Comments Thread For: Hearn: Joshua Will Decide Rematch Location - NOT Andy Ruiz

[Curtis Harper]

This is what annoys me, none of you are gonna credit those that didn't follow AJ and called out his flaws. I said it all the time before the fight, I defended Andy virulently when he was called a bum late replacement. I'm not a big name fighter follower so this isn't abnormal for me to do. Have your doubts though, as long as it makes you comfortable that AJ isn't a complete fraud like he always was. Fake Olympic champ, bum world champ.

People were calling AJ out on his limitations since he won the titles. That's not a big tell.

People who are emotionally invested in a fight (I hate that guy and everyone is better than him, gggrrrr) will pick everyone to beat the fighter they hate.

And when it FINALLY happens, they toot their horn as if they ''knew it all along !!''

[SN!PER]

Be honest.....

Do you not think Buster could have beaten the count ???
And how much longer do you thimnk it would have taken Buster to end Mike had the fight continued ???

Mike got worked.

I'm okay with the ref letting Buster continue.

But he shouldn't have done the champ dirty like that. There were 2.5 rounds left, and Mike should've been given the opportunity to land the knockout punch he needed, even if there was only a small chance of victory.

[Curtis Harper]

I'm okay with the ref letting Buster continue.

But he shouldn't have done the champ dirty like that. There were 2.5 rounds left, and Mike should've been given the opportunity to land the knockout punch he needed, even if there was only a small chance of victory.

IIRC, the round was over when Buster got up. Perfect time for a guy to pounce on the guy and end it in the following rd.

IIRC, Buster won the next round. He was knocked down but not out of it.

Buster may have killed Mike if the ref let him continue.

That was not his night.

[BoloShot]

People were calling AJ out on his limitations since he won the titles. That's not a big tell.

People who are emotionally invested in a fight (I hate that guy and everyone is better than him, gggrrrr) will pick everyone to beat the fighter they hate.

And when it FINALLY happens, they toot their horn as if they ''knew it all along !!''

I didn't pick Povetkin or Parker to beat AJ though. I knew they'd lose unless they KO'd AJ which was unlikely. Andy is different, his style was and is all wrong for AJ. I like him more than most fighters. I followed him before the AJ fight, you're basically accusing me of being a ****ty boxing fan because I'm not a casual who bought into the AJ hype. Yes many saw his flaws, but he needed the right man to expose them. I recognised who he was. I don't care what you have to say about it anymore.

[DaNeutral.]

If femmi takes it in the uk he looks totally weak running back to where he gets protected off the officials, be a man and go back to the scene of the crime. Ruiz should call the shots now he is the champ simple, don't go to uk champ you will be robbed, the first time you get even rocked or caught clean the ref will jump in and stop it, so keep holding your ground champ, f**k what Eddie ***** says, he's a p***k

LOL you sound angry about it. Blame ruiz and haymon they agreed and signed the contract off.

[Curtis Harper]

I didn't pick Povetkin or Parker to beat AJ though. I knew they'd lose unless they KO'd AJ which was unlikely. Andy is different, his style was and is all wrong for AJ. I like him more than most fighters. I followed him before the AJ fight, you're basically accusing me of being a ****ty boxing fan because I'm not a casual who bought into the AJ hype. Yes many saw his flaws, but he needed the right man to expose them. I recognised who he was. I don't care what you have to say about it anymore.

To end this, do you have any proof of predicting AJ's imminent loss to Andy ????

[DaNeutral.]

Wow I've never seen a thread with so many whining crying nob heads in it.

Contract was signed. Deal with it.

[Curtis Harper]

I didn't pick Povetkin or Parker to beat AJ though. I knew they'd lose unless they KO'd AJ which was unlikely. Andy is different, his style was and is all wrong for AJ. I like him more than most fighters. I followed him before the AJ fight, you're basically accusing me of being a ****ty boxing fan because I'm not a casual who bought into the AJ hype. Yes many saw his flaws, but he needed the right man to expose them. I recognised who he was. I don't care what you have to say about it anymore.

To end this, do you have any proof of predicting AJ's imminent loss to Andy ????

Well, do you ?????

[Ray*]

All these Americans getting their excuses in early when AJ knocks Ruiz Jr the f out in a rematch.

If AJ wins and continues to have a great career then in 5 years time nobody is going to give a crap about the rematch location.

He can still fight in the US afterwards if he wants to.

I think this is what Hearn wants, they took a gamble with Ruiz and fighting him away from home, what wanted to find out was, had Miller fought and beat Joshua would a rematch had been scheduled for the UK? Because I know the deal they were proposing for Wilder at the time was a fight in America and one in the UK.

[Ray*]

Because precedent hasn’t been set on that?

You laugh and say “like the Joshua/Parker fight” like that wasn’t only a year ago.

So they had a ref that broke them up apparently, is this the only place that ever happens? What was worse? The ref breaking them up in the Parker/Joshua fight or the Doctor coming in to the ring to observe Wilder AFTER he has had his 1.5minutes break?