Joshua vs Ngannou - 9th March 2024

[The Gratest]

Some have called for you to be banned. I don't want that because your utter meltdown's after AJ wins are very very funny.
The ironic thing is as well that Fury and co can't stand you either Dev

[quickeyg]

No your team wants me banned because I present facts about the 3 time loser. I'm interested do you get paid for countering me every 5 seconds? Forums have basic rules you can't cross i.e the obvious.

[The Gratest]

This is great Dev

[NazNaci1]

Fury is not a big puncher and was unfit vs Ngannou.

AJ, as we know is a huge puncher and has good fundamentals, so half expected him to walk through and blast Ngannou out.

A different AJ (ie vs Uysk) would have had a tough night but, thankfully a focused and forceful AJ did what he needed.

Everyone knows that MMA fighters, those considered 'big punchers' are not really great punchers when it comes to boxing. McGregor was considered a 'huge' puncher in MMA but in the boxing world, he was pretty average.

Ngannou is a unit and has great physical strength, part of the reason he pushed Fury was that Fury could not maul and brawl him as Ngannou was able to hold him off with one hand and club him, Strong guy, heavy punch but out him and AJ, AJ has much more power and technique.

Hence a brutal, one sided finish.

I did clock Paris Fury clapping AJ as soon as he landed that final bomb and continued to clap with Fury joining in about 10-15 seconds later. Fury looked shocked and had that 'WTF?!?' face on.

[margaret thatcher]

Fury is not a big puncher and was unfit vs Ngannou.

AJ, as we know is a huge puncher and has good fundamentals, so half expected him to walk through and blast Ngannou out.

A different AJ (ie vs Uysk) would have had a tough night but, thankfully a focused and forceful AJ did what he needed.

Everyone knows that MMA fighters, those considered 'big punchers' are not really great punchers when it comes to boxing. McGregor was considered a 'huge' puncher in MMA but in the boxing world, he was pretty average.

Ngannou is a unit and has great physical strength, part of the reason he pushed Fury was that Fury could not maul and brawl him as Ngannou was able to hold him off with one hand and club him, Strong guy, heavy punch but out him and AJ, AJ has much more power and technique.

Hence a brutal, one sided finish.

I did clock Paris Fury clapping AJ as soon as he landed that final bomb and continued to clap with Fury joining in about 10-15 seconds later. Fury looked shocked and had that 'WTF?!?' face on.

it wasnt a different aj vs usyk, he was just facing a way better opponent those nights, a fantastic boxer with deep experience, not an 0-1 mma slugger who blocked with his face

aj from either usyk fight bombs out franny similar style

[NazNaci1]

Fury is not a big puncher and was unfit vs Ngannou.

AJ, as we know is a huge puncher and has good fundamentals, so half expected him to walk through and blast Ngannou out.

A different AJ (ie vs Uysk) would have had a tough night but, thankfully a focused and forceful AJ did what he needed.

Everyone knows that MMA fighters, those considered 'big punchers' are not really great punchers when it comes to boxing. McGregor was considered a 'huge' puncher in MMA but in the boxing world, he was pretty average.

Ngannou is a unit and has great physical strength, part of the reason he pushed Fury was that Fury could not maul and brawl him as Ngannou was able to hold him off with one hand and club him, Strong guy, heavy punch but out him and AJ, AJ has much more power and technique.

Hence a brutal, one sided finish.

I did clock Paris Fury clapping AJ as soon as he landed that final bomb and continued to clap with Fury joining in about 10-15 seconds later. Fury looked shocked and had that 'WTF?!?' face on.

it wasnt a different aj vs usyk, he was just facing a way better opponent those nights, a fantastic boxer with deep experience, not an 0-1 mma slugger

I should rephrased that, how he fought against Ruiz in the rematch, Uysk and Franklin and to be honest, for all Uysk's skills, Joshua could have imposed himself much more than he did. He did a bit more in the rematch but was still in that tentative phase.

[margaret thatcher]

i think even the worst version of aj would ko fran, just think ngannou was massively flattered vs fury

[Perkin Warbeck]

Remaining active has evidently helped Joshua. He looked as sharp as I've ever seen him against Wallin & Ngannou.

The past two performances of both Joshua & Parker should be a lesson to promoters: KEEP YOUR FIGHTERS ACTIVE.

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Remaining active has evidently helped Joshua. He looked as sharp as I've ever seen him against Wallin & Ngannou.

The past two performances of both Joshua & Parker should be a lesson to promoters: KEEP YOUR FIGHTERS ACTIVE.

Absolutely on the money.

Joshua was a twice a year cash cow for years, but it's no coincidence that he's in his best form ever since he upped his outings.

[Evander]

This looks good for Anthony Joshua in so many ways.

Most importantly it now makes Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua much more marketable.

That it does.

[ironbeard]

Remaining active has evidently helped Joshua. He looked as sharp as I've ever seen him against Wallin & Ngannou.

The past two performances of both Joshua & Parker should be a lesson to promoters: KEEP YOUR FIGHTERS ACTIVE.

Absolutely on the money.

Joshua was a twice a year cash cow for years, but it's no coincidence that he's in his best form ever since he upped his outings.

. . . and went 24 rounds with a P4P great boxer.

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Remaining active has evidently helped Joshua. He looked as sharp as I've ever seen him against Wallin & Ngannou.

The past two performances of both Joshua & Parker should be a lesson to promoters: KEEP YOUR FIGHTERS ACTIVE.

Absolutely on the money.

Joshua was a twice a year cash cow for years, but it's no coincidence that he's in his best form ever since he upped his outings.

. . . and went 24 rounds with a P4P great boxer.

True.

Joshua has learnt his craft and is at peace with himself these days.

I also think he's no longer afraid to lose which makes him more dangerous.

[IRONFIST]

This looks good for Anthony Joshua in so many ways.

Most importantly it now makes Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua much more marketable.

That it does.

Doesn't matter, you can bet Fast Eddie and FW would still stage it in Saudi in front of 10 people...

[ironbeard]

Absolutely on the money.

Joshua was a twice a year cash cow for years, but it's no coincidence that he's in his best form ever since he upped his outings.

. . . and went 24 rounds with a P4P great boxer.

True.

Joshua has learnt his craft and is at peace with himself these days.

I also think he's no longer afraid to lose which makes him more dangerous.

No doubt.

AJ is an authentic credit to his profession and his generation. He just keeps working. People live to whine about “boxers these days don’t fight enough, duck the challenges, are afraid to lose.” AJ is a modern role model for the profession, and for the next generation. He always prepares. He does not make excuses for his setbacks. He comes off as a genuinely decent person.

I salute him and I thank him for the many great battles he has participated in, win or lose, over his long career of entertaining us, and representing his country admirably.

[Counter-puncher]

I also think he's no longer afraid to lose which makes him more dangerous.

this is a very good point, i think

[KiwiRider]

This looks good for Anthony Joshua in so many ways.

Most importantly it now makes Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua much more marketable.

That it does.

X2
Even if Fury loses twice to Uysk, and no matter how he loses (unless he bites an ear off) the Fury AJ fight is still massive. Both lose twice, who cares, its Uysk. Now let's have an all British former HW champion fight

[Thomastearns]

Those 2 priceless 12 round boxing lessons he received off Usyk have made Anthony Joshua a far better fighter.

Everyone else will seem slower in comparison. Everyone else will be easier to hit.
Everyone.

Joshua will never again fight someone as quick and as tricky as that again.

Even so, it's certainly to his credit the way he responded to those 2 decision losses.

He didn't get dispirited and bitter, he didn't dispute the decisions.

Instead he went back to doing what he's always been trying to do - getting better.

And that, frankly is the best that anyone can can do.

[Yuzo]

Joshua will never again fight someone as quick and as tricky as that again.

that seems to be the plan.

[ironbeard]

Joshua will never again fight someone as quick and as tricky as that again.

that seems to be the plan.

Can you name anyone in the HW division who is as quick and tricky as Usyk?

[quickeyg]

Ngannou said he felt sleepy (Not himself)

[The Gratest]

Well he did get put to sleep.

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Ngannou said he felt sleepy (Not himself)

At least he didn't say his robe was too heavy, or something like that.

[p4p1]

I was one of the extremely wrong ones that though Ngannou had a chance. Being a big puncher himself and at that stage having a proven chin vs Joshua who has been knocked down and out previously. Boy was I wrong though. Clearly Fury didn't put in the work for the fight and luckily for Joshua it showed that if Ngannou was taken too lightly he could cause some issues.

There was probably some stylistic issues that made Ngannou look good against Fury as well such as having a similar reach to Fury as well as being stronger meaning that Fury could use his weight effectively to bully and tire out Ngannou.

[margaret thatcher]

those legendary fran ngannou clinch skills were nowhere to be seen this time

[vostok]

Joshua will never again fight someone as quick and as tricky as that again.

that seems to be the plan.

Can you name anyone in the HW division who is as quick and tricky as Usyk?

Frank Sanchez?