Anthony Joshua vs Charles Martin

[LoadedWraps]

Any money I have come the date I WILL BE LOOKING TO EMPTY IT ALL ON Joshua Anthony. (Can't imagine this fight staying in Martin's hands...)

Don't do it!

Martin is going to beat AJ from pillar to post.

[ianjamsie]

Don't do it!

Martin is going to beat AJ from pillar to post.

He really won't.

It is nearly as certain as a Frankel win.

But the odds are rubbish.

[MrRolltide91]

Can't wait....

[Froch_uppercut]

WAR PRINCE!

Not sure if you have enough points to bet me, but I'll go all in on a Joshua stoppage.

[VG_Addict]

Joshua hasn't fought a southpaw in the pros.

Don't tell me that he's fought them in the amateurs, because the amateurs and the pros are different.

[Froch_uppercut]

Literally nodded off not just once but twice listening to AJ on the gloves are off.

The guy has about as much personality as a Paris Hilton f4nny pad! Can SKY not pick up on fighters who actually have a grain of personality & something to say in future?

Nothing there at all, the guys entire vocabulary consists of a maximum of 10 words.
He can't even talk he just sits with a fake, highly irritating smug grin on his face saying ''yes'' & ''I agree''.
I hope Martin knocks him clean out he is way too dry for my liking.

It's not wrestling dude. AJ is keeping things real and calm. No need for embarrassing Tyson Fury type shenanigans. Give me real every day of the week. If you want batman costumes and bad singing, get on the Fury hype train. AJ will destroy that lump when and if they ever meet.

[alexguiness]

That IBF belt is basically being handed to Joshua with a ribbon around it.

Joshua is just a manufactured robot with no personality at all.

Eddie Hearn has his hand up Joshuas bum and feeds him his media friendly lines.

As usual the UK media just cum in their pants whenever Joshua is mentioned.

[Froch_uppercut]

Sometimes I wonder what it takes for a boxer to get just one little tiny iota of respect from some people. Martin could have took repeated bum fights while saying the big fights can't be made like Stevenson does. Around 3 or 4 smaller headlining fights would have equaled the Joshua money. And Martin could have fought in America, his home town or state even. Instead he is making a defense against a threat in Joshu's backyard. And it's a high risk low reward fight as people will say Joshua wasn't ready, isn't good etc if Joshua loses. So I think Martin deserves respect. I'm not saying anyone should call him p4p number one, I'm just pointing out that he did something many wouldn't have done.

Good post. Martin puts a ton of leverage into those big left hands - I am sure he will have AJ's respect, if not the respect of some people on their keyboards.
Seems like a genuine fella too, and I see he has some other credentials from his amateur days. I still want Joshua to win, and think he will, but props to Martin for what he has accomplished and for taking this on.

[Weltschmerz]

People are knocking Joshua too much about his 'boring personality', etc. He's just being himself and doesn't feel the need to trash talk everybody. He's a genuinely nice guy and always respecting his opponent, it's commendable.

[ianjamsie]

Joshua hasn't fought a southpaw in the pros.

Don't tell me that he's fought them in the amateurs, because the amateurs and the pros are different.

Yes the southpaw amateurs he fought were better than Martin