Tyson Fury is about to do something great!

I don't think so. You only really see this excuse emerge from his fans.

AJ evidently feels ready enough to continue boxing by signing the agreement to fight Fury. If he wasn't, he may have had the tune up first prior to signing, but he didn't.

Additionally, writing off a poster because of one disagreement seems a bit extreme.

 

In Kiwi's defense, I think it has gotten a bit ridiculous with the narratives around who joshua fights, too. And joshua has shown a tendency to not challenge himself instead of going for real opponents with the jake paul fight already and has only to blame himself for it. But of course how could he not have taken that pile of money, too...

So it really is annoying, that every ridiculous opponent of joshua's is being defended by some reasoning when one gets the feeling he would have taken the same opponent without that reason, too.

I could also do without comparisons of what is worse for a fighter - friends dying in a car or family members in camp. Everyone reacts differently and I so grant that to Joshua, too. But it is actively being used as an excuse and narrative around joshua's choice of opponent and whether that is good taste can also be questioned...

Btw fury's opponents are also being excused, so wth we live in weird times

 

Oh sure it's all about the money no doubt. Neither of them need it which is what puzzles me.

And I don't think I'll ever accept the argument that AJ sucked against Jake Paul on purpose, especially following the "he saved boxing" by beating Ngannou quickly narrative.

 

You worded that better than I could mate

 

You actually think he tried? Many thought so, and that would be quite embarassing. But how hard would it have been for joshua to just jab paul? How many hooks did he not land that were so easy to land? You believe paul was able to evade them?
Also did you see the ko? Ok it broke his jaw but that was an arm punch! which is fine because the goal wasn't killing him, but the whole performance was him holding back. It looked like he actually tried not touching him too much in the early rounds. However much joshua sucks, he still beat wallin and helenius and had good performances against usyk and did hit him every once in a while. You think jake Paul is so elusive that when he decides to get on his bicycle he can just stay away from joshua? The jab alone should have sufficed to reach him whenever he wanted to.

 

Btw I don't think joshua not trying is better than him failing. It's an embarrassment and I don't Understand how one could sell Out one's legacy like that .

And I understand even less how it doesn't impact his Standing the way I would expect it to. I guess in freak fights you can just do what you want

It's like me fighting someone 15 pounds lighter who has never fought or trained and taking 6 rounds to stop him...

 

I just think AJ is past his best and his head hasn't been in the game since Usyk 2.

Yes, AJ "should" have been able to stop Jake Paul at will, but I don't think he could. He got caught with shots he shouldn't have, had atrocious footwork and seemingly forgot how to set up his right hand which he threw with venom on several occasions.

Even when he beat Helenius it took him 7, Wilder did it with zero effort in the first round.

I guess we'll see this month if he has anything left in the tank against the Albanian Pringle, though realistically he should be using the full 12 rounds to shake off that rust.

 

He started trying in round 5, almost got it done. Got it done in round 6. I assume that had he tried from the beginning, it would have lasted no longer than 2-3 rounds.

 

I, too, disagree with the take. To see two friends die in an accident in the fashion in which they did (I'm trying to not mention details) isn't the same as hearing about it, or even the same as seeing a loved one pass away in a hospital setting. He may have permanent PTSD from what he saw (and I wouldn't blame him at all; I would have it) and is trying to work through it by fighting again. Doesn't mean he'll be successful, may look terrible next time out (or he may look great), we really have no idea.

 

Eddie is probably very happy that fight never came off.

 

He's one of the biggest promoters in the sport. What he thinks and wants has an impact on the sport we watch.

 

AJ would not beat a guy who gave Usyk the hardest fight of his career. That's why he's fighting Pringle and you're pre-baking PTSD as an excuse for when a shot Fury jabs his face off.

"B-but Ngannou" seems to be the only comeback AJ fans have because that was the last time AJ actually looked impressive in the ring, and that was against a guy who couldn't box and stood in front of him all night.

It's also a bit ironic that you state different people deal with grief in different ways then describe rather matter of factly that one way is worse than the other. You don't know, and you're talking out of your backside on behalf of someone who isn't using it as an excuse to begin with.

 

As much as joshua and his choices of opponents annoy me, I wouldn't count joshua out against fury. I think he has a realistic chance of beating him.

But then again, fury annoys me basically equally much.