KD1711 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I have never really liked AJ, think he is a tadger and fake as anything with all the be humble patter. The way he went on after the fight, also threatening to shatter a students jaw after being heckled by him, shows the mask slipping big time and this is the side they don't want to show. The personal highlight of his speech for me was the fact he was trying to compare doing 2 weeks on remand in Watford for selling drugs to being on the front line in Ukraine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) AJ is clearly not as talented as Usyk or Fury, he's clearly limited in his skillset. He can fight in one way, he doesn't have the natural ability to change mid-fight. You can see this in his losses - once Ruiz hurt him he couldn't adjust and was on a road to defeat. In the rematch he had a better gameplan and used his natural advantages to clearly win. In both Usyk defeats he couldn't change once his initial tactics didn't work, although he was clearly better in the weekends fight. I'd say that the two best boxers in the heavyweights are clearly Fury and Usyk. Not sure where I could put Wilder, he could bounce back from losing the trilogy to Fury or it could end him, will be interesting to see where he goes in his comeback. Under those three I think Joshua is clearly the strongest heavyweight in the world. He isn't going to be retiring, he's just signed a big deal with DAZN. The obvious road would be a fight with Whyte, possibly after a tune-up comeback. I've actually met AJ at a corporate event, he seemed polite and respectful then although clearly that was part of his work. I also know people who know his family in London and speak highly of him. His behaviour after the fight was pretty shocking though. Edited August 22, 2022 by ICTChris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) Wait for the seethe & outrage when he vacates the WBO & moves up in weight. Edited September 6, 2022 by kiddy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 George Foreman to be grilled about historical sexual abuse allegations. George Foreman: Two women file lawsuits after accusing boxing champion of sexual abuse in 1970s - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/62684153 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Fury officially calls out Joshua to fight later this year and Usyk in 2023. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Donathan said: Fury officially calls out Joshua to fight later this year and Usyk in 2023. Were all the others unofficial? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargsTON Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 8 hours ago, Donathan said: Fury officially calls out Joshua to fight later this year and Usyk in 2023. I take two things from this. He's either wanting a big fight before he steps in with Usyk or he's avoiding Usyk altogether. Either way I think he has ulterior motives. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 17 minutes ago, LargsTON said: I take two things from this. He's either wanting a big fight before he steps in with Usyk or he's avoiding Usyk altogether. Either way I think he has ulterior motives. Usyk has said he won’t fight again in 2022 and I think Fury doesn’t want to come out of a year long hiatus to fight Usyk in the spring so I think the former is the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Donathan said: Usyk has said he won’t fight again in 2022 and I think Fury doesn’t want to come out of a year long hiatus to fight Usyk in the spring so I think the former is the case. Very much doubt if Fury fights aj in December that he fights again anytime before July/August 23. Will be his usual shite, beat AJ then retire again blah blah blah 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Andy Ruiz Jr was a an entertaining watch the other night. Dropped poor old Ortiz a few times. Such quick hands and packs so much power into short punches too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Andy Ruiz Jr was a an entertaining watch the other night. Dropped poor old Ortiz a few times. Such quick hands and packs so much power into short punches too. Didnae look to have dropped much weight, going by previous reports? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, kiddy said: Didnae look to have dropped much weight, going by previous reports? He did look like he has trained though. Could see a sort of six pack under the flab. A bit more tanned and a few more tatts but not quite an AJ physique yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Shandon Par said: He did look like he has trained though. Could see a sort of six pack under the flab. A bit more tanned and a few more tatts but not quite an AJ physique yet. Must have been in the rehydration, following the weight cut, then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squalor Vic Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Was looking forward to Shields v Marshall this weekend, disappointed it's been canned too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargsTON Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Squalor Vic said: Was looking forward to Shields v Marshall this weekend, disappointed it's been canned too Likewise. Its a nonsense. A 1 or 2 minutes silence across all sporting events was more than sufficient. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Eubank Jr vs Benn looking likely to be off. A ridiculous fight to make anyway. Egg on everyone's face. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargsTON Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 9 hours ago, Rob1885 said: Eubank Jr vs Benn looking likely to be off. A ridiculous fight to make anyway. Egg on everyone's face. Was just reading that there. Hard to disagree with what Eubank Snr says tbh. I've never been a fan of catchweight fights tbh and this fight is borne out of pure greed on behalf of the promoters with little regard given to the health of either man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 AJ announcing he has accepted Furys terms to fight on Dec 3rd. So that will be 3 undressings in a row and presumably retirement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I fully expect them both to retire after Fury hands out a routine beating. I also fully expect them both to be fighting again, not necessarily with each other, no later than next summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I fully expect them both to retire after Fury hands out a routine beating. I also fully expect them both to be fighting again, not necessarily with each other, no later than next summer. Yeah.... I'm just listening to Spencer Oliver telling us despite the last 2 rinsings AJ has had from a much smaller superior boxer, that "styles make fights" and so this is actually a really good fight. A fine example of a lazy soundbite, since anyone applying the "styles make fights" logic accurately in this instance, would be doing so to explain why this is a completely one sided, over when Fury decides its over, thrashing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.