Comments Thread For: Hearn: Joshua Had Horrific Camp, Flu Before Fighting Povetkin

[Zn1]

It's nothin'

HW legend Tommy Morrison fought with full blown aids

[Plick647]

There are a lot of people here who would rather keep calling AJ a coward than see him fight Wilder. At least you admit it.

AJs way or the highway? how limiting, id rather dictate my own pace.
AJ is becoming the amir kahn of the HW division, with a much better chin!

[Sid-Knee]

The poisonous Americans are out in force again. The hypocrites had no problem when Wilder had the flue before the Ortiz fight, but with Joshua it's a no no. You insecure bitter little freaks. So hate filled and grotesque.

[Sid-Knee]

The fight was too good for them to start coming up with excuses. Who knows, maybe it's true? But, if it's an excuse to try and make Anthony look better by somewhat discrediting Povetkin's performance, that is P-E-T-T-Y.

Povetkin had a superb performance and came to win the fight. Fans and Hearn were probably expecting a one sided affair but when the Russian showed up to fight I was impressed and Hearn was definitely shook for those first few rounds. Povetkin gave a good account of himself. Joshua looked too calm in there and a little flustered by Povetkin's quick and powerful approach. I though the first three rounds were easily Povetkin's with 4 and 5 being a little more competitive. Joshua started to figure out Povetkin in the sixth and his jab to the bodies eventually brought the head down by the 7th.

This wasn't a bad fight. And Joshua is a young professional that is still growing. With that being said no one should discredit Povetkin's game performance. He came to fight! Joshua came through and showed skill when he finally got Povetkin out of there. Not only that but Joshua has faced adversity a few times and he's come back and won. That should also show that he's world champion material.

If Joshua had the flu, then he had the flu. It isn't to discredit anybody.

When you get ill in fight week, I should imagine it's hard to call the whole thing off due to tickets and hotels being booked. So there's pressure there. It's just a good job it wasn't so sever that it really hampered Joshua. He did a good job, as did Povetkin.

[kafkod]

Wilder , Usyk and Ortiz are the only 3 names I will accept. In that order

Hopefully, Wilder's cherry pick of an innactive Fury will backfire and he'll be out of the picture. Ortiz shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence as Fury and Usyk.

I'm praying for Fury to shock everybody by beating Wilder and the officials in the US, then fight AJ in April, with the winner going against Usyk - who should beat Bellew - next.

[Sid-Knee]

Hearn, shut up already! We know that you’re trying to steal some fire from the Wilder-Fury SUPERFIGHT.

Explain how mentioning Joshua having the flu takes away from a fight that isn't even happening until December?

[Sid-Knee]

I heard a semi tractor trailer ran over Wilder's arm before the Ortiz fight.

No, but we did also hear he had the flu.

[kafkod]

AJs way or the highway? how limiting, id rather dictate my own pace.
AJ is becoming the amir kahn of the HW division, with a much better chin!

Except that with AJ, it's no delusion - he really is The Man in his division right now.

[Sid-Knee]

Good Point!

Not everyone loses weight from the flu. It depends.

[Corelone]

Gypsy George Harris was blind in one eye and couldn't see too good out of the other.