Joshua on the mic

[TheGman]

"People don't know my story" who gives a fck about your story?
"I didn't have 300 amateur fights"
No you didn't but you still won gold that paved your way to a multi millionaire life.
"I'm not 14 stone so I can't throw combinations like rocky marciano"
Who wanted him to throw punches liek a champion from the 50's? He is 70 plus years ahead of marciano
why didn't he mention throwing combinations like Lennox Lewis?
Why didn't he say why he can't throw a jab like Lennox Lewis? Lennox Lewis was an 18stone fighter but then again he is a clown isn't he? Pfft hopefully this is the last we see of AJ

[KiwiRider]

I was watching from a pub with Karaoke. At the same time as AJ's rant, I was in the 6th minute of listening to two pissed up, middle-aged pudenda singing Meatloaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
It was the AJ rant that made me.leave the pub and drive home

The things we endure to watch a bit of boxing

[forcefraser]

Dazn have paid USD 100 million to Joshua to have him fight on their platform?

Ooops

[coneye]

He really did'nt have to throw combinations like Marciano to win this fight ,, he just had to throw punches ,, He pays out HUGE MONEY to these trainers , and what do they do , they have him trying to outbox a better boxer ,, fook sake its not rocket science , get him super fit , get him so he can throw punches for 12 rnds at pace ,, Once thats done instruct him to throw punches , rnd 10 he's looking to slow him down with body shots , that train fooked off long before , knock him out , to do that throw punches , your the bigger guy with the heavier hands , stay on top throwing punches and Usyk will be pushed off balance , or defending . Ok he'll come back with the occasional counter but by and large he will not want them heavy hands to land he'll defend , AJ's best rnd was when he went for it and done excatly that , he had Usyk covering up , at the very least you have Usyk defending , not hitting you , big guy like him should of been in attack mode from the get go .

Sometimes i just think what are these guys on , there trying to be so technical and clever they forget the main thing , ITS A FIGHT ,, with saying that AJ did look in better shape than he has before it took longer to gas ,,

He's finished really he struck me has being gun shy , when there were openings he did'nt take them he chose to defend , allowed Usyk to counter when Usyk should of been defending , If the openings there if the spots open to land and you are to gun shy and worried to throw , its time to take your millions and go drink pina coladas on a beach surrounded by dolly birds

[cocka09]

He really did'nt have to throw combinations like Marciano to win this fight ,, he just had to throw punches ,, He pays out HUGE MONEY to these trainers , and what do they do , they have him trying to outbox a better boxer ,, fook sake its not rocket science , get him super fit , get him so he can throw punches for 12 rnds at pace ,, Once thats done instruct him to throw punches , rnd 10 he's looking to slow him down with body shots , that train fooked off long before , knock him out , to do that throw punches , your the bigger guy with the heavier hands , stay on top throwing punches and Usyk will be pushed off balance , or defending . Ok he'll come back with the occasional counter but by and large he will not want them heavy hands to land he'll defend , AJ's best rnd was when he went for it and done excatly that , he had Usyk covering up , at the very least you have Usyk defending , not hitting you , big guy like him should of been in attack mode from the get go .

Sometimes i just think what are these guys on , there trying to be so technical and clever they forget the main thing , ITS A FIGHT ,, with saying that AJ did look in better shape than he has before it took longer to gas ,,

He's finished really he struck me has being gun shy , when there were openings he did'nt take them he chose to defend , allowed Usyk to counter when Usyk should of been defending , If the openings there if the spots open to land and you are to gun shy and worried to throw , its time to take your millions and go drink pina coladas on a beach surrounded by dolly birds

There is no way in a million years AJ could ever be fit enough to throw punches at pace for 12 rounds. What planet are you on?

[Counter-puncher]

"I'm not 14 stone so I can't throw combinations like rocky marciano"
Who wanted him to throw punches liek a champion from the 50's? He is 70 plus years ahead of marciano

To be fair to him according to a lot on here and doubtless everyone else he 'just needed to be aggressive and throw more punches' to beat Usyk. I can see where he came from with that one

[jimb0d]

Well he had one decent round where made an impression on usyk by.......throwing lots of punches.

I don't know why they waited until the 8th for that, other than to try and preserve energy to see final bell. He paid the price in the following round and most likely would have been stopped anyway if emptied tank from round 1 but to me this was barely an improvement on the first fight.

[Counter-puncher]

Well he had one decent round where made an impression on usyk by.......throwing lots of punches.

I don't know why they waited until the 8th for that, other than to try and preserve energy to see final bell.



He paid the price in the following round

You answered your own question

[Counter-puncher]

Surprised nobody else has mentioned it, but didn't Aj's post fight rant sound like someone who's had his inner pharmacology all fvkced up? Like getting doses wrong or like the effects of years of... Something?

[Counter-puncher]

I mean in a different context if someone told me he'd had a load of brandy and a noseful it would have sounded about right

[ShadrachSimmo]

Strange stuff. All I heard was “me, me, me” oh and 5 hip hip hoorays..

[Spud]

#NoClass

Enough said

[tonyevs]

There is no way in a million years AJ could ever be fit enough to throw punches at pace for 12 rounds. What planet are you on?

Agreed. You can only use what's available.

[Ricky]

If you knew my story, you would understand the passion. I ain’t no fornicating amateur boxer from five years old, that was an elite prospect from my youth, bro. I was going to jail. … I got bail and I started training my ass off, because if I got [inaudible], I wanted to be able to fight. … My cousin Bengo – where’s he at, G-14 raise your hand! – I’m stealing this Usyk, I’m sorry. But it’s because of the fornicating passion we put into this shit, man. Guys, I’m telling you, this guy to beat me tonight – maybe I could have done better – but it shows the levels of hard work he must have put in. So please give him a round of applause as our heavyweight champion in the world.

Motherfucker, I’m not a 12-round fighter. Look at me. I’m the new breed of heavyweight. All them heavyweights. Mike Tyson, Sonny Liston, Jack Dempsey. “Oh, you don’t throw combinations like Rocky Marciano!” ‘Cause I ain’t fornicating 14 stone! That’s why! I’m 18 stone and I’m heavy. It’s hard work. This guy here is a phenomenal talent. We’re gonna cheer for him three times. Well, how many belts you got now bro? Hip-hip [hooray]! Hip-hip [hooray]! Hip-hip [hooray]! Hip-hip [hooray]! Hip-hip [hooray]! Hip-hip [hooray]! Hip-hip [hooray]!

As I said, I was studying Ukraine and all the champions have come from your amazing country – I ain’t never been there – but at the same time what’s happening there is … I don’t know what’s happening, but it’s not nice. I’ve seen it with Lomachenko in his second fight against Orlando. There was unrest in Ukraine, right or wrong. There was issues in Ukraine in your second fight, there was civil war. Vitali Klitschko when he faced Danny Williams, civil unrest. Usyk is the champion, please raise your hand! Under those circumstances, he managed to become champion! Champ, champ! Champ, champ! Champ, champ!

[high tower 1]

You left out the Bismillah at the end. As AJ the walking stereotype has to be a Muslim convert now
Too.

[Counter-puncher]

You left out the Bismillah at the end. As AJ the walking stereotype has to be a Muslim convert now
Too.

Perhaps something to do with the fight being in an Arab country

[jameswilson]

Surprised nobody else has mentioned it, but didn't Aj's post fight rant sound like someone who's had his inner pharmacology all fvkced up? Like getting doses wrong or like the effects of years of... Something?

No way.

I mean he has never failed a test!


…..

[Tarquin Tarpaulin IV]

He really did'nt have to throw combinations like Marciano to win this fight ,, he just had to throw punches ,, He pays out HUGE MONEY to these trainers , and what do they do , they have him trying to outbox a better boxer ,, fook sake its not rocket science , get him super fit , get him so he can throw punches for 12 rnds at pace ,, Once thats done instruct him to throw punches , rnd 10 he's looking to slow him down with body shots , that train fooked off long before , knock him out , to do that throw punches , your the bigger guy with the heavier hands , stay on top throwing punches and Usyk will be pushed off balance , or defending . Ok he'll come back with the occasional counter but by and large he will not want them heavy hands to land he'll defend , AJ's best rnd was when he went for it and done excatly that , he had Usyk covering up , at the very least you have Usyk defending , not hitting you , big guy like him should of been in attack mode from the get go .

Sometimes i just think what are these guys on , there trying to be so technical and clever they forget the main thing , ITS A FIGHT ,, with saying that AJ did look in better shape than he has before it took longer to gas ,,

He's finished really he struck me has being gun shy , when there were openings he did'nt take them he chose to defend , allowed Usyk to counter when Usyk should of been defending , If the openings there if the spots open to land and you are to gun shy and worried to throw , its time to take your millions and go drink pina coladas on a beach surrounded by dolly birds

The most draining thing a boxer can do is throw punches at thin air and that was and always will be the problem when fighting somebody as elusive as Usyk.

Joshua's text book long right hand was easy to avoid. Usyk knew it was coming and simply got out of the way.

[big lennox]

I thought it was a superb fight. Joshua gave everything he had but Uysk is just brilliant.

However, I thought Joshua's behaviour after the fight was just awful. He totally stole Uysk's thunder, especially during this tragic period of time for Ukraine, when Uysk will have wanted to address his nation.

If I am being generous, I would say that Joshua might have been concussed, as he was flip flopping all over the place: arguing with Uysk, throwing his belts out of the ring, grabbing the mic and talking about himself before praising Uysk, who looked embarrassed and disappointed by it all. A sad way for Joshua to finish the evening after such a superb effort in the ring earlier.

[Counter-puncher]

What has Eddie said about it?

[rd350lc]

The ranting carried on backstage too .
Gutted for Usyk , should have been his finest moment .

[Riddick Bowie]

There's no excusing Joshua's behaviour. Uncountable boxers have lost heavyweight title fights and we have never seen anyone respond that psychotically, bar Tyson in the ear bite fight.

Is Joshua the first man to be concussed? Gutted? His response is unprecedented. The man is clearly crazy.

[Crease]

"I'm not 14 stone so I can't throw combinations like rocky marciano" Who wanted him to throw punches liek a champion from the 50's? He is 70 plus years ahead of marciano

Funny thing is, I'm a massive Marciano fan... And I don't ever remember people classifying The Rock as a great combination boxer... Joe Louis perhaps?

[Controversial]

It was a bit bizarre, storming out the ring, throwing the belts and confronting Usyk and saying "you're not strong how did you beat me, I had character and determination'

However none of us know what it's like to be him at that level and all eyes on you. The stress and disappointed must have been immense. Plus as others said he might've been slightly concussed. On the mic he praised Usyk but maybe not the time to do it but I wouldn't kick him when he is down as it was an emotional reaction.

[mickey1975]

It was attention seeking on a massive scale. He knew he had a worldwide audience, no belts and coming off another loss. It was all he could do to steal Usyk's moment.