Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev - December 12, 2020

[DrDuke]

Joshua could finish Pulev off much earlier indeed.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

Joshua could finish Pulev off much earlier indeed.

He seemed tired at times.. went on the backfoot jab..

[The Gratest]

Joshua seemed like a coward despite his KO win.

But that is the HW champion of our generation.

No doubt he lacks heart and balls.

Don't be silly.

Why? Don’t you see his face after taking a single punch, moving around like a little kid wanna hide.

He became like this after Ruiz fight.

What is silly about That?

Using a capital 'T' is quite silly.

[DrDuke]

Joshua could finish Pulev off much earlier indeed.

He seemed tired at times.. went on the backfoot jab..

I guess, he just remembers those t-rex hands putting him away and grabbing his belts.

[lazboy]

Joshua could finish Pulev off much earlier indeed.

He seemed tired at times.. went on the backfoot jab..

Just my opinion but he seemed fine. Relaxed and in command. Far less awakened looking than his bout with Joseph Parker. AJ can fight on the back foot and front foot. And he’s demonstrated this many times eg he was backed up by povetkin. He’s a dangerous fight for Fury although I favour Fury by a large margin.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Joshua could finish Pulev off much earlier indeed.

He seemed tired at times.. went on the backfoot jab..

I guess, he just remembers those t-rex hands putting him away and grabbing his belts.

Yh, he can box which is boring for HW’s, but this is how he keeps his belts going forward.

He engages in spurts.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Joshua could finish Pulev off much earlier indeed.

He seemed tired at times.. went on the backfoot jab..

Just my opinion but he seemed fine. Relaxed and in command. Far less awakened looking than his bout with Joseph Parker. AJ can fight on the back foot and front foot. And he’s demonstrated this many times eg he was backed up by povetkin. He’s a dangerous fight for Fury although I favour Fury by a large margin.

Yeh. Unless Fury comes in at 270 pounds and bullies him. Can see that too.

Fury will see them jabs coming from a mile off and has longer reach.

[margaret thatcher]

Belts mean nothing. AJ is a mediocre heavyweight. He loses to the top guys.

wilder better get active again so you can reattach yourself to his balls marv

[Betro09]

Don't be silly.

Why? Don’t you see his face after taking a single punch, moving around like a little kid wanna hide.

He became like this after Ruiz fight.

What is silly about That?

Using a capital 'T' is quite silly.

It’s a problem with the keyboard. Not intentional.

You guys keep saying this so called innocent word, silly, as long as you’re safe and sound sitting comfartable god knows where or on what.

But if that was face to face, all you three would look much worse than Pulev did.

[marvelous marv]

Belts mean nothing. AJ is a mediocre heavyweight. He loses to the top guys.

He's not mediocre, he's really good. Fury and maybe Usyk beats him. Who else today in the top 10? Not certain if Wilder will ever fight again at this point. He already beat Ruiz; Povetkin; Whyte & Parker. That's 4 of the top 11 on BoxRec. I've never been a big fan of his, but I don't see your point of view.

Loses to Fury and Wilder
Usyk and Joyce are very dangerous for him.
Ortiz is dangerous for him
I say he is about ranked 5.

[margaret thatcher]

lol old man ortiz

'i fight aj any time, any where, any money'!!!! i big bad king kong!''

'waaah, 7-8 million is a lowball, waaah'

[oogiebe]

Belts mean nothing. AJ is a mediocre heavyweight. He loses to the top guys.

He's not mediocre, he's really good. Fury and maybe Usyk beats him. Who else today in the top 10? Not certain if Wilder will ever fight again at this point. He already beat Ruiz; Povetkin; Whyte & Parker. That's 4 of the top 11 on BoxRec. I've never been a big fan of his, but I don't see your point of view.

Loses to Fury and Wilder
Usyk and Joyce are very dangerous for him.
Ortiz is dangerous for him
I say he is about ranked 5.

Wilder won't be the same fighter after the pummeling he took from Fury. So unsure
Usyk can outbox AJ.
Fury we agree
Ortz has no chance
So when you say top guys I guess you meant Fury and Usyk as Joyce isn't near ready for top HW's quite yet.

[DrDuke]

It's possible to argue on the likes of Wilder and Joyce, but Joshua bashes Ortiz out FFS.

Usyk can handle AJ, but it doesn't seem to be an easy night for him.

The Gypsy King KOs AJ.

[Bard of Boxrec]

I find it very hard to believe Usyk can avoid bombs for 12 rounds

[margaret thatcher]

and of course he still has to score enough himself to actally win on poinnts

[oogiebe]

I find it very hard to believe Usyk can avoid bombs for 12 rounds

Usyk can throw enough punches to put AJ in a defensive shell for most of the fight. Still haven't seen Usyk look impressive enough at heavy, imho.

[cormack]

Joshua seemed like a coward despite his KO win.

But that is the HW champion of our generation.

No doubt he lacks heart and balls.

you are no boxing fan

[marvelous marv]

It's possible to argue on the likes of Wilder and Joyce, but Joshua bashes Ortiz out FFS.

Usyk can handle AJ, but it doesn't seem to be an easy night for him.

The Gypsy King KOs AJ.

I am not fully sold on Usyk but I think AJ would have stamina problems if he fought at a brisk pace.

As for Ortiz, it's just a style that AJ hasnt seen before. Left handed counter puncher from the Cuban school.

[The Gratest]

Joshua could finish Pulev off much earlier indeed.

He seemed tired at times.. went on the backfoot jab..

I guess, he just remembers those t-rex hands putting him away and grabbing his belts.

It's a different Joshua nowadays, post Ruiz jr.
We've all become so accustomed to seeing him attempting to blast opponents out without thought for his own defence or stamina that any form of caution is frowned upon. Some call it gun shy...some would call it boxing a smart fight. If he's winning the fight with little threat then carry on doing so and wait for the opening to present itself, don't rush in and throw it all away. There's a much bigger fight looming and he did the right thing to stay focused on the job at hand.

First fight in a long time, got rid of a very experienced fighter (albeit old, but not old in ring years) beaten only once by a long dominant champion in Klitschko. Job done without any hiccups.

[Bard of Boxrec]

I find it very hard to believe Usyk can avoid bombs for 12 rounds

Usyk can throw enough punches to put AJ in a defensive shell for most of the fight. Still haven't seen Usyk look impressive enough at heavy, imho.

I don’t see it. Not to sound all EO but AJ’s size advantage would actually matter here.

[cormack]

Not agreeing with these comments such as gunshy, coward, etc.

AJ was extremely composed in there and in control at all times. It wasn’t an unusual performance given the caliber of opponent. He did well throughout and got a great finish.

it was a back in the saddle job and he will go from strength to strength

[oogiebe]

I find it very hard to believe Usyk can avoid bombs for 12 rounds

Usyk can throw enough punches to put AJ in a defensive shell for most of the fight. Still haven't seen Usyk look impressive enough at heavy, imho.

I don’t see it. Not to sound all EO but AJ’s size advantage would actually matter here.

Guessing you missed my second sentance. ANd no, LMFAO! YOU DON'T SOUND EO'ISH.

[The Gratest]

I find it very hard to believe Usyk can avoid bombs for 12 rounds

Usyk can throw enough punches to put AJ in a defensive shell for most of the fight. Still haven't seen Usyk look impressive enough at heavy, imho.

I don’t see it. Not to sound all EO but AJ’s size advantage would actually matter here.

You best bookmark this post for future quoting of yourself after the AJ v Usyk fight.

[Bard of Boxrec]

You’re right Usyk has like one meaningful fight at heavy and he was ok but hardly set the division on fire with that win. Joshua will be able to take risks in that one and Usyk will have a job to get through that heat.