Round-by-Round: Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius | DAZN - 12 August 2023

[The Gratest]

It could all depend on the size and weight of his ring entrance costume.

good point, also whether his trainer posions him and his opponent has floppy eggweight gloves

His chin isn't quite up to the same level of a 38 year old Chisora, but possible similar levels of grit and heart.

[gregregegg]

wilder and AJ both have paths to victory. i do think a tentitive AJ standing at the edge of wilders 1-2 range is very dangerous, but he can no doubt dint wilder too. Its a very very tense one.

[margaret thatcher]

true, wilder doesnt quite have the chisora chin, which fury couldnt score 1 kd against let alone 5, but he's got heart for sure

[The Gratest]

And what a heart it is. The Princess Diana of the boxing world.

[margaret thatcher]

indeed, doesn't quite have the otto wallin chin either, but we till love him

[golden_labrador]

It could all depend on the size and weight of his ring entrance costume.

praying for the costume designer

[golden_labrador]

true, wilder doesnt quite have the chisora chin, which fury couldnt score 1 kd against let alone 5, but he's got heart for sure

Fury made Chis retire on his stool in fight 2. admittedly body shots

[golden_labrador]

It could all depend on the size and weight of his ring entrance costume.

good point, also whether his trainer posions him and his opponent has floppy eggweight gloves

but it's this insanity that makes him still dangerous

[Coco]

Wilder is shot to f*ck

[goose 5]

Will we see Fisher versus Chisora ?

[golden_labrador]

Wilder is shot to f*ck

i lived in Australia for years. he reminds me of one of any of the fornicated up animals down there you think are dead but then rise to fornicate you up

[adislav123]

Wilder is shot to f*ck

i lived in Australia for years. he reminds me of one of any of the fornicated up animals down there you think are dead but then rise to fornicate you up

which one? those mean, jumpy fvckers wearing the fur purse, what's the name??? u got no fvckin' giraffes down there, do you?

[oogiebe]

Is it me or does Hrgovic almost look like he needs his arm twisted to do this boxing malarkey.

he reminds me of Yoka.

McKean doing a Tyson Fury now on klitschko/Hrg

hergvic is over rated based on an amateur career and wont last against any elite fighter

Agreed. Been saying that forever.

[SendoTakeshi97]

Wilder sucks

You should show him how to do it..

[Finkel]

Well that was a bit of a let down of a card from the heavyweights, except for the southern area title fight

Hrgovic v McKean
McKean decided early on he wasnt going to win in a shootout or outbox Hrgovic so spent two thirds of the fight leaning all over him. Awful spectacle. Then when he finally opened up in the 12th round (predictable) he got stopped by Hrgovic. I stopped scoring after 4 rounds but its hard for anyone to look good against that approach. BUT Hrgovic got the stoppage, so a wide win on the cards wasnt needed anyway.

Chisora v Washington
Chisora is looking more and more like the General from Watership down. Washington seemed like he didn't want to hurt Chisora, and practically stopped throwing when he realised the cut wouldn't end things early. Another awful spectacle. I felt bad for Washington, he looked jaded by the whole thing as it unfolded.

Joshua v Helenius
Heleniua as expected came with zero ambition (this is still actually a surprise to some) and Joshua decided he might as well get some rounds in with a tentative approach that was annoying the crowd. Hats off to Helenius, though. He keeps signing up to be knocked out. Proper professional.

Fisher v Armstrong
Good little fight that. After getting put down in the first, Armstrong came forward constantly and won the next couple of rounds, making Fisher look a bit lost early on. Then Fisher started to land clean heavy shots, one or two a round. Til he nearly took Armstrong's head off - I don't know how Armstrong stayed on his feet tbh. Correct decision for the towel to come in, though. The difference in power was telling.
Easily the best heavyweight contest on the card.
Good experience for Fisher, though he should probably have been matched with Jamie TKV.
Even so, great chin on Armstrong, and a good performance from a guy not there to lie down.

[DrDuke]

Bad fight. Helenius acted like he simply waited for getting beat up. Joshua hesitated too long for that.

[maverick23]

i thought joshua asctually boxed okay tbh. jab was good. was winning all the rounds for me. it just was boring and uneventful till the ktfo

clearly, he is way more cauitious about throwing power than he used to be. vs helenius i think he was overly cautious and couldve ended it a good few earlier without much added risk

Yeah - that’s exactly how I saw it too.

It’s a shame he’s seemingly so hesitant to throw the right hand. It seemed to be there for him off the jab for most of the fight but rarely threw it.

Hopefully the way the fight ended will give him confidence for the Wilder fight.

[DrDuke]

i thought joshua asctually boxed okay tbh. jab was good. was winning all the rounds for me. it just was boring and uneventful till the ktfo

clearly, he is way more cauitious about throwing power than he used to be. vs helenius i think he was overly cautious and couldve ended it a good few earlier without much added risk

Yeah - that’s exactly how I saw it too.

It’s a shame he’s seemingly so hesitant to throw the right hand. It seemed to be there for him off the jab for most of the fight but rarely threw it.

Hopefully the way the fight ended will give him confidence for the Wilder fight.

Yeah, he was too hesitant. Helenius left so many options to finish him, when he felt Joshua's power. He was going straight back, leaning backwards, trapping himself on the ropes. Eventually Joshua caught him in exactly the same situation.

Wilder can kayo such Joshua pretty fast. This bout is still intriguing and wanted.

[SAPFO]

Let’s hope AJ does a job on Wilder as then we have an interesting build up at least to look forward too.

[maverick23]

i thought joshua asctually boxed okay tbh. jab was good. was winning all the rounds for me. it just was boring and uneventful till the ktfo

clearly, he is way more cauitious about throwing power than he used to be. vs helenius i think he was overly cautious and couldve ended it a good few earlier without much added risk

Yeah - that’s exactly how I saw it too.

It’s a shame he’s seemingly so hesitant to throw the right hand. It seemed to be there for him off the jab for most of the fight but rarely threw it.

Hopefully the way the fight ended will give him confidence for the Wilder fight.

Yeah, he was too hesitant. Helenius left so many options to finish him, when he felt Joshua's power. He was going straight back, leaning backwards, trapping himself on the ropes. Eventually Joshua caught him in exactly the same situation.

Wilder can kayo such Joshua pretty fast. This bout is still intriguing and wanted.

Yeah. I can’t see Wilder blowing away AJ early but unless he’s making Wilder pay for his mistakes then he’ll be caught by Wilder at some point.

[mickey1975]

The backlash against AJ has been severe. He’s just a fooking idiot, isn’t he? Breakdown when he loses and a lap of honour for beating Helenius? I’ve never known anything like it. And I’m sick of hearing about “the old AJ”, he’s gone, and wasn’t that good in the first place. Booing at a half empty O2…..

[margaret thatcher]

olympic champ, world silver, unified world champ who has been a world top 5 fighter for nearly a decade...........ya he was very good, better than virtually all of the guys you up

[mickey1975]

olympic champ, world silver, unified world champ who has been a world top 5 fighter for nearly a decade...........ya he was very good, better than virtually all of the guys you up

Perfectly managed, kept away from the big two, even a blind man can see he is the biggest over achiever in history.

[margaret thatcher]

beaten loads of world ranked contenders and multiple champs, year after year he was always the guy in our forum hw rankings (current scene) with the most wins over other fighters who had made our top 15. he's been top 5 minimum since 2016 , he unified successfully, on top of olympic gold. very good fighter , too many people get hysterical over him like he's sheeyat

[mickey1975]

beaten loads of world ranked contenders and multiple champs, year after year he was always the guy in our forum hw rankings (current scene) with the most wins over other fighters who had made our top 15. he's been top 5 minimum since 2016 , he unified successfully, on top of olympic gold. very good fighter , too many people get hysterical over him like he's sheeyat

He’s obviously not sh!t, he was a good fighter, but people had him as unbeatable! They’ve all deserted him now and he’s noticed!