Comments Thread For: Wilder: Joshua Quit Because of Matchroom's Pressure on Him

[uppercut510]

Don't run so fast! Hop onboard the Efe Ajagba train! Just because you reside in the UK doesn't mean you can't enjoy the HW division anymore just because Joshua was horribly embarrassed! There's still Fury and Whyte!

Trust me, I know how it feels! I watched Tyson vs. Douglas, Tyson vs. Holyfield, and Tyson vs. Lewis! I know how bad it hurts! Cheer up Brother!

"Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help." - Psalms 146:3

man when douglass beat Tyson and I was hurt, good thing there wasn't an internet like that back then lol but I wouldn't be acting like these guys

[snoopy360]

man when douglass beat Tyson and I was hurt, good thing there wasn't an internet like that back then lol but I wouldn't be acting like these guys

Those fights damn near cost me a few friends. Post prison Mike really let me down.

[NachoMan]

When I read the title I thought this Wilder has got so much to say now. He has been silent as a mouse this year in regards to Joshua. However, I have to grudgingly agree with him. Joshua showed all the signs of someone that didn’t want to continue. Wilder actually broke it down perfectly in terms of him not coming forward, mental frailties etc. Maybe Wilder’s brain is big enough to fit a spaceship inside after all. I didn’t believe him when he first said it but now I do.

Wilderlites im staying in my lane the heavyweight division is yours. I’m taking my pom-poms to the Welterweight division which we have absolutely nobody but I like Spence

Well, you have Josh Kelly at WW. Might not want to get too invested in him though because that boy is going to get himself KO'd too when he steps up. Lots of talent in him, but soo many holes at the moment.

[Thaman2x]

Joshua never quit, he said he wanted to continue, but the ref stopped the fight, WHY?!

Why isnt there any controversy surrounding the stoppage?! WHY!!

Either you're incredibly dense, ydksab, or both.... The fight was stopped for OBVIOUS reasons...one being he was knocked down 4 times. A few others being his body language, him spitting out his mouth piece, him not defending himself, and him not following instructions to come forward when the ref waved him to come forward.

Joshua was toast. Hearn also has no quarrel with the stoppage. Why? Because it was obvious to anyone who knows anything about boxing that Joshua was done after round 3.

Spare us the controversy; there is none. Joshua lost to a better, more prepared fighter that night. That's the bottom line.

Additionally, all this **** about "what happened prior to the fight In The dressing room" has zero to do with his flat-footedness, his stiff posture, his inability to time punches, his lack of head movement, and most importantly his suspect chin. It's also a marvel that he was able to knock down Ruiz because, as some of y'all claim, something just wasn't right with him.

Bottom line, Joshua will bounce back (hopefully, because he is actually really good for boxing) in incredible fashion and get some of these big name fights under his belt. He will lose those big fights, but at least they will happen.

[NachoMan]

to everyone saying Wilder should stop kicking AJ when he is down...

Wilder is aware of the following things, this is his mind-set...

* he knows they lied to him...
* he knows they avoided that fight...
* he knows they tried to paint him as a coward...

that is what he knows...

that is EXACTLY what happened to Ward

which is why Golovkin is now called lil'g

Not sure how GGG got pulled into this discussion, but no reasonable fans thinks Gennady ducked a guy two weight classes above him. Back to AJ and Wilder...

[Noelanthony]

You’re Nigerian right? Why not cheer for Efe?

True, I’ve never actually seen him box apart from a few highlight reels. Me and Joshua are not friends but he is a member of my casino I go to, Ive played roulette with him, dined with him and his Mrs, not to mention he told my 8 year old who shares the same name with him that I could easily beat him up. He is actually a genuinely nice guy. So to answer your question I will just be supporting Efe for the sake of it.

[Noelanthony]

Don't run so fast! Hop onboard the Efe Ajagba train! Just because you reside in the UK doesn't mean you can't enjoy the HW division anymore just because Joshua was horribly embarrassed! There's still Fury and Whyte!

Trust me, I know how it feels! I watched Tyson vs. Douglas, Tyson vs. Holyfield, and Tyson vs. Lewis! I know how bad it hurts! Cheer up Brother!

"Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help." - Psalms 146:3

Lololololol. I’ve been waiting for you to come at my neck. I was going to block you but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

[uppercut510]

aj fanatics are proving themselves to be unreasonable, nothing left to say to them, just keep bringing up what happened to aj

[Motorcity Cobra]

Whyte said the same thing.

Hearn said he got the sense AJ was relieved the pressure was off him after the loss.

Everybody can see he ain't built for the #1 spot.

[Biolink]

Joshua hired a sports psychologist and talked to a Navy Seal on dealing with pressure. You know he was going through it.