Should Anthony Joshua become the villain

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  1. notjustacasual

    notjustacasual Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Would he have a better chance vs ruiz if he calls him a fat grease ball and stuff
     
  2. macademics

    macademics Active Member Full Member

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    AJ shouldn't holding his tongue for no one. If he feels like saying something then he should, he has gone out there and put the work in and earned his titles. If these fighters are talking greasy about him and his achievements then he needs to put them in their place.

    Boggles me how he lets these slate him and he don't say jack.
     
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  3. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    No, unless his countrymen have turned against him, then it probably wouldn't matter. Not like USA is going to adopt him.
     
  4. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joshua doesn’t need a gimmick to beat Ruiz. He just needs to fight smart and not try to force the knockout. I didn’t think Joshua was going to be foolish enough to try and get an early knockout on Ruiz, but his inexperience showed.

    I used to see Ruiz spar pretty often back around 2011-2013 at Goossen’s gym and seen him take absolutely brutal shots from Arreola and Darnell Wilson, who are both very hard punchers, but Ruiz took all of their shots and gave it back. The guys Ruiz had trouble with were guys that made him move around the ring a lot and made him walk into punches. Sakio Bika with his jab and footwork had an extremely easy time with Ruiz when they sparred.
     
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  5. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it would look a bit silly given that Ruiz has just beaten him.

    I feel though that a 'nastier' Joshua might've done pretty well if it had gone to plan, he'd beaten Ruiz and was lining up Wilder next for example.
     
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  6. notjustacasual

    notjustacasual Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Well I was thinking one strategy might be to make ruiz angry and then just spoil and nullify him early with wrestling and clinching and see if the angered ruiz gets worn out
     
  7. takahiro-onaga

    takahiro-onaga Active Member Full Member

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    AJ should test positive for drugs, he will adopt Whyte's crazy conspiracy fans!
     
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  8. First Round KO

    First Round KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well it didn't work for him last time, he said he would break Ruiz's jaw if he bad mouthed him, the robot got taken to the cleaners instead.
     
  9. reckless

    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    It's not easy to wrestle someone who is 15 lbs heavier.
     
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  10. Davo

    Davo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He should, but he won't. He's too worried about his BS brand and future sponsorship deals.
     
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  11. reckless

    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    You can't trash talk someone who has just given you a beating. It'll just make him look like a fool.
     
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  12. PolicemanPrawn

    PolicemanPrawn Member Full Member

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    He wants to, it is in his nature. Psychologically, he appears to be in limbo because he wants to act a certain way (vicious, mean), but has to hold it in. Not a good mental state to be in.
     
  13. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    If he calls Ruiz Jnr a greasy fat tub it does two things: 1. The same tub already beat me handily so I must be a bum. 2. Motivates same fat tub to be in shape and whup me even harder.

    Best to do talking in the ring.
     
  14. christpuncher

    christpuncher Active Member banned Full Member

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    Anthony Joshua does Sonny Liston?!
    can't see it
     
  15. macademics

    macademics Active Member Full Member

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    He gotta realise that as of right now, all of that gotta take a back seat to his BOXING. He better came to the conclusion that if he don't focus on his boxing then he might as well kiss those sponsorships goodbye.
     
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