Comments Thread For: Joshua Believes Lack of Street Mentality Was Klitschko's Downfall

[Hmabshir]

It's also something to do with age Anthony. You can't beat father time. As for growing up on the streets you served up but you was hardly in the thick of gangland. Dillian Whyte did. He grew up down the road from me. Kids carry machetes round here. All Joshua was deprived of growing up was a pony. The Klitschkos didnt look like they came from privalage. They came from the kind of background where your dad gets sent out to clear up a melted down nuclear reactor.

That's a good point but I wonder how bad it is in the streets of the u.k.? Is it really bad to the point where someone who grows up in the streets is different than someone regularly or is it the thing that just gives you a little credit?

[bluepete]

That's a good point but I wonder how bad it is in the streets of the u.k.? Is it really bad to the point where someone who grows up in the streets is different than someone regularly or is it the thing that just gives you a little credit?

Where Joshua grew up their are alot of wannabe gangsters, who like to act like they are about something. But if you grow up in some parts of London or Manchester then you're bound to be different to ordinary people. People get stabbed where live regularly. Four people have been murdered on my street in the 15 years I lived here, and gang culture is bad here. It affects ordinary people because on these estates you can't avoid these people because they are in the stairwells. Most crime goes unreported because the police don't come here.

[anonymous2.0]

Klitschko tried with his left hook to knock Joshua out, but he just doesn't have the reflexes of his prime self to land it clean. I was even annoyed on how much Klitschko misses with the left hook when it was one of his most accurate punches back in his prime.

His jab isn't as good as it used to be either

[Metho_4u]

Nah, Klitschko was close to stopping Joshua. If he pounced on him as soon as Joshua was hurt, it would be different. Instead he chose to wait and try to break him down to a TKO - wrong tactic...Klitschko even admits he took his time after flooring Joshua.

It looked like Joshua was out when he got hit and hitting the floor woke him up.

His "lack of street mentality" is macho bull****. I know people who would literally rip you apart who never grew up in "the street" and are the preppiest you'd ever meet.

[PapaBricks]

I agree,...If Klitschko had a bit more stamina Joshua would have been outta there.
He barely got by. So he shouldn't brag like he dominated at all.

[Tyistall]

You guys, once again, are idiots hahaha. Klitschko lost that fight fair and square. He didn't "almost beat" AJ and he didn't get KOed by Father Time, he got KOed by a better fighter who probably would have beaten him if they were the same age. You guys must've forgotten that Wladimir fights the way he fights because he has a weak chin. But I remember the Sanders fight vividly as well as the Peter fights and the Brewster fight. This time around Wladimir doesn't have his big brother around to come and avenge his loses like before. His best bet is to retire and to let the younger generation have at it before he gets knocked out of the ring like Hopkins did. AJ will have twice the confidence in the next fight if it happens and the result will be worse for Klitschko.

[ShoulderRoll]

Not sure about that.

Wlad has always fired back when hurt. He lacks the attributes to duke it out with someone (chin, stamina) and the skills on the inside or midrange.

I dont think he lacks for heart. He has always gotten up when hurt and always tried to fight back

A certain fire and killer instinct has always been lacking in Klitschko in my opinion.

You could see it when an exasperated Manny Steward was yelling at him in the corner to finish the guy off already.

[Jkp]

Missing the left hook had nothing to do with his age. Joshua was just too slick for him.

Obviously Joshua trained well for Klitschko. He kept drifting towards Klitschko's left side to discourage Klit from throwing the right, at the same time that tactic induced Klitschko into throwing that left hook, left hook which Joshua was waiting for, which is why he kept ducking and slipping it.

Age had nothing to do with it. Joshua's tactics were on point.

Lol - name any athlete who is in there peak at 42 years old. If "old man" Wlad was this close to beating Joshua, 30 year old Wlad would of destroyed him in a couple of rounds. Joshua will probably be in hospital by 30 with all the steroids he has running through his body.

[Sledgeweather17]

Lol - name any athlete who is in there peak at 42 years old. If "old man" Wlad was this close to beating Joshua, 30 year old Wlad would of destroyed him in a couple of rounds. Joshua will probably be in hospital by 30 with all the steroids he has running through his body.

Prime Wlad got knocked out by past prime, fat Corrie Saunders and a couple of some other bums.

Is that the prime Wlad that would beat Joshua?

[Jkp]

Prime Wlad got knocked out by past prime, fat Corrie Saunders and a couple of some other bums.

Is that the prime Wlad that would beat Joshua?

Yes. That younger bigger faster stronger wlad with more stamina would win easily.