Comments Thread For: Joshua: It's As Much About Being Smart As About Knockouts

[Roberto Vasquez]

He outran a fat man, now he's a boxing genius. He was scared of getting KOd, so he took to his heals and that's smart. Its better for them to say there he goes, than to say there he lays. The problem is, smart isn't scaring anybody. If fear put him on his bike for Andy, he'll need a motor cycle for Wilder and Fury slaps him into submision.

Yes Joshua did the right thing. He has a glass jaw. He knew what happened the last Ruiz fight. He won the fight with skill.

Fury does what Joshua did in that fight every fight - unless he's fighting some guy outside the top 20, which he usually is

Thank god he isn't scaring Wilder. That means that fight could actually happen

[Ake-Dawg]

I understand your frustration but you can't expect AJ to fight in a way that gives his opponent the best chance to win. You wouldn't do that. All we can do is hope the division doesn't become as unwatchable as it was when wlad was the champ.

I think that's the point. If you have to get on your bike to beat Ruiz because you don't have a chin, you're in trouble against Wilder. He is not a southpaw who can easily see the right hand coming if not disguised like Ortiz and Fury.

[Onetimethun]

I think that's the point. If you have to get on your bike to beat Ruiz because you don't have a chin, you're in trouble against Wilder. He is not a southpaw who can easily see the right hand coming if not disguised like Ortiz and Fury.

All these comments about wilder Ko Aj is kinda absurd. Can he? Of course. What happens when Aj lands that left hook right hand on the chin of wilder? Fury buzzed wilder a lot with a simple 1-2. Imagine if he had more pop I’m sure he would of stopped wilder. Everybody forgets wilder gets shaken up in almost every fight even the Breazeale fight. It’s a 50/50 fight.

[marvin douglas]

He outran a fat man, now he's a boxing genius. He was scared of getting KOd, so he took to his heals and that's smart. Its better for them to say there he goes, than to say there he lays. The problem is, smart isn't scaring anybody. If fear put him on his bike for Andy, he'll need a motor cycle for Wilder and Fury slaps him into submision.

He's wasn't afraid of getting KO'd. He was afraid of getting hit -- that's why he held at every opportunity. After getting KO'd A.J will never be the same because he so afraid of getting hit. He was rock on ever big punch Ruiz landed.

He reminds me of Tommy hearns after the Hagler fight. Every time he got hit with a meaningful punch his legs got weak. AJ could box Wilder and Fury for round after round, but once he gets hit it's over.

[emceetns]

Ruiz may have been fat but he was still dangerous in exchanges, that is why AJ was smart to stick and move. Lastly, for all those saying that Joshua ran, he (AJ) actually landed more punches than Ruiz did and Andy didn't get that cut from AJ running all night.

[emceetns]

He outran a fat man, now he's a boxing genius. He was scared of getting KOd, so he took to his heals and that's smart. Its better for them to say there he goes, than to say there he lays. The problem is, smart isn't scaring anybody. If fear put him on his bike for Andy, he'll need a motor cycle for Wilder and Fury slaps him into submision.

AJ landed more punches that Ruiz. Also, if he (Joshua) had lost a firefight then everyone would be saying how ****** it was to stand and trade with someone who knocked you down four times in the last fight. Why lose a "bar fight" when you can box your way to a near-shutout?

[thack]

He's wasn't afraid of getting KO'd. He was afraid of getting hit -- that's why he held at every opportunity. After getting KO'd A.J will never be the same because he so afraid of getting hit. He was rock on ever big punch Ruiz landed.

He reminds me of Tommy hearns after the Hagler fight. Every time he got hit with a meaningful punch his legs got weak. AJ could box Wilder and Fury for round after round, but once he gets hit it's over.

Fury is bigger than Joshua and a much better boxer , his chin is far better and his stamina seems better but I still fancy Wilder to catch him and stop him.Joshua would be easy for Wilder.If Joshua was worried about being tagged by the little obese man then he would be terrified of the KO artist.

[emceetns]

The same people upset that AJ didn't give away his advantages and fight up close with a shorter fighter with fast hands would be clowning AJ if he lost again.

Do you, and never listen to these grown up babies.

Exactly, AJ dominated a fight that was seen as 50-50 going in. Ruiz knew going in that Joshua would try to "box me around" as he put it, yet he was unable to make any adjustments. Good win for AJ.

[emceetns]

AJ landed more punches than Ruiz did, and Andy's eye didn't get like that from Joshua "running"

[JakeTheBoxer]

Grow up cry babies, you are just disappointed AJ didn`t fight like a novice again.