Comments Thread For: Parker's Trainer Feels Klitschko Let Joshua Off The Hook in Sixth

[KING5TWENTY]

It was also a early stoppage. Joshua didn't land a single punch in the sequence that caused the ref to stop it.

[Redd Foxx]

The other big flaw was the total neglect of body work, which is what Wlad always does. He ****s that drum a bit when Joshua was doing nothing but sucking wind in 6,7,8 then maybe he doesn't recover so strong plus it makes Joshua defend everything which maybe allows for something big to land upstairs.

It has annoyed me for years watching Wlad and seeing it really cost him just makes me shake my head.

Yea, as you say, it's always been an issue with him but it was painfully apparent tonight when Joshua left his body wide open because he knew Wlad wasn't going there.

I feel like there's so many things about Wlad's performance that I can pick apart. The head hunting, failure to finish, lack of accuracy, failure to block on the left after a succession of jabs, etc.
BUT, when I consider that a 41y/o just dropped and tied the "next big thing" up through the 11th, I've got to say I'm really damn impressed. Holmes, Ali, Tyson, and many others certainly didn't go out that strong.

[The Gambler1981]

Yea, as you say, it's always been an issue with him but it was painfully apparent tonight when Joshua left his body wide open because he knew Wlad want going there.

I feel like there's so many things about Wlad's performance that I can pick apart. The head hunting, failure to finish, lack of accuracy, failure to block on the left after a succession of jabs, etc.
BUT, when I consider that a 41y/o just dropped and tied the "next big thing" up through the 11th, I've got to say I'm really damn impressed. Holmes, Ali, Tyson, and many others certainly didn't go out that strong.

Yea it is kind of odd because in some ways Wlad looked fine his legs looked good and his right hand looked good as always when he let it go. Then there are the aspects where Wlad clearly showed some slippage.

So yea it is impressive at 41 in faded but decent condition with heart toughness and veteran guile he was able to make it work so well for himself against the younger fresher man. Got to respect that, I do hope Wlad doesn't take the rematch because it will only be worse I reckon.

[Big Ukrainian]

Guys, please give Wlad and Joshua the credit they both deserve. Joshua did his best to survive sixth round and Wlad also tried to finish him off, but... he was missing wildly with his left hooks. Just rewatch it. Wlad WAS tired, I don't think he could have done much more than he did after knocking AJ down. Still amazing and extremely gutsy performance from a 41 y.o. legend.

[vitali1999]

Now look here. Of all the Wladdy fights I've seen, that is by far the most exciting. What a way to go and Joshua as I've said before is the new king of heavyweight boxing

[Digital Mouth]

In the post fight press conference Wlad admitted his vision was impaired because of the cut to his eye. He couldn't see properly because of dry blood stuck in the back of his eye. This probably explains why he was so off target when he tried to finish him. So he said he decided to take his time because he felt like it was his night. Unfortunately time caught up with him in the end.

[Boxing Truth]

Wlad at 41 and gave the kid all he could handle

Guys, please give Wlad and Joshua the credit they both deserve. Joshua did his best to survive sixth round and Wlad also tried to finish him off, but... he was missing wildly with his left hooks. Just rewatch it. Wlad WAS tired, I don't think he could have done much more than he did after knocking AJ down. Still amazing and extremely gutsy performance from a 41 y.o. legend.

Really unexpectedly good performance by Wlad who had one last good one left at the advanced age of 41. If he went all out in round 6 and 7 he could have gotten Joshua out of there, but youth and fresh legs won out.

[classicbuzzbox]

I think this fight was the best outcome for both fighters. Wlad nearly beat a real young punching prospect and redeemed himself for a lackluster performance against Fury.

An AJ loss would have had calls of "he was just another British bum" for months and would actually not have done anything for Wlad's stock. AJ getting off the floor to win against a rejuvenated Wlad did great things for AJ's stock.

Also, can anyone imagine the ***** that would have been powering out of Fury's mouth had AJ lost....damn I'd be unplugging the PC for the next 6 months.

[Blackclouds]

If you think about it, AJ almost made the same mistake Izu Ugonoh made. These young fighters need to learn how to apply safe pressure and not over exerting themselves. That's prospect level stuff, ring IQ stuff that AJ has to work on. Far as Wlad missing punches, I think he's reflexes were diminished some compared to his prime, enough that he wasn't able to finish the job. This was a good Klitschko though and why I would have picked him in the Fury rematch.

[Sledgeweather17]

I was smacking my head too. JUMP ON HIM! He's gassed and you just hurt him. The best Klitschko was able to muster was several wild left hooks that missed by a yard. You had him dead to rights and didn't throw another serious right hand for the rest of the round. I was rooting for Klitschko since he was the underdog but I really don't understand it when fighters allow their opponents to recover when they are clearly hurt and ready to go. It's probably for the best in terms of health of the division going forward, but it was really frustrating to watch.

Lol, Joshua was literally laughing whenever Klitschko tried that left hook. To be fair the left hooks were not 'wild', they were actually well executed, but Joshua clearly trained specifically to dodge that left hook throughout training camp, it was clear to see that that was the focus of their whole training camp, even from the get go, but it was much clearer in those rounds when he was hurt.

Also, if you notice Joshua's positioning, he was keeping to Klitschko's left side in order to take away the right hand, forcing Klitschko to throw the left hook that Joshua knew he would dodge relatively easily.

I have to commend the guy he knew how to survive. However, if he had burned out like that and Wilder was in the ring with him, I don't think any amount of preparation during camp would have saved him. He'd probably be in the morgue right now.