I think Joshua might be shot

[MDPopescu]

I'm picking Ruiz again, but losing doesn't necessarily mean the end for AJ.

... it doesn't matter if Ruiz wins or not -- AJ is a weak "champ" in one of the weakest HW divisions ever... (and, of course, Wilder is weak as well...)

[hugh grant]

Nah he's not shot. He just wasn't superman before he beat wlad. His opponents made him look it. Wlad made him look like Clark kent

[BangEM]

You finally did what all these idiots who started watching AJ after the Wlad fight should've done before exposing their ******ity on this forum.

No, he's not shot. AJ has always been fluid and solid. However, for the Wlad fight, for whatever reason, those around him decided he needed to gain more muscles/weight for power. And that's when he became big, bloated and slower. And since then, he has kept the same bloated look, until now. It was just a change in style and approach.

The Ruiz fight is a blessing in disguise since he has lost all the unnecessary extra muscles and gone back to his natural weight/instinct. It's back to 2016 again and he's gonna blast Ruiz out of there this time. Can't wait.

[ReggieKray]

You finally did what all these idiots who started watching AJ after the Wlad fight should've done before exposing their ******ity on this forum.

No, he's not shot. AJ has always been fluid and solid. However, for the Wlad fight, for whatever reason, those around him decided he needed to gain more muscles/weight for power. And that's when he became big, bloated and slower. And since then, he has kept the same bloated look, until now. It was just a change in style and approach.

The Ruiz fight is a blessing in disguise since he has lost all the unnecessary extra muscles and gone back to his natural weight/instinct. It's back to 2016 again and he's gonna blast Ruiz out of there this time. Can't wait.

I hear what you are saying but I do think his ability to take a punch has diminished. And it's not to far off to think that Wald may have shaved of some of AJs lifespan.

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Wlad destroyed Joshua, he's never been the same since. Whereas the Gypsy King completely dominated a better Wlad in and out the ring.

Yet another reason why Fury>Joshua

[Ray*]

Maybe who knows, to begin with I have never rated him, I think some people put him on this pedestal before the Ruiz fight, from both the lovers and haters of his, they made him out to be King Kong.

Prior to the Ruiz fight he was criticise by his critics for taking on a fat boy, his lovers thinks he is the best thing since slice bread.

The fact is Joshua has always been a limited fighter, who has better ambition than the other guys at HW, he might not have a long amateur career or vast experience but he took better risks than others.

Maybe he is just shot, over-confident, Ruiz is underrated, bad style match up etc we shall see after fight night. One thing is doe no boxing fan should be stuck on a boxer remaining undefeated, and losing doesn’t mean that is it.

[Toffee]

Maybe who knows, to begin with I have never rated him, I think some people put him on this pedestal before the Ruiz fight, from both the lovers and haters of his, they made him out to be King Kong.

Prior to the Ruiz fight he was criticise by his critics for taking on a fat boy, his lovers thinks he is the best thing since slice bread.

The fact is Joshua has always been a limited fighter, who has better ambition than the other guys at HW, he might not have a long amateur career or vast experience but he took better risks than others.

Maybe he is just shot, over-confident, Ruiz is underrated, bad style match up etc we shall see after fight night. One thing is doe no boxing fan should be stuck on a boxer remaining undefeated, and losing doesn’t mean that is it.

Sounds like we'll probably disagree on Joshua's ability as a boxer but the above seems at least reasonable.

No-one would deny that he's been very well managed. For all the talk of not letting fighters take advantage of him in terms of splits, they were certainly happy to pay over the odds to get Martin and Parker. They saw Martin as a weak champ and Parker was a sure thing. I rate Parker but he's a smaller AJ in terms of style. Klitschko was risky so early, but a calculated gamble and propelled his career in the way they thought it would.

In terms of his ambition, I think it's unparalleled in the HW division. He went and unified where others didn't. Whyte argued over money instead of taking his shot - AJ didn't do that when Martin and Parker came around.

I still believe he's the one who was genuinely aiming for undisputed. And I think he's comfortable with taking an L in getting there. That's what boxers do.

Don't know if he'll actually ever get there, or even win another title, but surely you can admire him for trying.

[Toffee]

Wlad destroyed Joshua, he's never been the same since. Whereas the Gypsy King completely dominated a better Wlad in and out the ring.

Yet another reason why Fury>Joshua

He may be better in ranking terms (maybe) but you'll never see a Fury v Joshua fight.

There's no way Fury takes on a big boxer/puncher. Absolutely no way.

[MDPopescu]

Nah he's not shot. He just wasn't superman before he beat wlad. His opponents made him look it. Wlad made him look like Clark kent

Wlad as Lex Luthor / Atom Man...

[QueensburyRules]

- -U drink, not think.