Anthoney Joshua - Letting the roids do the talking

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  1. Jeremy Kyle

    Jeremy Kyle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hes just very lean for a heavyweight giving the impression of looking bigger, if lewis for example had dropped his body fat as low as AJ's he would look bigger than AJ.
     
  2. Danebrogen

    Danebrogen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What are you smoking? LL was usually around 250, AJ was 248.5 in his last fight. If he dropped let's say 10 pounds LL would have been 240.

    If LL dropped his bodyweight he would be lighter. How can a fighter that weighs less and as such has less muscle mass look bigger? :rofl

    Also, if he dropped his weight he would also lose muscle in the process. That is one of the reasons why AJ is beyond a shadow of a doubt a PED abuser, for a clean athlete to gain significant amount of muscle they'll also gain fat in the process. That is why LL had some extra fat because it was neccessary to keep his strength and muscle mass at that level.

    AJ on the other hand has almost no fat, and even though he has gained a lot of bodyweight since his debut, he actually looks to have a lower bodyfat %.

    Also, when LL was 25 years of age he weighed 230 and had a visibly higher bodyfat % than AJ has now. That's almost a 20 pound difference, please take your head out of your ass and face the facts bro.
     
  3. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    a lot of concrete assumptions on your part dude :bbb
     
  4. CzarChristoph

    CzarChristoph Active Member Full Member

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    AJ debuted at 230.
    He's now 248 at the same level of bodyfat.
    He's not a genetic freak, at the age of 20 he was 6'6 and about 210 - that is not impressive.
    His muscle gains are unbelievable for a pro boxer, considering he doesn't train as a bodybuilder.
     
  5. Danebrogen

    Danebrogen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    40 pounds of muscle in a few years, and gotten leaner in the process. Sounds legit :rofl
     
  6. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Joshua's physique change from the Olympics to now is ridiculous. I wish these guys would concentrate as much on their technique as they do on the weights.
     
  7. Cap10Kirk

    Cap10Kirk Active Member Full Member

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    These days PED use are a legitimate concern in any sport. All boxers should be subjected to strict PED testing. There is a lot of money at stake in high level boxing. As a result, many boxers will take PEDs to make big money. So, I wouldn't put PED use past ANY boxer.

    However, SPORTS SCIENCE has advance tremendously over the past 10 years. Today's athletes can get into fantastic shape with the right training.

    But... I wouldn't put PED use past ANYBODY.
     
  8. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Take a look at Lennox Lewis at the Olympic games, and then later in his career. That is a much bigger dude than he was in the amateurs. He was juicing.
     
  9. Beremith

    Beremith Active Member Full Member

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    Some guys just have the genetics. Obviously, that doesn't mean some of these guys aren't roiding.
     
  10. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Only because a Soviet era doctor gave him some to get over an injury that he self admitted in his German biography. He was a young boy at the time, a doctor gives you a prescription you take it, especially in the USSR. I only think AJ is juiced, I have no proof except a hunch. Until proven he is just a gym freak.
     
  11. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    What, you guys have never put on 40 pounds of muscle? Whimps.
     
  12. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    If you started exercising naked in front of me, I probably wouldn't accuse you of taking drugs. Well, not hormones anyway. I'd probably start by calling you gay. Then I'd say that you have a small *****, whatever size it actually is. Then I'd tell you to stop doing squats and put some pants on.
     
  13. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    PED's don't help your Chin and Joshua is Glass Jawed and has still yet to fight anyone that can punch back. He is nothing but David Price Part II.
     
  14. Avon Barksdale

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    What brings you to that assumption? Didn't see anything in his amateur career that suggested that IMO, where as Price was known to be packing glass way back in the AMs
     
  15. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    well he is a bit of a genetic freak :bbb

    what is your point ?