Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Eager To Face Usyk, Says Fury is a 'Bit of a Waffler'

[Angeljuice]

Waffling is to equivocate, to flip-flop.

****** Joshua... understanding words that you don't.

That is not what it means. It's a common term in the UK for someone who talks a lot.
Nothing to do with flip-flop ping at all (maybe it means something else in the US).

[Angeljuice]

I'm starting to like this new Joshua!

Real Africans love him though, they hero worship him.

[Angeljuice]

AJ is definitely a waffler. Just waffled on sparring Fury. Was a double waffle on Wilder fight a while back.

Waffle means talk a lot, your comment makes no sense.

[Angeljuice]

You don't have that term in England? It's a common term in the U.S., particularly in political circles, used for a person who constantly changes their opinion or position on an issue. Fury does sort of contradict himself from day to day, so I think its a fair criticism.

Its a very common term in the UK used in everyday language for someone who talks a lot. To waffle on means to keep on talking when you have nothing to say.

It has nothing at all to do with flip-flopping at all (in the UK at least).

[Angeljuice]

I don’t think wilder wanted to have other people
Being his boss....ie the people at dazn or Hearn. No need to sing multi fight deals with a network.

Nope, he isn't allowed to risk fighting anybody good because if he loses there will be no American Heavyweight Champion. With American boxing currently on life support, it would do serious damage to the sport.

[hhh1200]

Wilder is a 2 sided story, One Name One Face and Generational Wealth. it's the ladder folks. Wilder goes from 750k a fight to 10 mil or whatever just riding off of AJ's name. Is he 34 now? He'll milk the WBC for another 2yrs til Haymon and Co can get him 100 mil for 1 retirement fight vs AJ. It's away been about him getting money. AJ is too talented to stand around the ring with him while he beats you up to try and land one punch.

[Citizen Koba]

Waffling is to equivocate, to flip-flop.

****** Joshua... understanding words that you don't.

That's more the US usage I think, in the UK it's used more to denote the usage of an excess of pointless words, especially with little or no informational content. I do it all the time...

waffle

/ˈwɒf(ə)l/
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informal
verb
verb: waffle; 3rd person present: waffles; past tense: waffled; past participle: waffled; gerund or present participle: waffling

1.
British
speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.
"he waffled on about his problems"

2.
North American
fail to make up one's mind.
"Joseph had been waffling over where to go"

noun
noun: waffle

1.
British
lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.
"we've edited out some of the waffle"

2.
US
a failure to make up one's mind.
"his waffle on ********"

[thack]

Joshua is starting to sound like Amir Khan

[_Rexy_]

You don't have that term in England? It's a common term in the U.S., particularly in political circles, used for a person who constantly changes their opinion or position on an issue. Fury does sort of contradict himself from day to day, so I think its a fair criticism.

...I don't live in England?

[mlac]

So 'eager' they are sprinting towards Pulev screaming for that fight