Joshua v Ruiz II: Panic Room Installed For Joshua At Diriyah Arena

[BoZz]

BangEm is gonna kill you for this one lol funny sh**

[mike1010011]

You got me with the Snickers bud. Just pictured hearn unwrapping the candy bar and Joshua going full 1000 yard stare,and screaming his head off. At that exact moment his sparring partner punches out of fear,and ko's him. Thusly explaining all the rumors of him getting beat up in camp.

[Idunnoshet]

Seems like a huge waste of money to build AJ a " Panic Room ".
Couldn't he just get an emotional support dog / camel in SA ?

[j0zef]

That was pretty funny.

[GGG Gloveking]

It should be attached to the ring, so he can sit in it between rounds

[NahMean]

It should be attached to the ring, so he can sit in it between rounds

Eddie Hearn hand picked a referee who is also therapist to provide AJ with emotional support when it gets tough in the ring. As part of his role as a ref/therapist he will need to chant “Ooh Anthony Joshua, Ooh Anthony Joshua!” during the fight to give AJ a boost of confidence.

[boliodogs]

Champion pro boxers should not have panic attacks.

[otrocubiche]

The purpose-built arena for the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia is to feature a panic room at the request of Joshua's promoter, Matchroom Boxing.



Rumours circulated following the first fight, which Ruiz Jr. won by a shock technical knockout in round 7, that Joshua had suffered from a panic attack in his dressing room just before his ring walk, explaining his poor performance.



Joshua was quick to deny those rumours at the time, as was Matchroom's Eddie Hearn. Nevertheless, the promoter requested that the 15,000-seat Diriyah Arena, built especially for the fight and to be deconstructed immediately after, feature a panic room in case Joshua has another episode.



"It's just a precaution", said Hearn. "Anthony didn't have a panic attack before the last fight, and he's definitely, 100%, absolutely not going to have one this time. But in case he does, we've given him a little safe space within his dressing room so he can shake it off.



"Look, he just lost his first fight against a chubby Mexican guy who looks like a Pixar character. Of course he's going to have some pre-fight jitters. Who wouldn't?



"He's had a couple of moments in training where I've been a bit concerned, but nothing too out of the ordinary; well, maybe that time I got a Snickers bar from the vending machine and he started screaming. My fault really; I forgot that's Ruiz's favourite.



"If it happens again, I mean, for the first time, we'll be prepared. The only thing we haven't worked out yet is how to get him out of there if he doesn't want to fight. But it won't come to that. He's a big, strong, muscular Adonis and I love him very much. Don't write that down."



The room will reportedly be secured by a vault door, but inside there will be a comfortable couch, some of Joshua's personal items, a built-in sound system with a pre-installed meditation playlist, and mood lighting.

Nice read!! I was laughing loud and one of my kids was looking as if I had lost my mind.

[YoungManRumble]

BangEm is gonna kill you for this one lol funny sh**

Haha naw I saw him post in another one of these threads and he recognized it as The Onion for sports/boxing and seemed to get a little chuckle out of it himself thankfully.

[Beercules]