Why did Josh quit?

Nope, listen again the ref says "do you want to continue" Joshua replied " Three corn on the cobs please gaffa"

 

Just watched it. Didn't look like he quit to me. Said "I'm good" to the ref.

Also his post fight demeanour has been excellent. No BS, no excuses. Not many are that humble.

 

And you think you're on a comedy tour. You've done at least two variations of this poor excuse for humour already you sad sack.

 

And ??? Its a very dark time for Joshua fans, im just bringing a bit of light comedy to the party to try ease the suffering

 

I can't wait to see which restaurant Joshua finds himself in at your next gig

 

I actually contrast this to Lennox Lewis's reaction after Oliver Mccall and Hasim Rahman. He was mocking and criticizing Mcall calling him an ordinary fighter, a sparring fighter who benefited from a lucky punch and a referee who didn't let Lewis fight on. He was mocking and criticizing Rahman saying he threw a Lucky Punch. On the one hand it shows poor sportsmanship from Lewis but it also in a way appeals to his fans and networks that he still believes in himself and his ability to win the rematch and to show who the superior fighter is. AJ's post fight antics will look very negatively, his brand and market value and PPV figures are never going to be the same again.

 

Aj saw the preferential treatment wilder got where they gave him an extra 20 secs to recover after the bell sounded for the doctor to check him and musta expected the same.
No, he wasn’t about his wits.
Badly hurt and not knowing wtf was going on.
Good stoppage

 

Yeah, it's remotely possible he could have got a second wind had he lasted a few more rounds, but he wasn't showing any signs of recuperating and Ruiz was starting to time him bad. And unlike the Wlad fight he'd already been knocked down four times by that point. Physical damage and psychological cowing would have been taking its toll.

 

Nando's ??

 

ouch.... that's gonna hurt more than any punch he took

 

He spit his mouthpiece halfway across the ring. You only do that when you're trying to buy some time or you know you're a beaten man. He had this look of disbelief after the 3rd and 4th knockdowns. He gave a half-hearted "yes" reply to the ref but he's fortunate the fight didn't continue on. If Ruiz landed that overhand right he was looking for, AJ could've taken some serious damage. It could've shaved some bouts off of his career.

 

The problem is in situations like that each knockdown tends to take away from the fighters future. I was always thankful to Davey
Pearl to stop the Leonard/Hearns one fight when he did, although Ray was so arm weary I am not sure he had much left. Which is why Hearns stayed up when a fresher Ray would have done damage. I think Pearl saved Hearns a little where it made no difference, and Joshua won't be too damaged from this.