He 100% let Joshua off the hook. But the thing is that was his style. He didn't take any chance he didn't need to take.
Its smart cuz his long reign (2004-2015 unbeaten streak, which is nuts) was likely because of that. It was bad for entertainment value for most boxing fans. And specifically vs Joshua it lead to him grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory that he had all but locked up. So I suspect overall his safety first approach was a massive net positive despite it also being responsible for the Joshua L.
Its smart cuz his long reign (2004-2015 unbeaten streak, which is nuts) was likely because of that. It was bad for entertainment value for most boxing fans. And specifically vs Joshua it lead to him grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory that he had all but locked up. So I suspect overall his safety first approach was a massive net positive despite it also being responsible for the Joshua L.
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