Comments Thread For: Hearn: Anthony Joshua Got Sloppy and Never Recovered

[VatoMulatto]

No fire no desire whatsoever.

[Carpe Diem]

He doesn’t have the grits and intensity to be an all-time great HW. He has good skills and punching power, but he seems to be a mental midget with an obvious glass jaw.I really thought he had what it takes to beat both Wilder and Fury(Maybe he still might), but he needs to improve his defense big time.

[Carpe Diem]

Looks can be deceiving. On paper, he looks like the ideal HW boxer. 6’6” built like a powerhouse, but he might just be another Frank Bruno.

[Blond Beast]

Looks can be deceiving. On paper, he looks like the ideal HW boxer. 6’6” built like a powerhouse, but he might just be another Frank Bruno.

Well put. AJs size was always his first ingredient.

[Tutsa]

What happened to Anthony Joshua, and what did we learn from Andy Ruiz Jr.'s big upset?
Steve Kim
ESPN

2. Is Joshua's chin a problem?

At this point, it seems like a rhetorical question. What looked to be an early night for Joshua after flooring Ruiz in Round 3, instead became the beginning of a Gotham City nightmare in his U.S. debut. As he came into close the show on Ruiz, he was caught by a series of crisp counter-punches from Ruiz, who proved he, too, could punch.

Joshua was stunned by a left hook to the temple during an exchange in the same round and went down in an stunning turn of events. And then once again. And while he survived the round and had some moments thereafter, from that point on he looked unsteady on his legs and more than that, unsure of his own durability.

Never had a man so strong, looked so fragile.
It was an easy call for referee Michael Griffin. While Joshua was on his feet standing on a neutral corner after being knocked down twice more by Ruiz in Round 7, he had symbolically waved the white flag.

And while the result is surprising, the fact is that Joshua was buzzed numerous times and he hit the canvas four times. We have seen that before. He was stunned in victories over Dillian Whyte and most recently against Alexander Povetkin. Two years ago he was knocked down by Wladimir Klitschko before stopping Klitschko in a great fight.

For all the talent he has, it's clear Joshua's chin is a flaw. Perhaps it was just a matter of when it was going to be totally exposed.

4. Is an immediate rematch a good idea for Joshua?

The reality is that Joshua has never been the same, aggressive attacker post-Klitschko, and now in the aftermath of his New York meltdown you wonder if he'll ever be the same. Losses of this nature can affect a fighter more psychologically than physically.

This just seems like a soul crushing loss for Joshua, and the shiny veneer that accompanied him into this event may never be recaptured. The cloak of invincibility on Joshua had been fading, and now it's completely ripped to shreds.

If they do it again in six months, Ruiz, you would think, would come into the rematch with more confidence -- and at least the same power -- while Joshua will have the same doubts that he left the ring with on Saturday.

In the UK Joshua is still a very bankable commodity, but another loss to Ruiz will most likely reduce his status to being the modern day Frank Bruno.

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...z-jr-big-upset

Frank Bruno would wipe the the floor with AJ MR Kim

[Tutsa]

Looks can be deceiving. On paper, he looks like the ideal HW boxer. 6’6” built like a powerhouse, but he might just be another Frank Bruno.

Bruno was better threw better combos and had a hell of a chin took Tyson seven straight punch’s to put him down

[Andre_parker1]

Aj will be back, Ruiz is very beatable, kovalev Vs Alvarez comes to mind, all he has to do is box and not go for the kill all the time..he can outbox and outsmart the zombie with the handspeed ruiz all day everyday

[_Rexy_]

Aj will be back, Ruiz is very beatable, kovalev Vs Alvarez comes to mind, all he has to do is box and not go for the kill all the time..he can outbox and outsmart the zombie with the handspeed ruiz all day everyday

Kov was up on the cards and got caught.

Joshua won 1 round, was getting picked off by counters at will and looked lost all fight.

big difference.

[Tony702]

70-30 - Wilder

[Dle]

Miller can now kick himself. Ruiz stepped in and did what Millerwas supposed to do. Now we kno why Hearn kept AJ from Wilder exactly, that there would’ve happened.