Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Pumped About Fighting in Manchester

[Tom Cruise]

He doesn't have a great chin, so he needs a 6-7 more fights before 'stepping up'. If he can continue to work on his footwork and guard, he will be very promising

I seen this a few times, not sure what its based on really.

In the Ams he got buzzed and stopped a few times, but he was fighting at National level with only a few fights under his belt and then international level with around 40 fights (bearing in mind he was 18 when he first walked into a gym). Any heavyweight who gets caught clean has the potential to be hurt, and his lack of experience meant he got caught very clean.

His chin is innocent until proven guilty imo

[yoz]

I seen this a few times, not sure what its based on really.

In the Ams he got buzzed and stopped a few times, but he was fighting at National level with only a few fights under his belt and then international level with around 40 fights (bearing in mind he was 18 when he first walked into a gym). Any heavyweight who gets caught clean has the potential to be hurt, and his lack of experience meant he got caught very clean.

His chin is innocent until proven guilty imo

Oh, I didn't mean it in that way; just that he doesn't have an iron chin, a la Wach, Vitali, so he shouldn't be rushed. Working on his footwork, stamina and guard should be paramount now, IMO.

I would like to see Joshua fight the likes of Darnell Wilson in 2-3 fights time.

On a side note, Parker looks very promising, indeed.