Round-by-Round: Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga - 25 July 2026

[Eolaithe]

I don't know about a dive.

I think Prenga punched himself out in round 1. Then started thinking too much in rd 2 and got caught.

AJ is used to getting knocked on his arse now so he adjusted quickly lol

Prenga threw very few shots in the first and nothing in the second.

When you consider the wealth of the Saudi’s and the potential value of the biggest financial fight in the last decade, coupled with Prenga’s dodgy approach, then it looks highly suspicious.

Put it this way, how many fighters and members of the general public would willingly take a dive for $1m+ to allow AJ to win?

[samwbr]

Yes if he takes on Fury at this point it's purely for the money. He's got no realistic chance at winning it you wouldn't think based on that performance.

Why? Fury has hardly looked great. Whoever lands first surely wins, they're both shot.

Fury is gonna dogwalk him. He'll win every second of every round.

He won't. 2 old chinny blokes. Its a farce.

[Riddick Bowie]

Has anybody seen Prenga before, does he gas like that? That felt a fix for me

You don't need to fix fights. Prenga is a fat 35 yr old clubfighter. That's why he was booked. That Joshua still was nearly done in 1 is more to do with Joshua.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ricky]

Could see it being like Fury Wilder 2 in all honesty, Tyson will roughhouse him and hurt him in the inside or on the ropes, probably win within 4 or 5 rounds.

[mickey1975]

He needs Hearn to tell him he's done. If he's a real friend, he would.

[Riddick Bowie]

I don't know about a dive.

I think Prenga punched himself out in round 1. Then started thinking too much in rd 2 and got caught.

AJ is used to getting knocked on his arse now so he adjusted quickly lol

Prenga threw very few shots in the first and nothing in the second.

When you consider the wealth of the Saudi’s and the potential value of the biggest financial fight in the last decade, coupled with Prenga’s dodgy approach, then it looks highly suspicious.

Put it this way, how many fighters and members of the general public would willingly take a dive for $1m+ to allow AJ to win?

If you think the sort of money generated by Fury Joshua would be eye watering to the Saudis you must have been living under a rock your whole life.

[Ruthless-RKO]

He needs Hearn to tell him he's done. If he's a real friend, he would.

After the Fury fight. He will.

It’s probably a 2-fight deal as well.

[Riddick Bowie]

Why? Fury has hardly looked great. Whoever lands first surely wins, they're both shot.

Fury is gonna dogwalk him. He'll win every second of every round.

He won't. 2 old chinny blokes. Its a farce.

Exactly. Anyone whose mind leaps to conspiracy with this one is beyond help.

[Riddick Bowie]

Life and death with an old fat Uber driver. Ye gads!

[CaptainSpacerod]

Decent night's entertainment ..... all 3 headline fights were entertaining in their own way

[Ruthless-RKO]

Not having that … #anthonyjoshua fight ..:

Dropped twice and sets the tempo, how’s that ? … Prenga totally different in 2nd

Something not quite right , all designed to rinse maximum amount of money …

[whatashambles]

Says it all when we have Fury fighting a 45 year old on an untelevised card and accusing Prenga of taking a dive against AJ. Feels like it's more past its sell by date than Brook-Khan.

[KiwiRider]

The last couple of days have certainly dome a good job of dampening enthusiasm for the Fury - AJ fight, haven’t they

I had hoped it might be a case of them both being at the same level of shot to make it interesting.
Now I'm thinking maybe wait for the 39 seconds of highlight package that will actually be the whole fight.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Joshua is without a doubt shot to bits.
Punch resistance looks completely gone.
Last thing a fighter loses is his punch and that’s what got him out of jail tonight.

[Kilburn]

If these two manage to sell out a stadium after what has taken place the past 24 hours, they can consider themselves very lucky indeed.

[keithmoonhangover]

AJ just didn't look like he was mentally there tonight.

[Nightmare Roy]

I thonk Fury will fight him after that, good luck getting Brits to folk out £30 at 4am though.

[mickey1975]

AJ just didn't look like he was mentally there tonight.

When did he last look mentally right? This is by no way a dig. Watch the show he did with Louis Theroux, his heads been gone for years.

[TBA]

Thought Hearns face before the start was a big tell. He looked worried to shit.

Joshua must have looked poor in training and probably dropped a few times in sparring.

First round answered his expression.

[forcefraser]

AJ is toast. Poor fella has been through the ringer.

Imagine what Itamu or Kabayel would do to him.

As poor as Fury looked you have to him a big favourite if they fight

[Eolaithe]

I don't know about a dive.

I think Prenga punched himself out in round 1. Then started thinking too much in rd 2 and got caught.

AJ is used to getting knocked on his arse now so he adjusted quickly lol

Prenga threw very few shots in the first and nothing in the second.

When you consider the wealth of the Saudi’s and the potential value of the biggest financial fight in the last decade, coupled with Prenga’s dodgy approach, then it looks highly suspicious.

Put it this way, how many fighters and members of the general public would willingly take a dive for $1m+ to allow AJ to win?

If you think the sort of money generated by Fury Joshua would be eye watering to the Saudis you must have been living under a rock your whole life.

The Saudi’s aren’t investing in boxing to see regional calibre bouts being fought between five fight novices. They’re after staging global exposure events attracting audiences exceeding 10m viewers.

Is that a big enough “rock” for you?

[CaptainSpacerod]

If these two manage to sell out a stadium after what has taken place the past 24 hours, they can consider themselves very lucky indeed.

Although the fight doesn't deserve to sell out a stadium purely on sporting merits I think their place in the wider historical picture of British boxing is a big enough draw to sell out Wembley twice over even at this stage of their careers.

[Nightmare Roy]

AJ is toast. Poor fella has been through the ringer.

Imagine what Itamu or Kabayel would do to him.

As poor as Fury looked you have to him a big favourite if they fight

Didn’t FW say he should have fought Itamu for his warm up?

[Grilling Machine]

I feel AJ-Fury is finally happening because they're able to accurately appraise each other but not themselves.