jamamb wrote: ↑16 Jun 2019, 04:43
knocking out aj is certanly a better result then drawing with wilder
aj had already handily beaten a number of guys better or just as good as ruiz, its not like he was some fraud who got found out as soon as he stepped up. he was an olympic champ, unified pro champ, and consensus 1. ruiz overcame bigger odds then fury and was much more convincging
How sure are you about that?
Charles Martin?
Carlos Takam?
Dominic Breazele?
39 Year Old, Off PEDs Povetkin?
Older, Inactive, Passive Klitschko?
The only live wire was Parker, and he may as well have been fighting two guys in the ring that night because the referee kept dicking him around. So we never really saw what would have really went down had Joshua not had the referee in Eddie Hearn's pocket.
He was positioned perfectly to the title. But I'd argue--- like Mike Tyson in the 80s--- if it was anyone else who had beaten those guys, nobody would have given a crap. It was how he won the fights.
Unfortunately, knockouts and bodies are like crack for passionate fans who cannot resist buying into the hype rather than seeing the truth--- there was many unanswered questions about Joshua, and his flaws were visible but nobody had yet capitalized on them.
Boxers, Movers, Stylists, almost never get any credit in this business. They'd rather a Gerry Cooney was champion instead of a Larry Holmes. They'd rather the fighter with the Instagram model body and fake smile to be champion, than the Gypsy who fires jabs and has love handles. They'd rather a guy who looks like the Pillsbury Doughboy as champion, just because he throws hooks, instead of the guy who is a thinking fighter.
It's not unlike how many people here on BoxRec were mightily upset Canelo lost to Floyd Mayweather or Hatton losing to Mayweather. "We don't want the master boxer, we want the banger." It's a thankless job fighting scientifically.
. Now you're such an overzealous fan boy you clown yourself even when you were right.