His time is done now. It won't be long before he walks off in to the sunset. I for one hopes he does now, he has dabbled in the game and done very well out of it. No need for him to go in too deep now, otherwise he risks losing it all. He should just walk away content in what he has achieved, and not chase somebody elses dreams... Good luck champ...
Wonder if the loss means AJ’s next fight may be on DAZN now rather than Box Office. Surely they’re going to swerve the Usyk rematch and hope for the belts to splinter and fight a Martin type for a vacant one.
I would be surprised if Joshua doesn't take the rematch.loses that and I can see him calling it a day tbh.
Usyk saying he wants the rematch in Ukraine. Hearn won’t want that at all! I’m sure contractually Hearn has it sown up already.. but if they’re being fair it 100% should be in Ukraine.
Agree needs to think about getting out the game with his faculties intact. I still say hes similar to khan...world class attributes but also world class weaknesses. No shame in that. Joshua has world class power/strength/size etc. But his boxing iq...and foot speed reaction time are so bad hes gonna end up a danger to himself. Khan was similar with his world class handspeed but the iq was so low it became dangerous against the wrong guys. Joshuas iq,s not quite as low but he does need spoonfed. I actually blame the olympic training...it almost stops them thinking for themselves. Maybe not even his boxing iq...maybe just his inexperience. Good guy aj...achieved a good bit considering he didnt have the experience he probably needed. I,d like to see him take a stepback now tho. Take on guys at at a lower level for a while or take one last big fight and get out. Joshua must have taking about 50 clean punches tonight. Usyks great but no one with that reach/height advantage should be getting hit with the same shot again and again. He never changed a thing either. Even bellew and chisora didnt get hit with the same shot as much.
It would be good to see Joshua fight in Nigeria. Logistically it would be a challenge but would be a great thing for his legacy.