Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin | DAZN - 1 April 2023

[The Gratest]

Joshua just fought 2 fights against the recognised HW Champion and Ring p4p #1

[mickey1975]

Joshua just fought 2 fights against the recognised HW Champion and Ring p4p #1

Who only won it against the casuals champ!

[The Gratest]

Joshua just fought 2 fights against the recognised HW Champion and Ring p4p #1

Who only won it against the casuals champ!

Casuals aren't in charge of The Ring rankings, Mickey.

[coneye]

Well this one can go around and round and around again , thing is no one will ever convince Yourself Mickey or Doofus that Fury still has question marks over him , and you know what fair enough becuase he's big and he's good , Aj well too be honest my view is that boat has sailed , i really did think that in his heyday he would off stopped Fury ,, Basing that on he hits hard maybee not one punch ko like Wilder , but hard enough to damage and hurt , technicly he was'nt too bad but more importantly he was pushing the same size has Fury and he was confident ,, then the little fat fella came along and showed the way and stopped him , that fight i believe wqs the beginning of the end for AJ his confidence was shot , he never got over it , split with his trainer and all the time spending his hrs either on paid holidays or promoting his sponsors and his brand (himself ) he just went down hill very fast , Unless he can start again and do things properly he's finished , theres still time for him but wether or not he makes good in that time who knows ,

Now Fury he really should be up there but i don't think he's has confident has he makes out , his lack of willing right through his carreer to take on the good fighters when there prime has been the only thing about him thats consistent , except for the singing and promoting himself ,,, wheres the Ruiz , wheres the Ortiz , and tell you what i've been consistant all along when i've said Ruiz in shape , motivated , and a will to win stops Fury and i still believe that , especielly the one pounch grab hold style that Fury has developed , a fast puncher with good footwork and a good dig will make him pay , and Ruiaz is all of them .

But we will never know because Fury has always refused to fight the good guys , he prefers rematches with guys he's beat , shame because he does have the goods to cement a great legacy ,, but if he finishes tomoro or does;nt fight Usyk his legacy will be , one old heavyweight who was ripe for the taking who he would'nt rematch , and one hard puncher who's only attribute was a hard punch and a padded record , who he wanted to fight time and again ,

and like i said i don't believe he will fight either Jocye or Usyk

[mickey1975]

Joshua just fought 2 fights against the recognised HW Champion and Ring p4p #1

Who only won it against the casuals champ!

Casuals aren't in charge of The Ring rankings, Mickey.

Tyson lost that when in retirement.

[The Gratest]

Who only won it against the casuals champ!

Casuals aren't in charge of The Ring rankings, Mickey.

Tyson lost that when in retirement.

The recognised p4p #1? No, I don't think he did.
Or the Casuals Champ? 60,000 at Spurs ground, you could be on to something.

[Syntax Error]

Well this one can go around and round and around again , thing is no one will ever convince Yourself Mickey or Doofus that Fury still has question marks over him , and you know what fair enough becuase he's big and he's good , Aj well too be honest my view is that boat has sailed , i really did think that in his heyday he would off stopped Fury ,, Basing that on he hits hard maybee not one punch ko like Wilder , but hard enough to damage and hurt , technicly he was'nt too bad but more importantly he was pushing the same size has Fury and he was confident ,, then the little fat fella came along and showed the way and stopped him , that fight i believe wqs the beginning of the end for AJ his confidence was shot , he never got over it , split with his trainer and all the time spending his hrs either on paid holidays or promoting his sponsors and his brand (himself ) he just went down hill very fast , Unless he can start again and do things properly he's finished , theres still time for him but wether or not he makes good in that time who knows ,

Now Fury he really should be up there but i don't think he's has confident has he makes out , his lack of willing right through his carreer to take on the good fighters when there prime has been the only thing about him thats consistent , except for the singing and promoting himself ,,, wheres the Ruiz , wheres the Ortiz , and tell you what i've been consistant all along when i've said Ruiz in shape , motivated , and a will to win stops Fury and i still believe that , especielly the one pounch grab hold style that Fury has developed , a fast puncher with good footwork and a good dig will make him pay , and Ruiaz is all of them .

But we will never know because Fury has always refused to fight the good guys , he prefers rematches with guys he's beat , shame because he does have the goods to cement a great legacy ,, but if he finishes tomoro or does;nt fight Usyk his legacy will be , one old heavyweight who was ripe for the taking who he would'nt rematch , and one hard puncher who's only attribute was a hard punch and a padded record , who he wanted to fight time and again ,

and like i said i don't believe he will fight either Jocye or Usyk

Therein lies the issue with Ruiz Jr; every time he's spoken about, it always has to be prefaced with 'fit and focused'.

It should be a given that a top 5 HW is fit and focused, but not so with him.

I am a fan of his, he has all the ability in the world, but he has let himself down and should have achieved more.

[dookus]

Well this one can go around and round and around again , thing is no one will ever convince Yourself Mickey or Doofus that Fury still has question marks over him , and you know what fair enough becuase he's big and he's good , Aj well too be honest my view is that boat has sailed , i really did think that in his heyday he would off stopped Fury ,, Basing that on he hits hard maybee not one punch ko like Wilder , but hard enough to damage and hurt , technicly he was'nt too bad but more importantly he was pushing the same size has Fury and he was confident ,, then the little fat fella came along and showed the way and stopped him , that fight i believe wqs the beginning of the end for AJ his confidence was shot , he never got over it , split with his trainer and all the time spending his hrs either on paid holidays or promoting his sponsors and his brand (himself ) he just went down hill very fast , Unless he can start again and do things properly he's finished , theres still time for him but wether or not he makes good in that time who knows ,

Now Fury he really should be up there but i don't think he's has confident has he makes out , his lack of willing right through his carreer to take on the good fighters when there prime has been the only thing about him thats consistent , except for the singing and promoting himself ,,, wheres the Ruiz , wheres the Ortiz , and tell you what i've been consistant all along when i've said Ruiz in shape , motivated , and a will to win stops Fury and i still believe that , especielly the one pounch grab hold style that Fury has developed , a fast puncher with good footwork and a good dig will make him pay , and Ruiaz is all of them .

But we will never know because Fury has always refused to fight the good guys , he prefers rematches with guys he's beat , shame because he does have the goods to cement a great legacy ,, but if he finishes tomoro or does;nt fight Usyk his legacy will be , one old heavyweight who was ripe for the taking who he would'nt rematch , and one hard puncher who's only attribute was a hard punch and a padded record , who he wanted to fight time and again ,

and like i said i don't believe he will fight either Jocye or Usyk

Therein lies the issue with Ruiz Jr; every time he's spoken about, it always has to be prefaced with 'fit and focused'.

It should be a given that a top 5 HW is fit and focused, but not so with him.

I am a fan of his, he has all the ability in the world, but he has let himself down and should have achieved more.

Man was Ruiz disappointing in the rematch. The handful of times he got close enough to AJ to exchange he clearly had far too much for him, but with his belly bigger than ever, he managed that only a handful of times all night.

[coneye]

Well this one can go around and round and around again , thing is no one will ever convince Yourself Mickey or Doofus that Fury still has question marks over him , and you know what fair enough becuase he's big and he's good , Aj well too be honest my view is that boat has sailed , i really did think that in his heyday he would off stopped Fury ,, Basing that on he hits hard maybee not one punch ko like Wilder , but hard enough to damage and hurt , technicly he was'nt too bad but more importantly he was pushing the same size has Fury and he was confident ,, then the little fat fella came along and showed the way and stopped him , that fight i believe wqs the beginning of the end for AJ his confidence was shot , he never got over it , split with his trainer and all the time spending his hrs either on paid holidays or promoting his sponsors and his brand (himself ) he just went down hill very fast , Unless he can start again and do things properly he's finished , theres still time for him but wether or not he makes good in that time who knows ,

Now Fury he really should be up there but i don't think he's has confident has he makes out , his lack of willing right through his carreer to take on the good fighters when there prime has been the only thing about him thats consistent , except for the singing and promoting himself ,,, wheres the Ruiz , wheres the Ortiz , and tell you what i've been consistant all along when i've said Ruiz in shape , motivated , and a will to win stops Fury and i still believe that , especielly the one pounch grab hold style that Fury has developed , a fast puncher with good footwork and a good dig will make him pay , and Ruiaz is all of them .

But we will never know because Fury has always refused to fight the good guys , he prefers rematches with guys he's beat , shame because he does have the goods to cement a great legacy ,, but if he finishes tomoro or does;nt fight Usyk his legacy will be , one old heavyweight who was ripe for the taking who he would'nt rematch , and one hard puncher who's only attribute was a hard punch and a padded record , who he wanted to fight time and again ,

and like i said i don't believe he will fight either Jocye or Usyk

Therein lies the issue with Ruiz Jr; every time he's spoken about, it always has to be prefaced with 'fit and focused'.

It should be a given that a top 5 HW is fit and focused, but not so with him.

I am a fan of his, he has all the ability in the world, but he has let himself down and should have achieved more.

Man was Ruiz disappointing in the rematch. The handful of times he got close enough to AJ to exchange he clearly had far too much for him, but with his belly bigger than ever, he managed that only a handful of times all night.

Unfortunatly both you and Syntax are both correct ,, i'm a big fan of Ruiz , like the way he moves his feet , knows his distance , punches well and hard , tough guy to boot , is probably one of the better heavyweights out there , Yet he is a big under acheiver , who has over acheived , , Bit hard to understand that one is'nt it ,

What i mean is for his talent i think he could of won and retained the heavyweight title for a long time if he was in condition therfore underacheived .

But yet stopped Joshua and won the title for his conditioning over acheived .

Now i know having a sculptured body does'nt mean anything , but the excess weight he always carrys , definetly means something , Guy has a lot of wasted talent ,, but yet Wilder don't want to know him ,, Fury has NEVER expressed any desire to go near him . Aj certainly did'nt look like he wanted a 3rd , and too be honest don't blame him , i just feel that given he has never really fought in real good condition , fully fit , at a good weight , not neccessary thin but a good weight , he could be undisputed ,, except styles make fights and Joyce might have something to say there . ,

[Ruthless-RKO]

11th April on DAZN PPV.

O2 Arena in London.

[TBA]

Would anyone be interested in Bakole?

[mickey1975]

Would anyone be interested in Bakole?

Yes. Very. I would put money on him to win.

[deadpan]

11th April on DAZN PPV.

O2 Arena in London.

That's a Tuesday.

[mickey1975]

11th April on DAZN PPV.

O2 Arena in London.

That's a Tuesday.

The 1st.

[gregregegg]

Aj should fight zhang march/April, Whyte august and wilder December.

(Assuming all goes well and they fury fight can’t be made.)

Would be a cracking year.

[BigDoofus]

Aj should fight zhang march/April, Whyte august and wilder December.

He should have fought Wilder 5 years before but boxed Povetkin instead.

[big lennox]

Aj should fight zhang march/April, Whyte august and wilder December.

He should have fought Wilder 5 years before but boxed Povetkin instead.

Big Doofus, genuine question: are you still confident of Uysk vs Fury going ahead?

[Twinkle Toes]

I see rumblings have staretd about having a warm up beofre going into a fight with Whyte, and May is now a date being talked about.

Surely not

[Syntax Error]

I see they're still talking about Joshua fighting three times this year.

Really?

The dude hasn't even got a trainer, let alone a fight lined up.

For him to conceivably have three fights in '23, he'd to be fighting in January or February, then again around about May or June.

At this rate, he'll lucky to be ready to fight in May.

[keithmoonhangover]

I see they're still talking about Joshua fighting three times this year.

Really?

The dude hasn't even got a trainer, let alone a fight lined up.

For him to conceivably have three fights in '23, he'd to be fighting in January or February, then again around about May or June.

At this rate, he'll lucky to be ready to fight in May.

All he has to do is pick an available trainer and hit the gym. It's not a big deal.

[joshj909]

I see rumblings have staretd about having a warm up beofre going into a fight with Whyte, and May is now a date being talked about.

Surely not

I think something like this would really be the only acceptable schedule for him this year but it's looking less likely by the day.
Spring - Ortiz/Bakole/Hrgovic/Zhang/Wallin
Summer - Whyte/Wilder
Winter - Wilder/Fury

[Cyclops]

Would anyone be interested in Bakole?

Yes. Very. I would put money on him to win.

So would I.

If the ‘easy comeback’ opponent to ‘warm up’ Dillian f*cking Whyte is Bakole then Team AJ are even stupider than I thought they were. No way it will be Martin.

If it is, great. But it’ll be someone far less dangerous.

[joshj909]

Would anyone be interested in Bakole?

Yes. Very. I would put money on him to win.

So would I.

If the ‘easy comeback’ opponent to ‘warm up’ Dillian f*cking Whyte is Bakole then Team AJ are even stupider than I thought they were. No way it will be Martin.

If it is, great. But it’ll be someone far less dangerous.

AJ has sparred him a number of times and usually when a big name picks a former sparring partner for a fight it's because they are confident they can beat them based on their spars. So if he does get picked then I would imagine it's based on something like that.

[Cyclops]

Yes. Very. I would put money on him to win.

So would I.

If the ‘easy comeback’ opponent to ‘warm up’ Dillian f*cking Whyte is Bakole then Team AJ are even stupider than I thought they were. No way it will be Martin.

If it is, great. But it’ll be someone far less dangerous.

AJ has sparred him a number of times and usually when a big name picks a former sparring partner for a fight it's because they are confident they can beat them based on their spars. So if he does get picked then I would imagine it's based on something like that.

I hope it is him. He’s a big powerful lump and he rag dolled Yoka, who I don’t like but who I rated as a decent contender. I think AJ would win but it’s a much harder fight than Whyte.

[Twinkle Toes]

Demsey Mckean is a name that keeps popping up