Comments Thread For: Hearn: Absolutely No Truth Joshua Was Badly Hurt in Sparring!

[GlassJoey]

I want to know what happened behind the scenes. Joshua took forever to walk out of a closed dressing room door and showed weak emotion leaving that room.. he got into ring and looked lethargic af. This was not Joshua of the past. He looked drained weak and not focused. Makes me think the fix was in.

I was expecting a flu or food poising excuse. Maybe a panic attack in the changing room. He looked pale as he walked out.

I think the pressure might have got to him being away from home and realising he had spent all the time since miller pulled out talking about himself, wilder and fury and not focusing on Ruiz.

[OgTripleOg]

It's probably true. Welcome to America. Farewell mate.

[OgTripleOg]

I think the pressure might have got to him being away from home and realising he had spent all the time since miller pulled out talking about himself, wilder and fury and not focusing on Ruiz.

Stop beating around the bush. AJ got ****ed up pressure or not. You think Ruiz had no pressure trying to get all those belts? Lol

[NachoMan]

I call BS. Joshua did not look confident at all. I remember looking at him during the ring walk and thinking he looks afraid. Joshua needs to develop some grit, unfortunately he lives in a continent where there is none

Oh, Lawd! There it goes. Now you've gone an opened it all up again!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1135166054441934848

[NachoMan]

I still have my money on Josh sparking out Fury at Wembley when they fight.

Jesus, you're a stubborn one, aren't you?

[sidefx996]

Even if it is true? There is no point in making excuses, I feel like this is Joshua's principle.

Everyone knows that David Haye was semi injured before the first Tony Bellew fight, and a complete wreck for the rematch but still? There was no official excuse made. 'Joshua just need to relax for afew weeks, then get back into training'.

Understand but reports of him fighting with a concussion, getting "brutally knocked out" a week before the fight, and that his father wanted the fight postponed because of it go way beyond excuses. No idea if it's actually true, and we may never know, but imagine the consequences of getting punched in the head repeatedly already having a concussion. Not good.

[Eff Pandas]

With all the damage Joshua took before the fight & in the fight + the panic attack before the fight & anything else that comes forth in the next 30 minutes I'm surprised Joshua f#cking lived through his visit to the US.

[Patsfan bri]

Thank god he wasn’t knocked out in sparring . Poor guy got his ass handed to him by a fringe contender who took the fight on 5 weeks notice and Aj has already been knocked 4 times in his amateur days.

[Tha Kid]

Joshua is way too soft for boxing 🤷🏾*♂️

[BangEM]

Jesus, you're a stubborn one, aren't you?

Fury can't beat Josh. I'll take that to my grave. Even Fury knows that and if you know anything in the British boxing circle, most people know that apart from the white boxers who're in denial.

Josh beat Fury up pretty bad in sparring when he was still an amateur and he dropped him more than twice.