Comments Thread For: Hearn: If Joshua Loses Again, His Career is Not in a Great Place

[Oldskoolg]

He was notoriously bad at drug dealing. The standard of dealing in North London has been much better since he started boxing.

I get the feeling this drug dealing legend has been overhyped to give him “street cred” since he CLEARLY is in no way about that life

[Oldskoolg]

His whole fan base will go for the Guinness book of records “most people simultaneously having a panic attack” record

At least that gets them one title I suppose, and back to a side status

Yep, the sale of narcotics will go through the roof in England and Nigeria....

[trippers1]

You seriously believe all that?? AJ has always had a poor chin and poor recovery. If Ruiz had AJ's chin. Joshua would have won in round 3. People would have said Ruiz was nothing if that had happened.

If AJ loses again to Ruiz and retires then he is not a fighter. I remember when Hatton lost to Pacquiao and Floyd and gave up. Was the lamest thing ever. Real fighters keep improving and keep fighting.

Joshuas career is built on the idea he is indestructable, people marvel at his power, body ect see him as some form of demi god, now he has been bested by a wee fat guy do you think people will still pay big money and fill 80000 seat stadiums?? He wont improve he is staying with mckraken, do you know who else robert mckraken trained?? Thats right carl froch , who used his face to block punches and his toughness brought him through, AJ doesnt have that punch resistence so his trainer is all wrong for him, do u think if he loses then he will still be the same draw?? I dont as thats what happened to david price.

[Batfink]

I think AJ has the attributes but does he have the hunger and dedication to work on his craft of boxing.

I would completely demolish my team and go train with Abel Sanchez up in big bear. If he is serious about being the best of this generation.

All the team he has are a bunch of yes men that add 0 value. It’s time to go on a soul searching journey and dig deep to find the animal.

I have always perceived AJ as overhyped and have never been convinced of his boxing ability although I felt his conditioning seemed superior to most in the sport against Ruiz even that had vanished.

If he believes he can change/fix his flaws in a couple of months with the same team then I must say that his head is in the clouds and he has lost grasp of reality.

Even if he beats Ruiz should he proceed with a rematch it’s just a covering for the cracks he showcased on fight night. He will inevitably come unstuck when he fights the other big boys in the division.

Joshua has flaws that weren’t news in his fight with Ruiz but were exposed with more damaging results. Those flaws will still be there in the rematch.

But right now he has been handed a gift of 0 pressure. He should reject the rematch and rebuild to come back stronger.

I think the problem here is clear that Matchroom want to continuously milk AJ and they have no interest in what’s best for him and his career. There’s an overly unhealthy focus on money.

They want him back in the rematch now to maintain their leverage in the division. They believe they can win but I’m not so sure. Aj needs to 1000% sure he wants the rematch else bye bye Mr Sponsorship Deals.

[Califire209]

If Joshua gets KO'd again then he is Britain's Next David Price

[Califire209]

I think AJ has the attributes but does he have the hunger and dedication to work on his craft of boxing.

I would completely demolish my team and go train with Abel Sanchez up in big bear. If he is serious about being the best of this generation.

All the team he has are a bunch of yes men that add 0 value. It’s time to go on a soul searching journey and dig deep to find the animal.

I have always perceived AJ as overhyped and have never been convinced of his boxing ability although I felt his conditioning seemed superior to most in the sport against Ruiz even that had vanished.

If he believes he can change/fix his flaws in a couple of months with the same team then I must say that his head is in the clouds and he has lost grasp of reality.

Even if he beats Ruiz should he proceed with a rematch it’s just a covering for the cracks he showcased on fight night. He will inevitably come unstuck when he fights the other big boys in the division.

Joshua has flaws that weren’t news in his fight with Ruiz but were exposed with more damaging results. Those flaws will still be there in the rematch.

But right now he has been handed a gift of 0 pressure. He should reject the rematch and rebuild to come back stronger.

I think the problem here is clear that Matchroom want to continuously milk AJ and they have no interest in what’s best for him and his career. There’s an overly unhealthy focus on money.

They want him back in the rematch now to maintain their leverage in the division. They believe they can win but I’m not so sure. Aj needs to 1000% sure he wants the rematch else bye bye Mr Sponsorship Deals.

He probably wants to run back to the UK so he can use his Billy Joe Saunders inhalant for training

[trippers1]

He was notoriously bad at drug dealing. The standard of dealing in North London has been much better since he started boxing.

He used to sell tenner bags for a fiver. True story

[BangEM]

This rematch is all about egos instead of sound strategy! The proper advice from Hearn should be, let's take a step back, recover both physically and mentally, and then come bank stronger, i.e. Pacquiao, J-Rock, and Fury! Hearn should have him fight Hunter, Hrgovic, Whyte, or Rivas!

Lmao. Great you’re not Hearn.

You Wildettes are so predictable, lol.

[angkag]

Sounds like Hearn wants to cash out

Pretty sure Hearn would like Joshua to be successful for a few more years yet - lots of money in it for him. But lest we forget, Hearn is looking at a business plan that goes long past Joshua's eventual retirement, so he can't be too reliant on the big man.

Thing I'm intrigued about is the flare-up between Joshua's pop and Hearn in the ring - what it was about, and whether Joshua will be getting different advice from Hearn and his pop at the moment on what to do next.

[OldTerry]

Eddie Hearn is such a great motivator