Did AJ/Hearn drop the ball trying to invade USA? Should they have stayed in the UK?

[PRINCEKOOL]

I am also wondering whether warm weather training has a negative impact of Joshua, his stamina looked very bad. He looked as if he was suffering from 'David Price' syndrome almost.

I think this is a exciting chapter is Joshua's career, and his relationship with Eddie Hearn 'It is these ups and downs which making boxing exciting, because when your fighter loses it is devastating' Joshua was soundly beaten though, this was not Rahman or Olver McCall type situation.

Anthony Joshua was beaten up by Andrew Ruiz Junior.

[_Rexy_]

I am also wondering whether warm weather training has a negative impact of Joshua, his stamina looked very bad. He looked as if he was suffering from 'David Price' syndrome almost.

I think this is a exciting chapter is Joshua's career, and his relationship with Eddie Hearn 'It is these ups and downs which making boxing exciting, because when your fighter loses it is devastating' Joshua was soundly beaten though, this was not Rahman or Olver McCall type situation.

Anthony Joshua was beaten up by Andrew Ruiz Junior.

The body assimilates very quickly. Especially to climate. He had a full camp in Florida.

[MulaKO]

Hindsight makes geniuses of us all.

What was the thinking behind invading the US for AJ and Hearn? Chasing the big fights? Maximizing earning potential? Becoming undisputed? Fighting in the UK has been a very profitable business for AJ and Matchroom. They could have continued to do that whilst making 10s of millions per fight.

For the opponent, coming to the UK to fight AJ is a much, much taller task than facing him on neutral ground. That partisan UK crowd on home soil really cannot be over-estimated. As it turns out, seems AJ completely bottled it mentally fighting in NYC.

Seems they sacrificed a lot last night. Going forward they probably have no choice but to go abroad to take the big fights. Redemption is going to have to be sought on other fighter's terms. So much leverage for AJ/Hearn went down the drain.

Eddie Hearn said he wanted to make this a night to remember
And he did , he made miracles for Dazn and also made history with the turnout of the fight , imo
He’s just doing what every other person with a dream and nice kick in the arse ( Dazn $$$ ) would do
Hearn is alright , he’s got money , this won’t kill him and I’m thinking Dazn will be ok also, that’s whether they stay in the fighting business or not
Today , I witnessed more talking of boxing on the tube ( yeah I still watch the tube ) than I did in a long fughin time

[Eff Pandas]

What was the thinking behind invading the US for AJ and Hearn?

Different for both guys.

Eddie is getting this cherry ass US deal with DAZN that is basically a no lose situation for him. Either he becomes a player in the US boxing game or he doesn't & can go back to kicking Warren's ass on the daily in the UK boxing game.

For Joshua I think he was likely pressured by DAZN into fighting in the US with the lure of some Canelo-like multifight 9 digit offer which was rumored to be dangling in front of if he became sellable to US fans. And he could still get that offer, likely slightly lowered, if he beats Ruiz in the rematch.

[MulaKO]

The body assimilates very quickly. Especially to climate. He had a full camp in Florida.

It’s killing me , forgot to mention this
Did you notice Ruiz , not sure what round it was , in between rounds in his corner he shushed the cut man so he could listen to his trainer
Another thing , was their actually over 10000 Brits in MSG
When that Mannix guy interviewed Eddie Hearn , the crowd started booing
I was in total shock and can’t believe no one picked up on that
You said you could rewind , yeah yeah I know the buffering , but if you could confirm this
I’m pretty sure I wasn’t hallucinating

[_Rexy_]

It’s killing me , forgot to mention this
Did you notice Ruiz , not sure what round it was , in between rounds in his corner he shushed the cut man so he could listen to his trainer
Another thing , was their actually over 10000 Brits in MSG
When that Mannix guy interviewed Eddie Hearn , the crowd started booing
I was in total shock and can’t believe no one picked up on that
You said you could rewind , yeah yeah I know the buffering , but if you could confirm this
I’m pretty sure I wasn’t hallucinating

I’m at work right now, but they 100% boo’d Hearn. I assumed it was the U.K. fans that were doing that though. Like when Gary Bettman gets bood by every hockey fan in the world.

[MulaKO]

I’m at work right now, but they 100% boo’d Hearn. I assumed it was the U.K. fans that were doing that though. Like when Gary Bettman gets bood by every hockey fan in the world.

Ahhh fugh I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t hear it with my own ears
Why would they boo him , I can count on both hands the times I’ve heard a British chit on him

The shushing part , with Ruiz and his corner , that was fughin classic
Did you catch it or you missed it
You’ll have a good laugh
It just seemed unreal , I think it’s the first time I ever witness the boxer telling a corner man to shut up
Usually it’s the head chief , the way it should be , doing the only talking in the corner

[PRINCEKOOL]

The body assimilates very quickly. Especially to climate. He had a full camp in Florida.

Yes I know, I am just wondering if? For him personally he would of preferred to stay in his usual training environment. Something was off anyway, the Kiltschko fight was a by far more intense pace, or so it appeared.

I am not sure why people buzz off Mami, must be a annoying place to train too civilized 'Ether which way Joshua was beaten up comprehensively'.

[MulaKO]

Different for both guys.

Eddie is getting this cherry ass US deal with DAZN that is basically a no lose situation for him. Either he becomes a player in the US boxing game or he doesn't & can go back to kicking Warren's ass on the daily in the UK boxing game.

For Joshua I think he was likely pressured by DAZN into fighting in the US with the lure of some Canelo-like multifight 9 digit offer which was rumored to be dangling in front of if he became sellable to US fans. And he could still get that offer, likely slightly lowered, if he beats Ruiz in the rematch.

Yo Eff
C’mon don’t tell me YOU didn’t notice Ruiz telling his corner to stfu
Ok ok he shushed him
I was laughing my ass off

[_Rexy_]

Ahhh fugh I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t hear it with my own ears
Why would they boo him , I can count on both hands the times I’ve heard a British chit on him

The shushing part , with Ruiz and his corner , that was fughin classic
Did you catch it or you missed it
You’ll have a good laugh
It just seemed unreal , I think it’s the first time I ever witness the boxer telling a corner man to shut up
Usually it’s the head chief , the way it should be , doing the only talking in the corner

I didn’t see that, but that’s fantastic. What round? Just shows how important it was to Ruiz. He did his homework, and his trainer did too. They had a game plan and other than the knockdown they executed it flawlessly.

Also, on the Ruiz KD, did it look to you like his head was kind of held? I watched it a few times and it seems like as he’s trying to dodge joshua’s punch he got stuck on Joshua’s other hand. Wasn’t blatant like Fury/Cunningham...maybe it was just me? lol