Comments Thread For: Hearn: Joshua vs. Price Next Year is a Very Big Fight

[Weltschmerz]

Sure, make the fight. But as somebody else said, this isn't some huge event, at least it shouldn't be. Price is a bum, tbh. Joshua has real potential, on the other hand.

[Weebler I]

in a literal sense yes it is a "big" fight. in terms of boxing no its not. price is a glass jawed bum who was ko'd by a lil slap to the side of the head.

Well it wasn't his jaw then, it was an equilibrium shot. He lost the rematch too but he didn't go down. He gassed.

When Hearn says big fight, he's talking about the level of interest (which is high btw). It's a fight I want to see, two huge HW punchers in a big domestic showdown.

You want to see Joshua in with a top 10 HW guy in his 10th fight? I don't think that's advisable, even though I would maybe pick him against a couple of them.

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If Price lands clean, it's lights out for AJ.

[TheBoxingfan101]

If Price lands clean, it's lights out for AJ.

wouldnt be surprised, price doesnt have the best chin but he does have power

[MrRolltide91]

good fight

[SouthPawHitman]

in a literal sense yes it is a "big" fight. in terms of boxing no its not. price is a glass jawed bum who was ko'd by a lil slap to the side of the head.

Shut the **** up. All you do is talk ****.

Go **** yourself.

[Kilrain]

AJ is NOT humble, that much is clear. Hearn has pumped so much **** into his ear that he already thinks he's the king yet to be crowned.

[Weebler I]

AJ is NOT humble, that much is clear. Hearn has pumped so much **** into his ear that he already thinks he's the king yet to be crowned.

I don't think so. If you watch his IFL videos you'd get the impression sometimes that he doesn't think he's that good at all. He comes across pretty grounded.

[kafkod]

Well it wasn't his jaw then, it was an equilibrium shot. He lost the rematch too but he didn't go down. He gassed.

Price was found to have a perforated ear-drum after the fight. The ears are not just for hearing. There are tiny bones floating in fluid in the inner ear which give us our sense of balance and equilibrium.
A blow to the ear or to the side of the head can cause a sudden rise in air pressure in the inner which sets these little bones trembling and vibrating. If that happens you are basically f**ked for a while afterwards, no matter how good your chin is.
In the rematch he gassed from nervous tension maybe. But he took a sustained barrage of punches flush towards the end and didn't go down, so obviously, his chin is not as bad as some people think.
If he fought Joshua I would pick AJ to win but Price's sheer power gives him a puncher's chance against anybody.

[hugh grant]

Yes, early next year or before June 2015 would be preferable.
Joshua might not think he can beat Price. But if he thinks he can it is not clear really, as he knows he hasn't proven much as a pro yet. Similar to Eubanks.

Price usually has problems with opponents who take his best shots but don't lie down. If AJ takes Prices best shots, AJ may feel the need to lie down on the canvas.