Anthony Joshua to be the most popular sportsman ever!

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  1. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hell no he isn't the most popular. Not even close. He will never be that kind of fighter until he unifies all of the belts and starts his own lineage.
     
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  2. mirkofilipovic

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    That is still obscure compared to other athletes, Samuel Eto, Messi and Christiano Ronaldo are seen as gods in Africa, and popular everywhere. Anthony Joshua's popularity pales in comparison to other athletes. I am sure some people know him. I was using hyperbole, I apologize for being inaccurate.
     
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  3. GGGunbeatable

    GGGunbeatable Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I made a thread about it recently, if boxers can ever be as famous and worshipped as footballers like Ronaldo. Joshua can not be the most popular sportsman, it's Ronaldo and probably will always be, but he can be the most popular boxer in history, because currently he is the most famous now of the active ones.
     
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    Dino inspires us all with his high standards.
     
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  5. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    So if he doesn't lose in about 3-5 fights?

    Because you already know that AJ won't MILK his legacy for 30 plus fights.

    Let's be fair.
     
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    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    What is your problem with Joshua? What irritates you so much? What has he done to you?
     
    N17, Jul 26, 2017
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    Ronaldo sucks. But I admit he is popular with the gays and women lol
     
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  8. James Smith

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    He feels threatened by Joshua, because he knows when Joshua does face his favourite fighter Wilder, it is a short nights work for Joshua.
     
    James Smith, Jul 27, 2017
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  9. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather i'd have thought. or referring to Hearns youth when he allegedly bullied Jodie Marsh
     
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  10. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    The Jodie Marsh thing is weird as he also supposedly asked her out and got rejected before the 'bullying' took place.

    I can't imagine there to be too many men to have been knocked back by Jodie over the years so Eddie might be in exclusive company there.

    It's prob Mayweather he's on about and if it is, did he call out Froch when he was sucking up to him? I bet he didn't.
     
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    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Dillian Whyte pointed this out. Impossible to do with out help is the obvious answer
     
    Birmingham, Jul 27, 2017
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    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If he keeps winning maybe?will this happen ? time will tell .
     
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  13. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the sum total of what i know about the Hearn/Marsh situaution is that he allegedly bullied her so i can't really comment tbh. havent heard about Froch though, what did he do?
     
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    My view is that pro boxers should be free to express who they are in their interviews, social media, etc. One part of that is religious beliefs and/or sympathies. So I have no problem with either Andre Ward or Anthony Joshua on that front.

    To disagree with a sportsmen's beliefs is perfectly reasonable, but to "hate" someone for their non-violent religious beliefs or for the way they express those non-violent beliefs is going too far in my humble opinion.
     
    KiwiMan, Jul 27, 2017
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  15. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I'm only going on an interview I saw wherein she claimed he asked her out, she said no and then he gave her a hard time afterwards.

    Have you ever seen Froch around Floyd? He's a proper fanboy lapping up any crumb of praise Mayweather throws his way. Check out the below:

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