Comments Thread For: Joshua Weighs In at Career-High 254 Pounds; Takam 235 Pounds

[RedPath]

In his fights against Whyte and Klitschko, AJ went through periods where he was definitely gassed out. But in each case, he recovered (testament to his fitness, they say) and was able to stop both opponents.

On the weight issue - with the kind of money at stake, you can bet Matchroom have spared no expense in employing the top sports scientists to look at this vulnerability in AJ 's armor. Immediately after the Klitschko fight, I was thinking he needs to lose weight to aid a faster recovery, but now I'm wondering whether they're actually telling him he'll be less vulnerable if he's heavier for fights? There's no way he's 254 by chance, not at this level, it must be by design. But why? Any real sports scientists in the house that can speak to this?

At any rate, woulda-shoulda-coulda doesn’t win fights, so if Wilder fights AJ and manages to push him into one of these vulnerable zones, he really needs to end it there and then.

[uppercut510]

I thought he was supposed to be lighter, hes going to be tired again.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Joshua almost got stopped by Wlad. I really don`t know why is he building so big muscles. He is slower because of that.

[BigZ44]

I'm not happy about this, AJ is getting too heavy, it even looks like there's some bad weight there around the love handles

[Danebrogen]

I was thinking he needs to lose weight to aid a faster recovery, but now I'm wondering whether they're actually telling him he'll be less vulnerable if he's heavier for fights? There's no way he's 254 by chance, not at this level, it must be by design. But why? Any real sports scientists in the house that can speak to this?
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It's simply the amount of drugs he's taking that makes him keep on piling on the weight. He'll probably peak at around 260 pounds in a couple of more fights if he keeps up his current drug regiment. If he were to come in any lighter he would need to drop his already sufficiently low bodyfat %, and having too low bodyfat has a very detrimental effect on strength and power for just a small improvement in cardiovascular fitness.

His strengths as a fighter is just that, his power and physical dominance, and I think there's a big misconception that he was too heavy against Wladimir, had he been any lighter he would have been stopped, and mauled in the clinches thoughout the fight, but instead he won the fight with a uppercut in a clinch after forcing Wladimir's head down with brute force.

And I don't think stamina will be a big issue in this fight, he is not the same fighter that fought Whyte, and he's not fighting Wladimir who is a master at sapping the energy out of his opponents.

His weight is not an issue against current active fighters, and the only boxer on the planet that can beat him at this stage is Tyson Fury.

[oscar9992]

It's simply the amount of drugs he's taking that makes him keep on piling on the weight. He'll probably peak at around 260 pounds in a couple of more fights if he keeps up his current drug regiment.

But I don't think stamina will be a big issue in this fight, he is not the same fighter that fought Whyte, and he's not fighting Wladimir who is a master at sapping the energy out of his opponents.

Doubt it...

Dude just turned 28 just a weak ago... His body is still growing, probably will grow until he is 30.

I doubt it's drugs. Also his body looked much more impressive at 240-245 lbs. Now he looks just big & bit fat... especially in belly area.

[Basco]

Could they be letting off the PEds in preparation for Wilder? That could justify the heavier, not so hard body. Just saying.

[Nightfall]

PED's. in 2018 Wilder beats on him until the ref stops the fight.

[koolkc107]

AJ looked fine and it should be mentioned he wore what looked like some Beats by Dre headphones and never took off his warmups while weighing in.

He is pretty much the same weight as with Wlad.

As for what shape he is in, we will see.

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[Danebrogen]

Doubt it...

Dude just turned 28 just a weak ago... His body is still growing, probably will grow until he is 30.

I doubt it's drugs. Also his body looked much more impressive at 240-245 lbs. Now he looks just big & bit fat... especially in belly area.

Just ****in lol if you believe he's clean. His waist looks bloated because he's using insulin/HGH, his bodyfat however is perfect for athletic performance. Sure he had even lower bodyfat in the past, but having such low bodyfat is detrimental for most athletes that rely on strength and power, and I'm certain his team would have him come in slimmer if they didn't notice that he performs better with a slightly higher bodyfat %.

And to further support this notion, looking at pictures of him going into camp, it doesn't look like he's lost an ounce of fat in camp, I doubt that's not by design.