Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua on Rumors He Was Knocked Out in Sparring

[Boxing Logic]

"It was intentional, I wanted to see what it's like to get ko'd"

Exactly. If Joshua is actually telling the truth, that he puts himself in positions to get rocked in sparring on purpose so that he'll be able to "practice being hurt," then that is ridiculous. And assuming he actually told his trainers about this genius plan of his, his trainers should have shut it down immediately and told him not to do that.

If Joshua wants to practice being hurt, they can have him practice a drill, repeatedly, where he has to quickly duck under a punch and then jump in to hold. Practice that 1000 times when you're not hurt, and when you do get hurt, it will be ingrained and you'll still remember how to do it as best you can, depending on how hurt you are. But that's the best and only way to practice being hurt without actually getting hurt and shortening your shelf life in the sport, as well as potentially denting your chin for future fights, depending on who you are. What he's talking about is absurd though.

[Poppo168]

I think you're all reading into this too literally. I think he was saying he was working on his movement and learning not to get hit & of course he's going to get hit in the process. Better to learn these hard lessons in sparring than in the ring. I do think he's chinny though.

[Straightener]

You don't have to be chinny to get rocked at hw

joshua has crazy fitness levels , when he is shaken he recovers

Once he levels wlad hopefully people will start to give him credit

[removed]

Don't worry lad, we'll see you knocked out in the ring soon enough when the Steelhammer connects.

[deathofaclown]

A lot of heavies talk about "going out quicker" after they start getting knocked out. That's no good if he's getting hurt like that in 20 fights in. I don't hear about a lot of biggies getting sparked in training camp. At least not the "A side" and by much lesser fighters. He got rocked with Whyte, who is still in greener pastures (although that was a personal fight) and is now going to be facing a guy w/ KO power in both hands in Klitschko. Wlad can make you pay if you let him stick that jab then thud the right. Manny always told Lennox and then WK, "First we break them, then we take them." Joshua better have that guard and that cardio up. Klitschko might be a sneaky one.

I agree with that. Plus the fact Joshua is not exactly awkward or anything. Joshua's style is fairly static and orthodox which is better for an old fighter like Klitschko. I don't think Joshua's style is that difficult for Klitschko in some ways and i don't think Joshua's style will make Wlad look that old or test his age. If Wlad starts getting that jab going and comfortable enough to start letting the right hand come after it, AJ might have no answer for it.

Wlad is definitely well past his best but i think he would have always had an awkward night with Fury, win or lose. If this was 3-4 years ago, we would be saying AJ is a almost a tailor made style of opponent for Wlad in a way. If AJ's style isn't going to show Wlad's age, then Wlad might be able to old man him and beat him.

[deathofaclown]

You don't have to be chinny to get rocked at hw

joshua has crazy fitness levels , when he is shaken he recovers

Once he levels wlad hopefully people will start to give him credit

You think?

He's only been rocked once and he stiffened up for about 2 rounds a la Frank Bruno. I didn't think the signs looked good to be honest. Whyte just didn't have the experience or killer instinct to finish him. He didn't pick his shots better.

If a good finisher like Haye had him hurt like Whyte did, i'd bet Joshua wouldn't have made it out of the round.

[Straightener]

You think?

He's only been rocked once and he stiffened up for about 2 rounds a la Frank Bruno. I didn't think the signs looked good to be honest. Whyte just didn't have the experience or killer instinct to finish him. He didn't pick his shots better.

If a good finisher like Haye had him hurt like Whyte did, i'd bet Joshua wouldn't have made it out of the round.

What I'm getting at is anyone can be knocked out at heavy

He did go into slow mo after whyte countered him but as soon as his head cleared he knocked him out .

If any of the current hws get clipped they are gonna go down or wobble

[Jewish-Reptile]

You don't have to be chinny to get rocked at hw

joshua has crazy fitness levels , when he is shaken he recovers

Once he levels wlad hopefully people will start to give him credit

When Joshua is knocked out in April he'll be going on holiday without his woman touching ****s like Kell Brook, he'll be a changed man forever more.

[Poppo168]

When Joshua is knocked out in April he'll be going on holiday without his woman touching ****s like Kell Brook, he'll be a changed man forever more.

It will be fun quoting all of your posts in the run up to this fight after WK gets retired. lmao.

[Straightener]

When Joshua is knocked out in April he'll be going on holiday without his woman touching ****s like Kell Brook, he'll be a changed man forever more.

How many fake accounts have you got on here

Wlads shot to s**t

Joshua will end him