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Sorry I've always thought that boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world. You just have to nobble one person and you and him can make a fortune! The pay to view culture just ups the ante not that I'm suggesting that this fight was fixed just that I suspect that someone somewhere in Asia made a whole shed load of cash!
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Joshua knocked out? on 22:17 - Jun 2 with 3050 views
I thought he looked far too big in one of his pre-match pictures. Sadly he's now an athlete rather than boxer. Well done the taco kid though
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I think he's always been a better athlete than he is boxer.
Perhaps it'll do him good long term. Anybody can get caught, particularly at heavyweight. Maybe now he'll feel less pressure and just relax and fight more, no reason to worry about the unbeaten record. And it'll make sure he's never complacent. Bloody shame though, gutted.
Not the unthinkable event they are making out mind you. Heavyweights always will have the proverbial puncher's chance, at the least.
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Joshua knocked out? on 07:46 - Jun 3 with 2838 views
Joshua knocked out? on 17:50 - Jun 2 by digswellhoop
all ways thought he is the new bruno all muscle no boxing ability
Two of my mates are professional boxing coaches and they rate AJ highly but think his footwork is terrible and are surprised it has not improved. If he learns he will be OK but they got everything about that fight wrong.
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Joshua knocked out? on 07:58 - Jun 3 with 2829 views
Fury’s technically the best heavyweight. I’m not doubting that he’ll probably beat AJ over 12 rounds. But his main skillset is movement not power and Fury has never ko’d a top level opponent.
Lot's of stuff starting to come out here in the US regarding his preparation and whether he should have actually been allowed to step into the ring, as well as huge issues between him and the Hearn camp before the fight.
It seems he may have been knocked out numerous times in the days before the fight and a number of boxing codes have been ignored. More to come I think.
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Joshua knocked out? on 08:55 - Jun 3 with 2778 views
Joshua knocked out? on 03:32 - Jun 3 by timcocking
I think he's always been a better athlete than he is boxer.
Perhaps it'll do him good long term. Anybody can get caught, particularly at heavyweight. Maybe now he'll feel less pressure and just relax and fight more, no reason to worry about the unbeaten record. And it'll make sure he's never complacent. Bloody shame though, gutted.
Not the unthinkable event they are making out mind you. Heavyweights always will have the proverbial puncher's chance, at the least.
I think you might be doing Ruiz an injustice with "anyone can get caught" and "punchers chance"
Hi didnt knock Joshua out with a punch out of nowhere, he beat Joshua up with combinations after taking good shots himself.
The fight should have been stopped in the third as Joshua didnt respond correctly to the Ref and was only saved by the bell.
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Joshua knocked out? on 09:29 - Jun 3 with 2738 views
Lot's of stuff starting to come out here in the US regarding his preparation and whether he should have actually been allowed to step into the ring, as well as huge issues between him and the Hearn camp before the fight.
It seems he may have been knocked out numerous times in the days before the fight and a number of boxing codes have been ignored. More to come I think.
Any links to news stories? Had a quick Google and can't see anything.
I think you might be doing Ruiz an injustice with "anyone can get caught" and "punchers chance"
Hi didnt knock Joshua out with a punch out of nowhere, he beat Joshua up with combinations after taking good shots himself.
The fight should have been stopped in the third as Joshua didnt respond correctly to the Ref and was only saved by the bell.
Agree with this. When Joshua hurts opponents and goes in for the kill normally they panic and back pedal with a high guard. Joshua closes distance fast and throws hooks. Ruiz didn't back pedal, stayed composed and in the pocket and as Joshua closed the distance (and so came in to his range) threw fast combination punches. That takes guts and skill. Joshua made the same mistake three times and and it cost him - my guess is he was badly hurt in the third and working off auto-pilot from then on. There is some questionable stuff on this thread though. This isn't the first time a fighter has taken it to him - Whyte and Klitschko both have. His boxing IQ before this fight has been consistently one of his strengths. He has frequently made adjustments in fights before. His footwork has also been much improved.
Ruiz had only lost once in a contentious decision to Parker, he's a decent fighter despite his shape.
If not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled. PG Wodehouse
Joshua knocked out? on 09:29 - Jun 3 by traininvain
Any links to news stories? Had a quick Google and can't see anything.
Gareth A Davies, the Telegraph boxing writer appears to have the story.
Essentially, Joshua hurt and knocked out in sparring before the fight. Might explain why AJ did not know what round his was fighting in when knocked down in 3rd.
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Joshua knocked out? on 14:05 - Jun 3 with 2467 views
Gareth A Davies, the Telegraph boxing writer appears to have the story.
Essentially, Joshua hurt and knocked out in sparring before the fight. Might explain why AJ did not know what round his was fighting in when knocked down in 3rd.
Well he seemed to be pretty clear headed in the weigh in, coming into the ring and in the first 2 rounds and when he dumped Ruiz on his arse in the third so i think at least some of the credit should go to Ruiz dropping him twice with flurries.
seems to be a lot of searching for reasons in the media, or maybe generated by Joshuas own team to deflect from the clear evidence that he got properly duffed up by a more effective and more resilient fighter on the night.
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Joshua knocked out? on 15:00 - Jun 3 with 2429 views
Well he seemed to be pretty clear headed in the weigh in, coming into the ring and in the first 2 rounds and when he dumped Ruiz on his arse in the third so i think at least some of the credit should go to Ruiz dropping him twice with flurries.
seems to be a lot of searching for reasons in the media, or maybe generated by Joshuas own team to deflect from the clear evidence that he got properly duffed up by a more effective and more resilient fighter on the night.
I do not disagree - once you get in the ring all bets are off. The story does have legs and Gareth A Davies is well-respected.
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Joshua knocked out? on 15:04 - Jun 3 with 2419 views
Gareth A Davies, the Telegraph boxing writer appears to have the story.
Essentially, Joshua hurt and knocked out in sparring before the fight. Might explain why AJ did not know what round his was fighting in when knocked down in 3rd.
Interesting. Might explain why AJ's dad was having a pop at Hearn int the ring after the fight.
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Joshua knocked out? on 06:56 - Jun 4 with 2245 views
I do not disagree - once you get in the ring all bets are off. The story does have legs and Gareth A Davies is well-respected.
That story is total nonsense. He walked in with his chin up and got nailed. Any concussion he might have had came from the left hook Ruiz landed in the third.
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Joshua knocked out? on 08:42 - Jun 4 with 2167 views
Aj’s father saying he had a panic attack before the fight. The plot thickens.
I flew into the UK last night and was watching this story unfold in the US. More stuff is starting to leak out and it seems that AJ should not have stepped into the ring given he was knocked out cold in sparring.
Either way, he has lost his titles but something went horribly wrong for him in the US. Gareth A Davies is the man in the know.
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Joshua knocked out? on 09:25 - Jun 4 with 2136 views
Joshua knocked out? on 07:58 - Jun 3 by traininvain
Fury’s technically the best heavyweight. I’m not doubting that he’ll probably beat AJ over 12 rounds. But his main skillset is movement not power and Fury has never ko’d a top level opponent.
I've never heard such a load of rubbish post fight in all my years following boxing. Panic attacks, sparring injuries, bad training camp, dad kicking off with Hearn etc.
He just got punched out, its boxing and thats what happens even to the very very best. He'll learn more from that than he ever would have from another routine victory.
The re-match hopefully in the UK will be epic later this year and that is where he should be judged as great champion.
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Joshua knocked out? on 10:48 - Jun 4 with 2043 views
I've never heard such a load of rubbish post fight in all my years following boxing. Panic attacks, sparring injuries, bad training camp, dad kicking off with Hearn etc.
He just got punched out, its boxing and thats what happens even to the very very best. He'll learn more from that than he ever would have from another routine victory.
The re-match hopefully in the UK will be epic later this year and that is where he should be judged as great champion.
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I think he will get beat again, all these excuses are rubbish really.
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