Joshua vs Ngannou - 9th March 2024

[margaret thatcher]

zhang lol, jeez how small of a gas tank does he have. all that power and drops parker with glancing shots, but can barely put any punches together to follow up or at any other point in the fight. credit to parker, he did what he needed to do and new what he had in front of him.

[margaret thatcher]

is joe parker retroactively turning into aj's best win?

[lazboy]

Brutal KO!

[lazboy]

Commentators: "Are we looking at the best heavyweight on the planet (AJ)?"

Have we forgotten about Uysk?

[asmund]

[SportsRatings]

Wow, i'm impressed with Joshua. I think his speed vs. Fury's was the difference, and that's all it took.

Ngannou looked like he was supposed to look vs. Fury. He didn't defend well and left his chin wide open and Joshua walked right through. Didn't think AJ had it in him, but he sure did.

I did think AJ would win but not until the later rounds, or a decision like Andy Ruiz II

[SportsRatings]

Commentators: "Are we looking at the best heavyweight on the planet (AJ)?"

Have we forgotten about Uysk?

He only beat AJ twice, if he beats him another 3 times then MAYBE he's better

[asmund]

[The Gratest]

Anthony Joshua's body language shows he's FEARFUL of Francis Ngannou


It's very telling.

Well that helped.

[JxhDel.]

Easy work by AJ as I predicted. Boxing always brings reality on earth, at the end.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Commentators: "Are we looking at the best heavyweight on the planet (AJ)?"

Have we forgotten about Uysk?

Was thinking the same..

Has he retired?

[jaouad]

Ngannou’s hype train got to his final destination. He should focus on mma coming period.

[gregregegg]

Commentators: "Are we looking at the best heavyweight on the planet (AJ)?"

Have we forgotten about Uysk?

Usyk is the top dog and deserves it... but mabey AJ is currently the best heavyweight on the planet... it is hard to say right now. AJ is 34 in a bit of form, usyk is 37 and i belive on the slide. I think usyk was on the slide vs AJ but still soo good technicaly he got it done easily...

Usyk is my favorite boxer in the world. just think 300+ amature fights, then a pro carrer, and 37, his body must be fucked... (very simular to my view on loma). Hope usyk beats fury then retires. But i think he is "there to be beat" right now. (still number 1 heavyweight till someone does it).

[margaret thatcher]

aj has looked more in form because hes not fighting usyk

i thought usyk looked fine last fight, just ppl whining about the low blow thing. he has chosen his spots well as a pro, been disciplined, and taken his time for his injuries. i think he still has another high level performance in him and he of course already beat aj twice

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

You cant circle to the power hand while leaving your jab out range finding against Anthony joshua.

He will be seriously hurt from that forever

[Evander]

Joshua looked good.
He seems level.
This bumped his reputation upwards.

[asmund]

[Thomastearns]

Wow, i'm impressed with Joshua. I think his speed vs. Fury's was the difference, and that's all it took.

Ngannou looked like he was supposed to look vs. Fury. He didn't defend well and left his chin wide open and Joshua walked right through. Didn't think AJ had it in him, but he sure did.

I did think AJ would win but not until the later rounds, or a decision like Andy Ruiz II

I thought so too, boy was I wrong!

That 3rd right hand was obscene.

No one in boxing should be allowed to throw a free right hand against a defenceless opponent, certainly not Anthony Joshua.

I thought AJ looked too casual before the fight, he seemed to be yawning during the introduction, but what happened was shocking.

I can't make much sense of that except to say maybe those 2 losses against Usyk have brought out the best in Joshua.

Let's face it, compared to Oleksandr Usyk, most HWs look like they're stationary.

This was a tragic coming down to earth for Ngannou and everyone will say he was unwise to try the same strategy twice - and everyone will be right.

[gregregegg]

aj has looked more in form because hes not fighting usyk

i thought usyk looked fine last fight, just ppl whining about the low blow thing. he has chosen his spots well as a pro and taken his time for his injuries. i think he still has another high level performance in him

Thats also true. And i thought he looked good vs DDD, but DDD so simple and stiff i think usyk should look very good vs him.

As i said, its a hunch more than somthing i have really seen, but i think 2021 usyk is much better than 2024 usyk (without any real proof).

If i got evens on AJ vs usyk in june 2024 i wouldent bet either way. if i got evens on AJ vs usyk december 2024 i would bet on AJ.... and thats coming from someone that rates the fuckkkk out of usyk and thought he smashed AJ to bits both fights (the split was a joke)... mabey im crazy though.

[asmund]

[asmund]

[jaouad]

Everything allright mate?

[Thomastearns]

You cant circle to the power hand while leaving your jab out range finding against Anthony joshua.

He will be seriously hurt from that forever

That was a scary few minutes after the fight, but if anyone on the planet can recover from that it's Francis Ngannou.

AJ said he told Francis he could come back, but I don't know after that.

Shocking.

[Evander]

Hard to slag off Joshua.
This was cut and dry.
He showed up.

[Flump]

Remember to fornicate your wife tonight...if you can get an erection

Cheers assmund, I will