Anyone else think Joshua is terrible?

[Controversial]

I wouldn't say terrible but definitely being overhyped, I'm still waiting to see what happens when he is really caught with a big punch from a big puncher. On the plus side he has all the physical tools, he appears to love to keep in shape and has confidence (which might change if he losses). I would have rather he had a few more learning fights before taking the title shot as he is still work in progress.

[dbf]

All offense and is getting used to having his own way. Fury boxes him to a points win right now. Haye is an interesting one

[Andrew]

After his throws a massive right hand he swings it back in a very weird motion.Its the sort of shot he throws and finished an opponent but he missed it a fair few times Saturday night.


Personally can't say terrible only because the standard of current heavyweights is poor.

But if Breazeale made him miss like he did in the early rounds Tyson Fury could really embarrass him that's if he ever fights again.

[crusader]

After his throws a massive right hand he swings it back in a very weird motion.

I've noticed that too

[whiskey]

I'm not going to sh*t on the guy, but there is certainly a lot to learn.

He's constantly drawing a crucifix with his punches - left, right, up and down - repeat.

Right now he's got to pull up those weak areas to match that speed and punching power, or he will out-boxed or out-hustled.

[asdfjkl]

If you really think that, call me one heavyweight in the entire history who's supposed to have a chance against him. I can't name any.

[foxdog1923]

If you really think that, call me one heavyweight in the entire history who's supposed to have a chance against him. I can't name any.

All the ones calling him out including Wlad whos sparred him and now wants him next after Fury. Joshua is the boxer NO ONE is ducking lol.

[section4]

he is about as good as frank bruno was when he fought bonecrusher
and if he fought someone like bone crusher now he would get knocked out
he hit breazeale with numerous clean punches and couldnt budge him
and thats without breazeale hitting him atall
when he starts getting hit back on a regular basis
we will see what he is made of, if whyte can rock him it not good

[Boxerbeetle]

Just rewatched his fight vs Erislandy Savon.

Genuinely should go down as one of the biggest robberies at an Olympic event. Joshua was comprehensively outboxed from start to finish

Yeah I agree. I thought Joshua lost the final as well, although that was definitely a close fight which could have gone either way. But Savon beat him comfortably imo.

[stevedoc]

he is about as good as frank bruno was when he fought bonecrusher
and if he fought someone like bone crusher now he would get knocked out
he hit breazeale with numerous clean punches and couldnt budge him
and thats without breazeale hitting him atall
when he starts getting hit back on a regular basis
we will see what he is made of, if whyte can rock him it not good

i'm a bit worried about AJ's power he obviously hits hard but he stops people rather than KOs them i think like bruno he might get found out at top level frank never floored anyone at world class will AJ be the same

[J]

I am always surprised when I watch him because I just don't get what everyone else sees. He appears to be so basic and rudimentary. Extremely one dimensional. He looks very robotic, even just the way he walks looks very robotic. He's the type of fighting style that i'd expect to get thoroughly outboxed by a "slick" fighter.

I think he gets by on having world class power and his size, which gives him a shot against any heavyweight because it will only take one punch.

He really looks poor to me but the entire division is quite bad at the moment.

He reminds me of Kelly Pavlik. Limited but good enough to rule his division for a period of time. Lost every round vs a slick mover in Hopkins though.

yeah not good to be robotic as a heavyweight is it...cant think of any successful Heavies who have been labeled Robotic....errrr hang on

[tony1234]

he is about as good as frank bruno was when he fought bonecrusher
and if he fought someone like bone crusher now he would get knocked out
he hit breazeale with numerous clean punches and couldnt budge him
and thats without breazeale hitting him atall
when he starts getting hit back on a regular basis
we will see what he is made of, if whyte can rock him it not good

Said that on Saturday, wait till he has his bone crusher Smith type fight and then we'll see, Whyte was the Jumbo Cummings fight

[reggaereggae]

he is about as good as frank bruno was when he fought bonecrusher
and if he fought someone like bone crusher now he would get knocked out
he hit breazeale with numerous clean punches and couldnt budge him
and thats without breazeale hitting him atall
when he starts getting hit back on a regular basis
we will see what he is made of, if whyte can rock him it not good

Said that on Saturday, wait till he has his bone crusher Smith type fight and then we'll see, Whyte was the Jumbo Cummings fight

Good points. Joshua reminds me very much of Bruno, though I consider him slightly better, and faster.

And yes he is an intermediate (novice is too strong) - but he has only he one vaguely hard fight. Against a one armed Dillian Whyte who is at this stage British level. Breazeale showed great heart but had very little offensive skills. When he shadow boxed he looked awful and even missed the pads when warming up.

Joshua does seem quite easy to catch with a jab. But he hasn't yet faced any fighter within a half decent jab. Even Gary Cornish out jabbed him.

[Stevieb8006]

Just rewatched his fight vs Erislandy Savon.

Genuinely should go down as one of the biggest robberies at an Olympic event. Joshua was comprehensively outboxed from start to finish

Yeah I agree. I thought Joshua lost the final as well, although that was definitely a close fight which could have gone either way. But Savon beat him comfortably imo.

I agree.

[Bard of Boxrec]

he is about as good as frank bruno was when he fought bonecrusher
and if he fought someone like bone crusher now he would get knocked out
he hit breazeale with numerous clean punches and couldnt budge him
and thats without breazeale hitting him atall
when he starts getting hit back on a regular basis
we will see what he is made of, if whyte can rock him it not good

i'm a bit worried about AJ's power he obviously hits hard but he stops people rather than KOs them i think like bruno he might get found out at top level frank never floored anyone at world class will AJ be the same

So, in order to be considered a puncher, you have to leave guys face down every fight. Right.

Even by your own definition you fail, Joshua has poleaxed most of the guys on his record. Who exactly has managed to avoid hitting the canvas or taking a count against him by the end of the fight? Oh yeah, noone.

You can call him robotic or anything else, but saying he's not a legit puncher is ridiculous in the extreme.

[TheCobra]

Certainly not terrible. But definitely overhyped. But whatever, he's making his money and so is Eddie and the casuals have bought into it. I can't blame Joshua or Hearn for that.

He hasn't been tested yet, I think he beats Wilder but not Wlad, Fury or Haye right now.

[stevedoc]

he is about as good as frank bruno was when he fought bonecrusher
and if he fought someone like bone crusher now he would get knocked out
he hit breazeale with numerous clean punches and couldnt budge him
and thats without breazeale hitting him atall
when he starts getting hit back on a regular basis
we will see what he is made of, if whyte can rock him it not good

i'm a bit worried about AJ's power he obviously hits hard but he stops people rather than KOs them i think like bruno he might get found out at top level frank never floored anyone at world class will AJ be the same

So, in order to be considered a puncher, you have to leave guys face down every fight. Right.

Even by your own definition you fail, Joshua has poleaxed most of the guys on his record. Who exactly has managed to avoid hitting the canvas or taking a count against him by the end of the fight? Oh yeah, noone.

You can call him robotic or anything else, but saying he's not a legit puncher is ridiculous in the extreme.

what wrong with KO'ing fighters all the big punchers did foreman, louis ,lewis and wlad all sparked out fighters joshua doesn't and he hasn't fought anyone in the top 10 yet ..... Bruno was doing the exact same thing till bonecrusher smith , you may disagree which you're entitled to but come across like a teenage girl arguing about justin bieber .

[gilgamesh]

I am always surprised when I watch him because I just don't get what everyone else sees. He appears to be so basic and rudimentary. Extremely one dimensional. He looks very robotic, even just the way he walks looks very robotic. He's the type of fighting style that i'd expect to get thoroughly outboxed by a "slick" fighter.

I think he gets by on having world class power and his size, which gives him a shot against any heavyweight because it will only take one punch.

He really looks poor to me but the entire division is quite bad at the moment.

He reminds me of Kelly Pavlik. Limited but good enough to rule his division for a period of time. Lost every round vs a slick mover in Hopkins though.

Since Chris Byrd went away I don't recall seeing any slick heavyweights around to contend with.

[Dixonian]

he is about as good as frank bruno was when he fought bonecrusher
and if he fought someone like bone crusher now he would get knocked out
he hit breazeale with numerous clean punches and couldnt budge him
and thats without breazeale hitting him atall
when he starts getting hit back on a regular basis
we will see what he is made of, if whyte can rock him it not good

i'm a bit worried about AJ's power he obviously hits hard but he stops people rather than KOs them i think like bruno he might get found out at top level frank never floored anyone at world class will AJ be the same

So, in order to be considered a puncher, you have to leave guys face down every fight. Right.

Even by your own definition you fail, Joshua has poleaxed most of the guys on his record. Who exactly has managed to avoid hitting the canvas or taking a count against him by the end of the fight? Oh yeah, noone.

You can call him robotic or anything else, but saying he's not a legit puncher is ridiculous in the extreme.

Yep you do wonder about people's eyesight sometimes!!

[stevedoc]

i'm a bit worried about AJ's power he obviously hits hard but he stops people rather than KOs them i think like bruno he might get found out at top level frank never floored anyone at world class will AJ be the same

So, in order to be considered a puncher, you have to leave guys face down every fight. Right.

Even by your own definition you fail, Joshua has poleaxed most of the guys on his record. Who exactly has managed to avoid hitting the canvas or taking a count against him by the end of the fight? Oh yeah, noone.

You can call him robotic or anything else, but saying he's not a legit puncher is ridiculous in the extreme.

Yep you do wonder about people's eyesight sometimes!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0uvGe0AhNI


here's AJ KO reel seems like a lot of stoppages to me ...you should check your own eyesight sonny jim

[Bard of Boxrec]

what wrong with KO'ing fighters all the big punchers did foreman, louis ,lewis and wlad all sparked out fighters joshua doesn't and he hasn't fought anyone in the top 10 yet ..... Bruno was doing the exact same thing till bonecrusher smith , you may disagree which you're entitled to but come across like a teenage girl arguing about justin bieber .

Have you actually seen Joshua fight? If he didn't spark out guys like Whyte, Love, Avila, Skelton, Gavern, what did he do to them exactly?

Or maybe you just think along the lines of the classic armchair fan 'Well, huh, but he wasn't...unconscious' Which is a ridiculous way to think about power as most refs will stop it before getting to that stage, particularly if a fighter has been decked already.

[jamesmcdonnell]

The idea Joshua lacks power, is one of the most laughable things I've ever read.

Every time he lands flush with a good hard shot, he hurts his opponents.

[Bard of Boxrec]

I am always surprised when I watch him because I just don't get what everyone else sees. He appears to be so basic and rudimentary. Extremely one dimensional. He looks very robotic, even just the way he walks looks very robotic. He's the type of fighting style that i'd expect to get thoroughly outboxed by a "slick" fighter.

I think he gets by on having world class power and his size, which gives him a shot against any heavyweight because it will only take one punch.

He really looks poor to me but the entire division is quite bad at the moment.

He reminds me of Kelly Pavlik. Limited but good enough to rule his division for a period of time. Lost every round vs a slick mover in Hopkins though.

Since Chris Byrd went away I don't recall seeing any slick heavyweights around to contend with.

Ortiz could well have too many smarts for Joshua, if that fight gets made before father time catches up with Ortiz. Which it won't.

I would love to see it though. As it stands, if he has a chin, I think Ortiz is the only guy out there who can deal with Joshua.

[jamesmcdonnell]

I am always surprised when I watch him because I just don't get what everyone else sees. He appears to be so basic and rudimentary. Extremely one dimensional. He looks very robotic, even just the way he walks looks very robotic. He's the type of fighting style that i'd expect to get thoroughly outboxed by a "slick" fighter.

I think he gets by on having world class power and his size, which gives him a shot against any heavyweight because it will only take one punch.

He really looks poor to me but the entire division is quite bad at the moment.

He reminds me of Kelly Pavlik. Limited but good enough to rule his division for a period of time. Lost every round vs a slick mover in Hopkins though.

Since Chris Byrd went away I don't recall seeing any slick heavyweights around to contend with.

Ortiz could well have too many smarts for Joshua, if that fight gets made before father time catches up with Ortiz. Which it won't.

I would love to see it though. As it stands I think Ortiz is the only guy out there who can deal with Joshua.

Yeah, it's a shame Ortiz is so old, he looks great. Kind of like a harder punching bigger Witherspoon.

[asdfjkl]

If you really think that, call me one heavyweight in the entire history who's supposed to have a chance against him. I can't name any.

All the ones calling him out including Wlad whos sparred him and now wants him next after Fury. Joshua is the boxer NO ONE is ducking lol.

Yea and 2²=4

What on earth does your comment have to do with my comment?