Let's give Joshua credit and finally appreciate him

Joshua did not had won titles from Wlad.
He had fought vs 41 years old more than 1 year inactive beltless uncle Wlad = rich businessman.
Just because Fury had other things to do after he had won bunch with belts from 39 y.o Wlad in Germany.
Fury was inactive as boxer and therefore this happened.

 

Faster and lighter fighters are not a problem for Usyk, he is used to them being a cruiser after all. Usyk had more problems with Chisora, who used his weight more. Joshua just came in with a wrong gameplan. Anyways, Fury would cause all sort of problems for Usyk, I see Tyson via UD.

 

Werent he a giant he wouldnt have won **** in boxing. Skillwise he is pure mediocrity, he had all the freaking advantages to win that fight and he couldnt because he's a mediocre fighter. Credit? sure, as the unskilled boxer he is.

With his boxing skills, his ring IQ, his chin and his heart, were he a welterweight you wouldnt know even his name.

 

Very fair analysis that,the aura of Joshua is gone. The Ruiz loss could be put down as a one off and he just got caught and never recovered,however the manner in which he lost to Usyk was a clinical boxing lesson that everybody saw he had no answer to and to make it worse Usyk even said his corner told him not to stop him ! Joshua has always been a better “brand” than a fighter and was never going to live up to the hype that Matchroom put on him and also the no doubt massive pressure this also placed on his shoulders. Joshua is without a doubt the most marketable fighter in the division but even he needs to pick his next fights carefully as anymore losses will no doubt also have an effect there as well .

 

Definitely, but I still favour Fury

 

Chin: C
Stamina: B-
Power: B+
IQ: C
Resume: B-
Self confidence: D
Body: A
Hype: A+

Overall: B- / great boxer, but not an elite.

 

Klitschko in Joshua fight was way better than the one in Fury fight LOL. Fury out smarted Wlad using a game plan that was very effective but not fan friendly. Fury was in front from the first bell,was never behind,and beat him comfortably even with the point off in a rather boring fight.Joshua does not posses the smarts,movement or ring iq that Fury does and so Wlad was able to get to Joshua and the fight went back and forth in a more exciting fight until Joshua eventually prevailed. Some people also say that Wlad under estimated Fury,but fitting extra illegal padding to the ring floor to slow Fury’s movement shows that Wlad did anything but under estimate him ! As for Fury’s best fight I’d say it was the first Wilder fight,coming back from mental health issues,substance abuse and massive weight loss,getting knocked down twice and remarkably beating the count in the final round only to get robbed on the cards should have been Fury’s biggest win . A fitter/sharper Fury put this wrong right in the rematch taking the fight to Wilder and giving him a beat down,but full respect to Wilder as he never quit and was going to go out on his shield until Breland threw the towel in .

 

He gets the hate, because he thinks he is the best thing since sliced bread. He is a manufactured bodybuilder, Hearns' puppy. Are you from the UK by any chance?! Most fans over here are happy that AJ lost, me included.

Tyson Fury is the People's Champ over here.

 

When a fighter is severely hyped, and he loses, this is what will happen.

Even after losing to Ruiz people were saying it was a fluke, something like Lewis-Rahman, but in the rematch against a slower, out of shape version of Ruiz he fought so timid. I knew AJ was a top fighter but didn't buy the hype.

The greater the hype the greater the fall.