why did anthony joshua turn down dubois rematch ?

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  1. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    So where was the cope?
     
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    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Joshua Ruiz 2 was a horrible fight against a 300 pound man. I can't even watch it again to fact check anything you said because it was that bad.
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Fact check what? I only said two things about the fight: Ruiz landed a couple of goods shots, and Joshua did not let him build momentum.

    And the cope? Where was the cope? Joshua got KO´d and the proposed February date would have meant that he had roughly 4 months to prepare for the rematch. I simply pointed out that it´s unreasonable, which it is. As was taking the Ruiz rematch just 6 months after the first fight.
     
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  5. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    :lol: How? What am I coping about?
     
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    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    You're spinning Joshua Ruiz 2 into some kind of masterclass
    Leaving out that Ruiz was 400 pounds and threw 8 punches
    My eyes will bleed if I attempt to watch that fight again
     
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    At this point Ruiz 3 is one of the few viable options for AJ to Make his return. Sad state of affairs. Basicly Usyk 1 retired him as a serious contender.
     
  8. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    No, I said nothing of the sort. I barely said anything about the fight because that was not the point of my comment, you read of my comment what you wanted. It was a "masterclass" because Ruiz was a fat slob who could not built any momentum. And when he did land something clean, which was rare, Joshua would tie him up as if he was Wladimir Klitchko 2.0.
    It was a horrendous "fight" and proved little.
     
  9. like a boss

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    Almost the opposite in fact but don't spoil an overactive imagination with facts. Just play along.
     
  10. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He didn’t want no more smoke to choke on.
     
  11. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Simply put.
    After doing the Big man on Campus move of rematching Usyk a guy who clearly outclassed him in the first fight. Then getting beaten worse in the rematch.
    He decided to engage his brain and realise even with his limited intelligence, that rematching someone he had ZERO chance of ever beating wasn't a great move.

    Just go back to fighting cream puffs for an inflated fee courtesy of Hearn, who clearly has not got over his man crush on Femi. As Femi does not warrant what he is getting paid at this point in his career, he is all washed up and is not a contender anymore.
     
  12. destruction

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    Ruiz Jr completely threw the rematch. He ate himself into the condition of a fat slob who could not even throw more than 1 punch without getting out of breath. He basically celebrated the big money from the first fight and the result, and just went in there expecting to lose.

    Anyone claiming that rematch win against Ruiz Jr as a achievement is suffering from severe Femi related delusion syndrome.
     
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  13. MaccaveliMacc

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    AJ actually fought way better in the rematch.
     
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    Ruiz burned the equivalent of 25 calories with the effort he displayed in that fight.
     
  15. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    joshua should target a second fight with Dubois his fans think Daniel got lucky and joshua should prove them right by turning his career around and beating DDD