Is there a chance Anthony Joshua turns into the new David Price?

[Nash out]

It might seem funny to read at first and without a doubt he is a better boxer. But I remember watching most of Price's early fights before he lost, obviously at a lower level than Joshua, but I don't recall any stamina issues then caused by nervous energy. Joshua when hurt, seems to react the same way.

One shot vs Dillian in round 2 and he didn't really recover until Round 4, off 1 decent shot, despite completely dominating the first round. Vs Wlad, shot his load in round 5 after knocking down Wlad, almost got stopped and had no energy at all until about round 9, and that's with Wlad not putting too much pressure on him and just plodding away at him cautiously.

Against Ruiz, again it kicked in after the first knockdown. Forget this concussed nonsense, it's happened to him before. Like Pricey, when he gets hurt, or too excited, he loses composure and burns through energy rapidly leaving himself very vulnerable, and I feel if he loses again, he will completely doubt himself for the rest of his career and start losing to/having 50-50's with guys he is far better than down the line.

I really believe that Joshua's entire career is on the line in the Ruiz rematch. If he loses again, he will never be a world champion again. I am certain of that.

[Htown-Finest]

AJ need to turn to new trainer. At least add one

[sunny31]

It might seem funny to read at first and without a doubt he is a better boxer. But I remember watching most of Price's early fights before he lost, obviously at a lower level than Joshua, but I don't recall any stamina issues then caused by nervous energy. Joshua when hurt, seems to react the same way.

One shot vs Dillian in round 2 and he didn't really recover until Round 4, off 1 decent shot, despite completely dominating the first round. Vs Wlad, shot his load in round 5 after knocking down Wlad, almost got stopped and had no energy at all until about round 9, and that's with Wlad not putting too much pressure on him and just plodding away at him cautiously.

Against Ruiz, again it kicked in after the first knockdown. Forget this concussed nonsense, it's happened to him before. Like Pricey, when he gets hurt, or too excited, he loses composure and burns through energy rapidly leaving himself very vulnerable, and I feel if he loses again, he will completely doubt himself for the rest of his career and start losing to/having 50-50's with guys he is far better than down the line.

I really believe that Joshua's entire career is on the line in the Ruiz rematch. If he loses again, he will never be a world champion again. I am certain of that.

Some good points here and yeah I can see this happening...he is obviously a lot better and seems to have a bit more resolve and a better chin but relatively speaking he could end up on a similar path to Price.

He could also go back to the drawing board and make a recovery like Wlad, but I'm not sure he has the same qualities to achieve that, he doesn't have that level of amateur foundation to fall back on. He has an extremely uphill task, aura of invincibility is gone, fighters will take more risks against him to get to his chin...

My gut tells me that he will have more failures than success from here on out

I'm not one to believe in miracles but I really feel his best hope is to get Wlad in his team and get that attention to detail in his camp. Wlad is one of the few guys out there who can give him the wisdom of Manny Steward and teach him to fight tall and safe.

[Redsox]

he done been on that road.

[Eddy Current]

Yeah if Joshua loses to Ruiz again his image will be 100% annihilated. Ruiz is solid as hell though so it's not like he'll have lost to some bum, but his image will still be shattered.

[Mammoth]

Joshua would never lose to guys like Teper and Thompson so the comparison is a bit harsh

[A.K]

Does ruiz even matter he clearly gets stopped by wilder and outboxed every round by fury.

[W1LL]

He almost reached the pinnacle, unified a load of belts, won an Olympic gold, so think comparing him to David Price is a bit of an insult. I'd say it's more like Mike Tyson post-Douglas. The aura of invincibility has been shattered. Many of us always said he was overrated, and he never showed the potential of a young Tyson. But I'd say that's a more accurate comparison. Even if he beats Andy Ruiz in a rematch, the questions will remain. He will have to take some tough fights now if he wants to prove the doubters wrong.

[moltres.]

i think he likes boxing taller guys. i really think joshua would give fury a good fight.

smaller guys are awkward for him.

i dont think his career would end up like prices, he has already achieved a lot.

[removed]

Joshua has silly money, he won't turn into a joke like Price. If he loses to Ruiz again i fully expect him to retire.