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

[HomicideHenry]

Fury beat Wilder, who hits a few hundred times harder than Usyk. There are no comparisons between those two because they are polar opposite fighters.
Which fight result do you know? Whyte sparked out by Fury or Whyte beating Franklin? I don't get it. Franklin isn't very good. I would put money on Dubious knocking him out. Dillian nearly had him out of there an awful lot more than AJ.

Your bias really showing through now Mick.

I agree Wilder hits harder than Usyk - a few hundred times harder .. .. we too old for school playground now Mick
But I'd say Usyk hits harder than Cunningham.

I meant Whyte getting the dubious decision over Franklin .. who you state isn't very good .. then by default Fury sparking Whyte holds little weight.

Whyte only fights one way - do or die .. which nowadays sees him looking more fragile and quite dramatically starched.

Fury hasn't looked great in his last 2 fights. Because AJ wasn't the wrecking ball of old last night doesn't make Fury any better ..

What has Cunningham got to do with it? Because he floored Fury 10 years ago before getting bullied and stopped by the much bigger man? What has Tyson done wrong in his last two fights? They were non competitive!

Fury has a knack for not looking excellent when it's fights hard to motivate him. He dominated Chisora, sure, but it looked like he never got out of first gear either just like he did against Chisora years ago.

As for Whyte, he simply wasn't as good as people made Whyte out to be despite being the #1 WBC contender for nearly 3 years. So Fury outboxed him easily, then stopped him in basically the same fashion Povetkin did. But again he never got out of first gear.

For Klitschko and Wilder he got out of first gear into full force either by movement or by force. For Joshua and Usyk he would go into full gear. Maybe for Ruiz and Joyce as well. Everybody else would just be difficult to motivate for.

[joshj909]

Joyce has got to be the most overrated fighter going. Any top 5 heavyweight will beat him, he takes far too many shots. He looked poor against Takam then beat Parker who is absolutely shite these days and you get clowns saying he’d beat Usyk off the back of it

I agree but only to a degree. Beating Parker puts him conclusively in the top 10 because Parker is a top 10 guy aswell. However, the idea that he's unquestionably top 3 or unstoppable is insane. Usyk comfortably beat him in WSB. Despite showing a very resilient chin as a pro, Joyce was stopped a few times as an amateur and his chin won't get better than when in his 20s as he approaches 40 so it's definitely not unbreakable for the heavy hitters of the division. He also struggled with Jennings due to the speed and the output that Jennings had so the likes of Usyk and Sanchez could be very tough fights for him in the division.

[Ricky]

I don't think it's a good look considering this guy was supposed to be brought in as cannon fodder for Joshua and yet the man goes the whole 12 rounds. I won't be surprised if Tyson Fury jumps all over this, unless Joshua purposely held back.

I used to think AJ was a very limited boxer who got to where he did by hitting hard. Now I don't even think his power is all that is was cracked up to be. Arreola hurt Ruiz way more than AJ did in 2 fights.

I don't think AJ would stand a chance vs Fury, and Fury isn't the only British heavyweight that has the beating of him either.

[coneye]

I,ve changed my mind i think Fury would have Aj,s number .
However it would,nt be a sure thing Franklin is a lot better than people think , he has good distancing , good chin , and was robbed against White aj controlled but should of smashed he does see,m to listen and go out and do has he,s told , whats he need , i would tell him thats it 8 months of in the gym off the weights, just do speedwork balance ,, and continual punching , train him like a middleweight, his power is natural , stuff all the conditioning coaches there bollocks and just want the payday ,back to basics bag , pads ,heavybag, running , if it does,nt replicate a fight it does,nt happen ,

[Verdi]

Fury and Joyce stop AJ fairly easy now.

And DDD.

That'd be a good next opponent to be fair. I think he'd give Dubios a boxing lesson, styles make fights and I think Dubios style is perfect for AJ to look good.

[forcefraser]

Boomer Bellew has to be by far the most annoying helmet in all of sport. Utter tool

[tony1234]

King Ry vs Tank on DAZN PPV...

It’s on regular sub.

Cool. So this is the British forum. We’ve established that there’s no upcoming PPVs yes?

No. Apart from KSI-Fournier

KSI at Wrestlemania last night wearing a Prime bottle costume

[DrDuke]

Anthony Joshua is sh1t.
Jermaine Franklin is sh1t.
The fight is sh1t.
David Diamante is sh1t.
Tony Bellew is sh1t.
Eddie Hearn is sh1t.

[joshj909]

Anthony Joshua is sh1t.
Jermaine Franklin is sh1t.
The fight is sh1t.
David Diamante is sh1t.
Tony Bellew is sh1t.
Eddie Hearn is sh1t.

What did Diamante ever do Duke... Duke?

[Twinkle Toes]

I don't think it was too bad of a performance, but not the most inspiring.

It's clear Joshua has confidence issues, and to me going in against a shorter opponent didn't seem the wisest decision. He's struggled with shorter fighters enough times now. They probably thought Franklin would crumble, but he's got plenty of dog in him.

Joshua has generally looked good against the big boys of the division. It's the only reason I would give him any chance against Fury, but the Ruiz fight has ruined him in my opinion.

I hope we get the Fury fight now, becasue the way these lot of heavy's go about business, one of them will probaly lose before they decide to get it made.

[DrDuke]

Anthony Joshua is sh1t.
Jermaine Franklin is sh1t.
The fight is sh1t.
David Diamante is sh1t.
Tony Bellew is sh1t.
Eddie Hearn is sh1t.

What did Diamante ever do Duke... Duke?

A mediocre announcer, who yells like a dork... dork. An aged Buffer is still better along with Jimmy Lennon Jr.

[Sweet Dick Willie]

I like Diamante, kinda, but its true that we need some new blood in the announcing scene...

[polecateddy]

Is it really a case of Joshua will just fight someone he can actually beat, i.e Whyte. Fury fights nobody and Joyce is generally avoided and talked down, while actually continuing to face the most challenging fighters available.

[handsofstone]

Anthony Joshua is sh1t.
Jermaine Franklin is sh1t.
The fight is sh1t.
David Diamante is sh1t.
Tony Bellew is sh1t.
Eddie Hearn is sh1t.

What did Diamante ever do Duke... Duke?

A mediocre announcer, who yells like a dork... dork. An aged Buffer is still better along with Jimmy Lennon Jr.

Buffer's dogsh1t, i don't mind Diamante but Jimmy Lennon Jr is the boss

[cormack]

franklin is a tough mutha and a hard nights work for anyone .
Good test for a 70 % ish performance from joshua .

Dubious would knock him out. So would Joyce, maybe even Wardley.

Joyce has arguably the best chin of all HW`s and would have walked Franklin down and this version of Joshua who clearly is not as strong mentally as he was pre ruiz , that performance was piss poor to be frank and I expected better , maybe its going to return once more or maybe it wont .

I like Wardley but I reckon he gasses out against better opponents anyway which we may soon see .

DDD is very dangerous but if he gets Usyk next I see him struggling with the pace and movement - would he beat AJ by KO yes if he could land clean but his defence isnt up to much and seems to me that its all about the attack leaving himself wide open to big head shots .

For once you didnt mention you know who

[cormack]

Boomer Bellew has to be by far the most annoying helmet in all of sport. Utter tool

he is only annoying cos he is on the show doing commentary .

nassem hamed is / was much more of a prick but he isnt part of the commentary to remind anyone

[DrDuke]

It has become clear long time ago, that the robot Joshua was created at the same factory, where they had once constructed Frank Bruno. Now this machine is getting old and f8cked up even more. Any elite heavy will destroy Franklin, who's still the lazy and sluggish blob. Joshua labored with the Fat Jermaine so much, that was quite bad to watch.

[Ruthless-RKO]

What did Diamante ever do Duke... Duke?

A mediocre announcer, who yells like a dork... dork. An aged Buffer is still better along with Jimmy Lennon Jr.

Buffer's dogsh1t, i don't mind Diamante but Jimmy Lennon Jr is the boss

I second that. Diamanté is ok.

Buffer has been shite for years now. He makes mistakes all the time and he’s always out of tune.

[tony1234]

It has become clear long time ago, that the robot Joshua was created at the same factory, where they had once constructed Frank Bruno. Now this machine is getting old and f8cked up even more. Any elite heavy will destroy Franklin, who's still the lazy and sluggish blob. Joshua labored with the Fat Jermaine so much, that was quite bad to watch.

Joshua is way past his best now, once you passed the top of the mountain there is only way from here. A fight with Whyte with all the fake hype and beef is the best he can do now

[jamesmcdonnell]

franklin is a tough mutha and a hard nights work for anyone .
Good test for a 70 % ish performance from joshua .

Dubious would knock him out. So would Joyce, maybe even Wardley.

Joyce has arguably the best chin of all HW`s and would have walked Franklin down and this version of Joshua who clearly is not as strong mentally as he was pre ruiz , that performance was piss poor to be frank and I expected better , maybe its going to return once more or maybe it wont .

I like Wardley but I reckon he gasses out against better opponents anyway which we may soon see .

DDD is very dangerous but if he gets Usyk next I see him struggling with the pace and movement - would he beat AJ by KO yes if he could land clean but his defence isnt up to much and seems to me that its all about the attack leaving himself wide open to big head shots .

For once you didnt mention you know who

I thought Wardley looked good, nice fluid style, mobile and not musclebound either.

AJ is done, totally done, gunshy, stiff and tentative. He's not physically shot, but he's never going to be the same fighter he was before Ruiz. I think Joshua and his team will be in cash out mode now, looking for the Fury fight, which as seems to be the norm these days, has come 5 years too late. What would have been an enormous event, will now be a big fight, but a cakewalk for Fury.

[Glass Joe]

bunce saved the day so bellew can get home safely

[handsofstone]

It has become clear long time ago, that the robot Joshua was created at the same factory, where they had once constructed Frank Bruno. Now this machine is getting old and f8cked up even more. Any elite heavy will destroy Franklin, who's still the lazy and sluggish blob. Joshua labored with the Fat Jermaine so much, that was quite bad to watch.

You mean former world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno??

[DrDuke]

It has become clear long time ago, that the robot Joshua was created at the same factory, where they had once constructed Frank Bruno. Now this machine is getting old and f8cked up even more. Any elite heavy will destroy Franklin, who's still the lazy and sluggish blob. Joshua labored with the Fat Jermaine so much, that was quite bad to watch.

You mean former world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno??

Sure.

[veriton]

bunce saved the day so bellew can get home safely

Divesting of the headphones!

[The Gratest]

bunce saved the day so bellew can get home safely

Wtf is Bunce wearing round his neck?