You're making a big deal out of a heavyweight being stunned/wobbled/dropped by another heavyweight. That's what happens in heavyweight boxing. Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis, Wlad, Ali, Foreman, Fraizer, were all stunned or stopped when they fought live bodies. I don't understand your point. You could make this topic about any of the heavyweights I named
Joshua has fought 2 live bodies and been wobbled by both.
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He slowed down because he was hurt by Klitschko and winded from trying to finish him. What I liked was his ability to duck Wlad's power shots while in that state of distress.He has a weird reaction to being hurt. His legs seem solid enough and his eyes clear, but he just slows right down and takes a long time to get back up to speed
He's a flawed fighter for sure but will learn more tricks and instincts with experience, and at least we now know that he has the intangibles for world class boxing. And that he's always going to be great value for moneyComment
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I guess Joshua should have made it a hugging contest with Klitschko and lose a boring decision.
He's had 19 fights and beat one of the best HWs in the last
10 years but the fact that he got hurt is the thing some people chose to dwell on.
Klitschko, got stopped twice before he went on 10 year reign as a champion. But let's not forget Joshua got wobbled in 2 fights he went on to win.Comment
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Anthony Joshua is the sophisticated version of Frank Bruno! his win up against Wladimir Kiltschko, proved that he is a genuine fighter who can turn things around in a tough competitive fight but? His performance also exposed his flaws! (He seems to be suffering from the same Pugilistic disability that David Price has (But it has not reached its chronic stages as yet!) In a long competitive fight his body seems to slowly become static! his share strength and punching comes to his rescue! But on April 29th if he was facing the Wladimir Kiltschko that faced David Haye? He would of been dismantled in the second of the fight badly!
I am also convinced that David Haye, can beat Anthony Joshua! if he can recover from his injury! the blueprint to beat Joshua seems to consist of surviving the opening 4-5 rounds, and then implementing some decent movement with combinations! (Make no doubt about it, Anthony Joshua's combination punching and strength makes him a very dangerous heavyweight! But he is far from invincible!
Anthony Joshua beats Joseph Parker, and even Tyson Fury due to Fury not possessing the punching power to deter Joshua! But i fancy David Haye and even Wladimir Kiltschko in a rematch beating him!Last edited by PRINCEKOOL; 05-01-2017, 12:51 PM.Comment
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Wilder has 38 fights and not one live body on his resume. Wilder hasn't even gone into a fight that was 50/50 depending on the outcome but AJ who goes into a fight where the outcome is 50/50 and gets hurt is some how seen as flawed? Forum turning into a tabloid.Comment
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Those combinations that finished Wlad off in the eleventh round were Mike Tyson-Pinklon Thomas **** - when has Deonkay ever come close to throwing and landing something that clean and vicious with those sloppy ass windmills?Comment
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not true, example, fury, wlad and wilder will land clean punches to end fights (fury not so much, but an example to debunk "heavyweight boxing"), joshua wears guys down with his strength. Most of his power is strength that saps any stamina the opponents have after awhile, he hits hard, but he's not the clean operator is what I mean. He has a very strong and heavy body that trying to wrestle or move (with punches) him will just wreck you.
Look at the whyte fight, what stopped that guy wasn't just the uppercut but the fact that the guy was very very tired at that point vs joshua's overwhelming strength.
His strengths so far have been mid to inside range punches and that's no coincidence as the place you want to be to outmuscle folk.Tyson Fury is Louis esque when it comes to power punching and finishing a hurt opponent
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