where does aj go if he loses again?

[bigjack]

He won't be fighting a 20 stone lump of blubber when he rematches Usyk,he's in for more of the same but more painful next time.The trouble is his arrogance won't allow him to take the small end of the wedge now so going to be very difficult to match him with Fury.Anyone he does fight who's decent will stand a very good chance of stopping him as he looked chinny to me last time out.

[Cholo_cws]

If the heavyweight title did become undisputed a fight to claim it against anyone bar Usyk might appeal to him.

[JamesPhilips]

I don’t understand why AJ would carry on if he lost. Why risk his health when he’s so well off? Retire Nas become a professional celebrity. He’s so media likeable he will always get gigs… he needs to stop boxing and start a new career

[gregregegg]

Joshua V Big (Ped)Baby Miller for the vacant IBA, WBF, IBC, WBU Unified, Undisputed title could be fun!

Need a standby opponent for when Miller gets done by a drug test a week or so before the fight

Find some alphabet belts that encourage some drugs. I want Miller 400 lbs with abs and the cardio to run a marathon. And I want AJ 320lb so jacked that the biggest risk for him is Miller punching his arm and one of his veins popping. Then let em go to war.

[The Main Event Show]

I think he should retire! Made his fortune , not gonna go down to fighting in arenas after fighting in front of 70k plus regular

[Grilling Machine]

It depends on how he loses. If he goes down guns blazing then may carry on, as that in itself will be a form of redemption.

If he loses a weak effort on points, without going balls out, then he is finished.

No one wants to see a 6ft 6 muscle bound bloke fighting scared

Yeah, how he fights is more important than whether he wins from the marketing angle. Another timid performance and he'll only have Fury left to call out (with fewer fans wanting it), but if he runs Usyk to an MD or thereabouts, I don't think that's the end of his career at all.

It's imperative he does better, but if Fastcar's able to sell Usyk as the Norton to his Ali, he'll lose money but not necessarily momentum.

[MasterG]

Commonwealth title against an 7-0 African who has never fought out of Africa.

[margaret thatcher]

Commonwealth title against an 7-0 African who has never fought out of Africa.

sounds like the main event of a warren card

[cormack]

depends on the goal really , he may just thinkk $$$$ vs wilder / Fury / Whyte and co belts or no belts .

if the goal is to get a belt again then it could be tricky if he cant get past Usyk

[Lenny Cravats]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

[Lenny Cravats]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

[JamesPhilips]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

2 years younger

[Lenny Cravats]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

2 years younger

Really? Well.... Ignore half if what I just said, then.
Genuinely thought he was a fair bit older.

[tonyevs]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

Usyk will be focused more on the money as any professional fighter; after the rematch its him banking the bigger wedge.

Joshua clearly knows he isn`t the best now - Fury would dominate him, even Joyce would likely stop him .. he has made his money; he is still young .. he doesnt strike me as the type who craves celebrity like Fury; he simply doesnt need boxing anymore.

[tony1234]

Will AJ ever fight again ? Will he really want to put himself through a training camp knowing that he hasn't got the ability to beat Usyk ?

If it was a soft fight for a WBC title then maybe he can bluff his way to a win without a rigorous training routine ?

[mickey1975]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

Usyk will be focused more on the money as any professional fighter; after the rematch its him banking the bigger wedge.

Joshua clearly knows he isn`t the best now - Fury would dominate him, even Joyce would likely stop him .. he has made his money; he is still young .. he doesnt strike me as the type who craves celebrity like Fury; he simply doesnt need boxing anymore.

Have you seen Tyson since his last fight? I haven't. AJ currently on IFL trying to win his fans back.

[cormack]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

Usyk will be focused more on the money as any professional fighter; after the rematch its him banking the bigger wedge.

Joshua clearly knows he isn`t the best now - Fury would dominate him, even Joyce would likely stop him .. he has made his money; he is still young .. he doesnt strike me as the type who craves celebrity like Fury; he simply doesnt need boxing anymore.

Have you seen Tyson since his last fight? I haven't. AJ currently on IFL trying to win his fans back.

sat at home counting his dosh

[jamesmcdonnell]

Tough one.

We need to think about Usyk in this as well.

Usyk isn't a young man. Winning the HW titles was his number 1 aim. He's done that now, so I'm not sure how long he really has left. I can see him retiring if he beats AJ, leaving on an incredible high. He's not a career heavyweight, so his desire to be a long time heavyweight champion won't be as heavily embedded as AJ or Fury or Wilder. Right now, he's No 1 ranked. That's his dream.

If Usyk beats AJ then retires, it blows it open for AJ to continue.

Even if he doesn't retire immediately, AJ is what, 4-5 years younger? That's a fair bit of time.

If he loses, I think he'll keep quiet for a while, hoping that Usyk enjoys his sunset before attempting a comeback like Fury did.
To me, it's more a question of how long Usyk carries on, as AJ isn't the kind of bloke that would be happy to stay around not being the best.

Usyk will be focused more on the money as any professional fighter; after the rematch its him banking the bigger wedge.

Joshua clearly knows he isn`t the best now - Fury would dominate him, even Joyce would likely stop him .. he has made his money; he is still young .. he doesnt strike me as the type who craves celebrity like Fury; he simply doesnt need boxing anymore.

Aj is still the draw, which is why the rematch is in the UK again.

However if he loses this one convincingly, I think he will lose a lot of fans .

[mickey1975]

AJ finally became real in that interview. Almost admitted the commercial sh it got to him. Names five people in his training team plus 3 trainers... sounds like he does more at Finchley than anywhere else.

[stujones]

I'm listening to his IFL interview - I hope it picks up, he is just a walking cliche and seems to not realise he was struggling against Usyk. Basically because his team didn't tell him categorically "you are losing this fight" he didn't seem to think he was. Obviously not claiming it was a robbery but all that "its different when you are in there" and "I was touching him with the jab" which is why he didn't change his tactics mid fight.

Seems angry (which I like) but at the same time clueless - seems like he wants a huge team cos he is a "sponge".

Basically says he going to do the gameplan as instructed by his team and he is not interested himself in watching videos of his opponents. He is just a complete robot.

[Counter-puncher]

AJ finally became real in that interview. Almost admitted the commercial sh it got to him. Names five people in his training team plus 3 trainers... sounds like he does more at Finchley than anywhere else.

Just the 8 then?

[mickey1975]

Yes, only mentioned 8. Then said Reyneyso would be difficult because of the language and he is Mexican whereas AJ is African Caribbean like Shields.... seems in love with Sugar Hills tactics. Seems all over the place to be honest.

[stujones]

Yes, only mentioned 8. Then said Reyneyso would be difficult because of the language and he is Mexican whereas AJ is African Caribbean like Shields.... seems in love with Sugar Hills tactics. Seems all over the place to be honest.

When you see Emma Radacanu basically saying at 18 that she needs to learn to coach herself and basically saying the right thing that when push comes to shove it will be only her playing her opponent - then on the flip side you have AJ basically saying he will leave the gameplan all to the coaches - just a chalk and cheese. One is a natural and the other is a robot.

[margaret thatcher]

do mexicans and afro caribeans not get along or something

[mickey1975]

do mexicans and afro caribeans not get along or something

He said "I'm afro Caribbean like Shields" like it's a big turning point.