Is joshua serving a silent ban ?

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Apparently he's returning in December, more than a year after getting smoked like barbecue. I think he got caught for PEDs
     
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  2. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not likely. Try to think of the last time an A-side golden goose served a PED ban.

    I think he got outboxed, beat up, and even more damaged physically and mentally after Dubois blew him out. Eddie is trying to line up the last few cash outs.
     
  3. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If he got caught for PEDs we've had heard about it already.
     
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  4. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua is probably the biggest mental weakling in the history of the heavyweight division, he's waiting for his last payday after Dubois wiped the floor with him, I don't see him agreeing to fight a bigger threat like Parker or Kabayel, which speaks volumes about his character...
     
  5. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    The truth IMO is that AJ is past it and AJ knows it himself but I think he still fancies the Fury fight and personally it would still be a great fight if it were to happen this year.
     
  6. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How the hell did he beat Wlad? Was Wlad that bad?
     
  7. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    41, 800 days since his last fight, fighting away from home for the first time in a long time.

    Try to imagine any of the current top HW's at 41 having not fought for two years. It's not pretty.

    Joshua still barely made it through.
     
  8. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    Wlad was 41 years old and came back from a 2 year lay off to fight AJ.
     
  9. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nah, too high profile for it to have not leaked. Plus boxers normally improve when taking PED's, AJ looked awful in his last fight.
     
  10. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He should just stay away and join Fury in retirement

    He's done
     
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  11. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 New Member Full Member

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    Na, if he got caught, it would be huge news in the sporting world. I think he doesn't want it anymore. He's made a crazy amount of money. Crawford fights less frequently than Joshua and he's on the P4P list, the activity and treading water is a big reason why the sport has lost so much of it's casual audience from the 1990s.
     
  12. LiamInChains

    LiamInChains Member Full Member

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    Not necessarily, kinda defeats the purpose of a silent ban.
     
  13. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The news would not be silent. He's too high profile a boxer for it to be swept under the rug
     
  14. peter_uk

    peter_uk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If he is he should get a refund from whoever sold him the gear.
     
  15. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He might be so high profile that news about a failed test would wreck future paydays, so they kept it under wraps with bribery
     
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