory and no shonky reffing ?

I dont think AJ has the stones to find out and Fast Eddie can't run fast enough away from Parker and Lee in ducking the fight.

Where did I mention wanting to see Hrgovic fighting AJ? you've plucked some mad conclusion out of thin air...

There wasn't even the slightest implication in my post that I want to see that fight, I see both Parker and AJ as very different fighters now and without the extremely interfering ref a completely different fight therefore a more compelling fight.

I don't care who wins, I care about compelling fights and it would be exactly that.

[pollywog]

Where did I mention wanting to see Hrgovic fighting AJ? you've plucked some mad conclusion out of thin air...

A thousand apologies Effendi.

I'm totally with you on seeing the best vs best.

[Slip jab]

Just make the hrgovic fight… filip gonna be a great storyline and a great defense for usyk after he beats fury but I’ll tell you, Eddie is doing a great job trying to keep AJ in the conversation.

[thack]

Truth is Joshua looked good against ex sparring partner Wallin who had no pop or respect to keep him a bay . Wilder looks shot and seems to have gone backwards, with his MMA hammer blows in close and skirting around the ring doing nothing in the back foot barely throwing a jab, let alone his lethal right , but Joe knew how to nullify him.For the right fights these should be exciting ‘tv’ times out there , l just hope Fury looks better than last time and not on par with Wilder otherwise the landscape really does change, but keeping some prospective here I hope Joshua does move on to better and bigger fights and gives us a reason to get behind him .I’m in for Joshua v Zhang, Parker or Hrgovic , probably in that order whilst Fury and Usyk plays out . Frank and Edward may be on the next card so make the most of their pretty embarrassing ‘friendship’ while the fun lasts,
happy Christmas

[crimsonfalcon07]

AJ looked a lot better than he has. Ben Davison is clearly doing a lot of things right. But I don't think beating Wallin proves much.

I also don't really think Parker's performance was that impressive. Any of the guys who know how to throw an uppercut and figure out an opponent's timing could have beaten Parker as he lunged in over and over. For me, that had a lot more to do with Wilder inexplicably thinking that he's a heavyweight Rigo all of a sudden and trying to box, of all things, on the back foot, and not throwing any bombs. Absolutely awful tactic, and zero help from his "trainer." Kinda like Sunny Edwards trying to slug it out with Bam Rodriguez. Play to your strengths, especially in one of the biggest fights of your career.