OK I confess. I'm on the AJ train.

[GlobalBox]

If there is a buffet car get me a ticket!!

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

Once you have seen a few heavyweight derailments (basically - all of them) you stop boarding the effing train and go by car.

Joshua is a KO waiting to happen, because that is what happens to all of them in the end unless they get out of it at the right time, and
only one - well, two, ever did that... smart guys that they were... (Marciano and Gene Tunney).

I always thought Ali was a stoppage waiting to happen. Then he eventually got stopped by Holmes, so I guess I was right!

Exactly, what is so hard to understand 'the vast majority of heavyweights get derailed sooner or later'.

Except Joshua is no Ali - not even a prime Michael Dokes.

[keithmoonhangover]

I guess I'm lucky being able to enjoy fights at face value without a puerile need for wwf style backstories.

Well done. You're so superior to all us folks who like a big of colour in our sport.... And yes WWE is over the top, and no one wants that, but boxing is real however, and risks injury. There is no harm in a bit of marketing.

Would you like to watch pro boxing if a press conference ran like this:

"I really respect my opponent and hope I have the skills to win this bout"

And the challenger replies with:

"I really respect my opponent and hope I have the skills to win this bout"

And then they shook hands, did t engage in any eyeballing, and boxed with no fire in their belly....

The problem is all too often it's the reverse, endless parping about what they'll do to their opponent, and then a dull lifeless fight.

I don't care what happens in the press conference and build up, so long as the fight is exciting. Never mind all the cock teasing, it's the blowjob that counts. In an ideal world, a great bit of cock teasing followed by a world class noshing off, but of the two, I'd settle for the latter all day long.

Add a little bit of ball tickling and I'm in.

[keithmoonhangover]

Scum? Why? Don't be such a pompous prat. The guy has a past and is now doing positive things with his life. Most of us have done some crap we ain't proud of. Learn and move on.

He cheats repeatedly in the ring.

He shows no class.

I have no reason to like this person.

What did you think of the way Fury stopped Cunningham?

[reggaereggae]

Scum? Why? Don't be such a pompous prat. The guy has a past and is now doing positive things with his life. Most of us have done some crap we ain't proud of. Learn and move on.

He cheats repeatedly in the ring.

He shows no class.

I have no reason to like this person.

What did you think of the way Fury stopped Cunningham?

Fury doesn't claim to be a humble nice guy every
5 minutes. That's yhe nauseating difference

[asdfjkl]

Scum? Why? Don't be such a pompous prat. The guy has a past and is now doing positive things with his life. Most of us have done some crap we ain't proud of. Learn and move on.

He cheats repeatedly in the ring.

He shows no class.

I have no reason to like this person.

What did you think of the way Fury stopped Cunningham?

Fury was continually fighting opponends that were just a very very tiny bit less good as he was. He usually was the favorit, but it was allways a challenge. If you look at Deontay Wilder for example, his first 25 opponends were absolute crab, there was no reason to make those fights except for making his record look better at first sight. Also, please note that Cunningham was on the top of his carreer, Fury was just a newcomer. You could simply see Fury learning during the fight.

Also, please note that Cunningham wasn't the only one who KD Tyson Fury, Tyson has been on the ground more often.

[mickey1975]

The biggest lesson Tyson learned against USS Steve was not to go into fights without Uncle Peter around. He acted and fought even crazier than usual.

[the_doctor]

He cheats repeatedly in the ring.

He shows no class.

I have no reason to like this person.

What did you think of the way Fury stopped Cunningham?

Fury doesn't claim to be a humble nice guy every
5 minutes. That's yhe nauseating difference

No, but he does bang on about God/Jesus quite a bit

[reggaereggae]

What did you think of the way Fury stopped Cunningham?

Fury doesn't claim to be a humble nice guy every
5 minutes. That's yhe nauseating difference

No, but he does bang on about God/Jesus quite a bit

True, but to my knowledge, the New Testament doesn't provide guidance on what to do in pro boxing matches....

Anyway Jesus loves a sinner!

[BitPlayer]

I think there's a difference in Fury cheating in a hard fight, and punching after the bell/sticking your tongue out when you're clearly on top in an easy fight. Not saying which is worse, just that they're different.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Fury doesn't claim to be a humble nice guy every
5 minutes. That's yhe nauseating difference

No, but he does bang on about God/Jesus quite a bit

True, but to my knowledge, the New Testament doesn't provide guidance on what to do in pro boxing matches....

Anyway Jesus loves a sinner!

And Lo - Jesus said unto Judas.
"Go on Judas, fkin hit the coont, knock his fookin' teeth out, kill the coont."

[Supremo]

I like him as a person/brand

What does that actually mean???? How can a person be a brand?

[Taansend]

I like him as a person/brand

What does that actually mean???? How can a person be a brand?

You honestly don't know

[Taansend]

Fury doesn't claim to be a humble nice guy every
5 minutes. That's yhe nauseating difference

No, but he does bang on about God/Jesus quite a bit

True, but to my knowledge, the New Testament doesn't provide guidance on what to do in pro boxing matches....

Anyway Jesus loves a sinner!

Jesus loved his magic mushrooms

[Bard of Boxrec]

Once you have seen a few heavyweight derailments (basically - all of them) you stop boarding the effing train and go by car.

Joshua is a KO waiting to happen, because that is what happens to all of them in the end unless they get out of it at the right time, and
only one - well, two, ever did that... smart guys that they were... (Marciano and Gene Tunney).

I always thought Ali was a stoppage waiting to happen. Then he eventually got stopped by Holmes, so I guess I was right!

Exactly, what is so hard to understand 'the vast majority of heavyweights get derailed sooner or later'.

Except Joshua is no Ali - not even a prime Michael Dokes.

So your point is, noone should be a fan of any heavyweight, because one day it's likely he will get stopped.

[Boxerbeetle]

I always thought Ali was a stoppage waiting to happen. Then he eventually got stopped by Holmes, so I guess I was right!

Exactly, what is so hard to understand 'the vast majority of heavyweights get derailed sooner or later'.

Except Joshua is no Ali - not even a prime Michael Dokes.

So your point is, noone should be a fan of any heavyweight, because one day it's likely he will get stopped.

Just don't be a fan of any boxer ever, just to be on the safe side.

[Sklar]

I like him as a person/brand

What does that actually mean???? How can a person be a brand?

I know what you mean and find it all a bit pathetic when individuals describe themselves as a 'brand' like it's a badge of honour. The term obviously derives from owners burning identifiers onto what they owned and used to make a profit. Followed onto slaves, concentration camp workers, and bars of soap. Why a person would want to self-identify as that is bemusing to me.

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

I always thought Ali was a stoppage waiting to happen. Then he eventually got stopped by Holmes, so I guess I was right!

Exactly, what is so hard to understand 'the vast majority of heavyweights get derailed sooner or later'.

Except Joshua is no Ali - not even a prime Michael Dokes.

So your point is, noone should be a fan of any heavyweight, because one day it's likely he will get stopped.

You are just being a moron on purpose, never mind...

You were probably on the David Price hype train, which stopped permemantly at Lime Street.

What I am saying is dead simple, don't go around hyping them to the gills, especially after only 16 fights, I was like you with Frank Bruno AND Errol Christie, except I was 12 years old.

In fact, you remind me of how I would have been if boxrec had been around in 1984.

[BitPlayer]

There's a difference between saying you like a boxer, and you think he will do well to some of the poo that is said about the likes of Joshua and was said about Price Helenius etc before him.

[MarkMcBurney]

No, but he does bang on about God/Jesus quite a bit

True, but to my knowledge, the New Testament doesn't provide guidance on what to do in pro boxing matches....

Anyway Jesus loves a sinner!

And Lo - Jesus said unto Judas.
"Go on Judas, fkin hit the coont, knock his fookin' teeth out, kill the coont."

Jesus said to John "come forth and you shall receive eternal life".

Sadly, John came fifth and won a toaster.

[davie]

There's a difference between saying you like a boxer, and you think he will do well to some of the poo that is said about the likes of Joshua and was said about Price Helenius etc before him.

I'm torn on this one.
Price and Helenius were hyped then never delivered.
Joshua however does actually look the real deal, (although we cant really say that fully till they've been tested. I know I know)

But on the other hand, the hype from Camp Eddie has been extraordinary
PPV for a BBBC title,
proclaimed as the next long reigning undisputed heavyweight champion of the universe
He so desperately want him to be his Lennox you can smell it

[Rob3_142]

True, but to my knowledge, the New Testament doesn't provide guidance on what to do in pro boxing matches....

Anyway Jesus loves a sinner!

And Lo - Jesus said unto Judas.
"Go on Judas, fkin hit the coont, knock his fookin' teeth out, kill the coont."

Jesus said to John "come forth and you shall receive eternal life".

Sadly, John came fifth and won a toaster.

[Rob3_142]

There's a difference between saying you like a boxer, and you think he will do well to some of the poo that is said about the likes of Joshua and was said about Price Helenius etc before him.

I'm torn on this one.
Price and Helenius were hyped then never delivered.
Joshua however does actually look the real deal, (although we cant really say that fully till they've been tested. I know I know)

But on the other hand, the hype from Camp Eddie has been extraordinary
PPV for a BBBC title,
proclaimed as the next long reigning undisputed heavyweight champion of the universe
He so desperately want him to be his Lennox you can smell it

I think Britain is particularly bad at hyping up sports. I mean look what happens every time a World Cup comes around? 'We're guna win it!' And then what happens?

I think the British public see a young prospect, and just do the typical; 'He's the one!' David Price is a prime example, who clearly has some excellent attributes (his punching power for one), but was offset by his chin. When he was knocking them all out inside 3 rounds, people clearly got excited, but that's because nobody had punched him back at that point. AJ is currently the same, but just 1-2 steps further than Price. We're all waiting for his first real test, but every test so far he's come through. He may not meet a real test until he meets Fury/Haye, but at 16 fights in, you're hardly going to be wishing that fight on him. Either way, the tests will come, and probably in the next 12-18 months.

[davie]

There's a difference between saying you like a boxer, and you think he will do well to some of the poo that is said about the likes of Joshua and was said about Price Helenius etc before him.

I'm torn on this one.
Price and Helenius were hyped then never delivered.
Joshua however does actually look the real deal, (although we cant really say that fully till they've been tested. I know I know)

But on the other hand, the hype from Camp Eddie has been extraordinary
PPV for a BBBC title,
proclaimed as the next long reigning undisputed heavyweight champion of the universe
He so desperately want him to be his Lennox you can smell it

I think Britain is particularly bad at hyping up sports. I mean look what happens every time a World Cup comes around? 'We're guna win it!' And then what happens?

I think the British public see a young prospect, and just do the typical; 'He's the one!' David Price is a prime example, who clearly has some excellent attributes (his punching power for one), but was offset by his chin. When he was knocking them all out inside 3 rounds, people clearly got excited, but that's because nobody had punched him back at that point. AJ is currently the same, but just 1-2 steps further than Price. We're all waiting for his first real test, but every test so far he's come through. He may not meet a real test until he meets Fury/Haye, but at 16 fights in, you're hardly going to be wishing that fight on him. Either way, the tests will come, and probably in the next 12-18 months.

As a Scotsman I have to correct you.
The English tell us they'll win everything. Us Scots not only know we're sh1t, we sometimes take pride in it. The furthest we go bigging ourselves up is telling people we're going to qualify for tournaments (and still fall short)

In fact the same could be said in boxing.
I turned up to the Kelvin hall telling my mate Ricky burns will do well to see the second half of his first title bid against Rocky Martinez

[Horse]

When he was knocking them all out inside 3 rounds, people clearly got excited, but that's because nobody had punched him back at that point. AJ is currently the same, but just 1-2 steps further than Price. We're all waiting for his first real test, but every test so far he's come through. He may not meet a real test until he meets Fury/Haye, but at 16 fights in, you're hardly going to be wishing that fight on him. Either way, the tests will come, and probably in the next 12-18 months.

AJ hasn't fought anyone as good as Thompson or Teper yet, so he hasn't really proven that he is better than Price.

Joshua's IBF trinket is close to meaningless considering how very, very poor the champion he beat was.