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Kingfield wrote:

Wales wrote:

TheLeprechaun wrote:He's got no excuses though has he really? He was beaten in every department and then knocked out. I actually think he will emerge and give Joshua respect as a boxer and take the loss on the chin. I don't see him as a sore loser. Could be wrong though. I wonder if he would want a rematch?

No excuses? You'd think not but he was interviewed by Kugan after the fight and said he'd injured his right shoulder so badly in the first round his corner wanted to pull him out! Didnt see any evidence of this myself in following rounds but according to Whyte thats what lost him the fight.

he's posted a photo on social media, post shoulder op. There were rumours before the fight he was carrying a shoulder injury though.

Aye, seen the photos today after posting that. Didnt seem to hinder him in the fight at anytime.

Always surprises me how fighters declare theyre in best shape of their lives, fight, lose, then say "oh yeah i went into it injured". With the backstory on this one Whyte couldve pulled out a month before, had the op, had a warm up fight, remained undefeated and still got the Joshua fight later.

Ah well, thats boxing.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

simonwalsh wrote:Putting AJ in with Hughie Fury would be an interesting one. Be a decent test for AJ, as well as good either way for the Fury's... Hughie wins, obviously good for them, Hughie loses, adds even more (if it needed adding to) for the inevitable Tyson clash, the whole family revenge angle.

Maybe not so great for Hughie Fury though, his lack of any real pop would suggest he'd be in for a rough old night of it.

One thing we've seen, is that the only person to be able to live with Joshua for a while, was someone who could hit him hard enough to get his respect and stop the marching onslaught. I'm not sure Hughie fits that mould.

That may be, but Hughie is levels above AJ's other opponents so far in a technical sense

I'd fancy Joshua, but it wouldn't be a walk over and would provide him with a new set of questions to answer and face a style he has not learnt to deal with so far

davie wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

simonwalsh wrote:Putting AJ in with Hughie Fury would be an interesting one. Be a decent test for AJ, as well as good either way for the Fury's... Hughie wins, obviously good for them, Hughie loses, adds even more (if it needed adding to) for the inevitable Tyson clash, the whole family revenge angle.

Maybe not so great for Hughie Fury though, his lack of any real pop would suggest he'd be in for a rough old night of it.

One thing we've seen, is that the only person to be able to live with Joshua for a while, was someone who could hit him hard enough to get his respect and stop the marching onslaught. I'm not sure Hughie fits that mould.

That may be, but Hughie is levels above AJ's other opponents so far in a technical sense

I'd fancy Joshua, but it wouldn't be a walk over and would provide him with a new set of questions to answer and face a style he has not learnt to deal with so far

Technique can mean bugger all if you've got a big, strong lad coming at you and you don't have to power to put him off - just ask Luke Campbell about that. Joshua would bully him at this stage.