Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk.

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I didn't known this but Anthony started out as a weight lifter.
 
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Seano said:
He's chinny and gets sloppy going for the kill.
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His chin isn’t the best but it’s a perceived weakness. I’m not sure many HWs get up from the clean right hand he took from wlad. I wouldn’t say he’s chinny as such

He’s also shown much better composure since he got stopped by Ruiz, so we’ll have to see.
I’d say his biggest weakness may be his gas tank, coupled with his over eagerness to get the finish. If he fights with more composure, this may not be as big of an issue as previously. We’ll find out against usyk if it goes the distance
 
Boxiana said:
It is probably too harsh, and stopping is the right thing to do if you’re concussed, but we’ve seen guys carry on in that position.
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I doubt AJ would have made it to the end of the round if the ref had let it go. Some guys would have carried on but personally, I don't want to see another Gerald McClellan in there.
 
Got Joshua on this one. Looking forward to the fight. Been a while since he's been in the ring.
 
Skeletor2021 said:
So what is his weakness???
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Are you trolling, or do you actually believe this? If you're serious, I feel like you have no idea what you're watching, and should probably watch more boxing.

Here's an easy one - did you not see any weaknesses in the first Ruiz fight? <Lmaoo>

For starters he got gifted a gold medal, as he was schooled by Erislandy Savon who won every round clearly, yet as they wanted Joshua to be the posterboy for the London olympics, they gave him the win.

Has he improved since then? Yeah, but not by much. He's a champion because of his size and physical ability, and lack of competition. If he faced more elite boxers, he'd get schooled just like against Savon.

He is basic and predictable. He has size and power, discipline, but only a basic fundamental skillset. He has no infighting, not much defence, no different looks, no traps and setups. He is stiff and plodding, basic and robotic.

If you got a 6'6 robot and taught it how to box, it would look like Joshua.
 
FlowchartRog said:
Are you trolling, or do you actually believe this? If you're serious, I feel like you have no idea what you're watching, and should probably watch more boxing.

Here's an easy one - did you not see any weaknesses in the first Ruiz fight? <Lmaoo>

For starters he got gifted a gold medal, as he was schooled by Erislandy Savon who won every round clearly, yet as they wanted Joshua to be the posterboy for the London olympics, they gave him the win.

Has he improved since then? Yeah, but not by much. He's a champion because of his size and physical ability, and lack of competition. If he faced more elite boxers, he'd get schooled just like against Savon.

He is basic and predictable. He has size and power, discipline, but only a basic fundamental skillset. He has no infighting, not much defence, no different looks, no traps and setups. He is stiff and plodding, basic and robotic.

If you got a 6'6 robot and taught it how to box, it would look like Joshua.
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I guess you have never seen Joe Joyce? Joshua looks like Floyd Mayweather by comparison.
 
Skeletor2021 said:
It seems he can't give up on his first love. I don't think all that bulk does anything for him.
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Hes looking light (relatively speaking) going in to this fight. I think he’s realised after the fist Ruiz fight that it’s counter productive. If the fight goes long with usyk I don’t think he’ll have the same stamina issues we’ve seen i the past. He’s more composed now as well
 
FlowchartRog said:
Are you trolling, or do you actually believe this? If you're serious, I feel like you have no idea what you're watching, and should probably watch more boxing.

Here's an easy one - did you not see any weaknesses in the first Ruiz fight? <Lmaoo>

For starters he got gifted a gold medal, as he was schooled by Erislandy Savon who won every round clearly, yet as they wanted Joshua to be the posterboy for the London olympics, they gave him the win.

Has he improved since then? Yeah, but not by much. He's a champion because of his size and physical ability, and lack of competition. If he faced more elite boxers, he'd get schooled just like against Savon.

He is basic and predictable. He has size and power, discipline, but only a basic fundamental skillset. He has no infighting, not much defence, no different looks, no traps and setups. He is stiff and plodding, basic and robotic.

If you got a 6'6 robot and taught it how to box, it would look like Joshua.
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……a robot who has unified the division and has the best reassume for a HW for several years.
 
Here's a really good breakdown... I recommend to watch it before the fight...

 
RDL81 said:
He takes shots better than most he is no chinny but he does get caught a lot when going for a finish
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He never recovered against Ruiz. He was getting hurt with every shot.
 
RDL81 said:
……a robot who has unified the division and has the best reassume for a HW for several years.
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And that's more about the division than Joshua. Fury would make him look like an amateur. Fucking sucks that Wilder had to throw a spanner in the works.
 
aries said:
I guess you have never seen Joe Joyce? Joshua looks like Floyd Mayweather by comparison.
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I sure have, and I like Joe Joyce. And conversely I thought Big Joe was actually robbed himself at the Olympics, against the Frenchman.

But I don't see what Joyce has to do with Joshua. Joyce being more robotic doesn't make Joshua any less robotic :D

Joshua looks like a 6'6 boxing robot, and Joyce looks like a 6'6 toddler who you gave some boxing gloves and taught to box a few weeks ago. It's remarkable Joyce is as good as he is tbh. Kind of hilarious watching him shut down the hyped Dubois with nothing more than a simple jab too.
 
FlowchartRog said:
I sure have, and I like Joe Joyce. And conversely I thought Big Joe was actually robbed himself at the Olympics, against the Frenchman.

But I don't see what Joyce has to do with Joshua. Joyce being more robotic doesn't make Joshua any less robotic :D

Joshua looks like a 6'6 boxing robot, and Joyce looks like a 6'6 toddler who you gave some boxing gloves and taught to box a few weeks ago. It's remarkable Joyce is as good as he is tbh. Kind of hilarious watching him shut down the hyped Dubois with nothing more than a simple jab too.
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The point is there are degrees of roboticness. Joshua has shown the ability to adapt, as he did in the rematch of Ruiz. He has a good punch selection too. If Joshua was as robotic as you are inferring he wouldn't hold 3 belts as he does.
 
aries said:
The point is there are degrees of roboticness. Joshua has shown the ability to adapt, as he did in the rematch of Ruiz. He has a good punch selection too. If Joshua was as robotic as you are inferring he wouldn't hold 3 belts as he does.
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We've seen a robotic and cautious HW champion who has reigned close to 10 years.

Maybe you should take a break from the interweb for a few weeks. You seem confused.
 
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