Anthony Joshua Was A KO Waiting To Happen...

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  1. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    Joshua has either been stunned, hurt, or dropped in many fights, so it wasn't a shock that he got KO'd. It was shocking that Andy Ruiz was the one to do it, though.
     
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  2. G Man

    G Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was, I felt Takam and Povetkin would do it , they got close but failed at the final hurdle. It was only a matter of time. Wlad drove himself senile with his safety first style and refused to finish him but it was clear it was on the cards as soon as he fought a fresh, live opponent.
     
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    G Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Admittedly though I didn't think Ruiz would be the one to do it! He had the style but his heart was unknown until the big night. Ruiz is a very good fighter and got underestimated due to his physique.
     
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    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    same goes for fury.
     
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    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    No ****.:deal: It's a pity it took the rest of you so long to see what I saw and been saying for years.
     
    CST80, Jun 19, 2019
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    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    Parker should have been the one to do it.

    Too cautious and too much Ref interference...
     
    Kiwi_in_America, Jun 19, 2019
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    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Takam, Povetkin and Wlad were all in late 30s early 40s and couldn't do the job. Ruiz is in his prime.
     
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    G Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, but I felt even they might expose him and both came close! Wlad must be kicking himself for holding back. Ruiz fought a near perfect fight and deserves all the credit in the world, that was no lucky punch.
     
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    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Remember how a legitimate % of posters here seriously thought and daydreamed that Joshua was already an ATG, already better than both Klitschkos, talking about how he's to go down as a top 5 HW, would beat Ali and Louis and Holyfield on the same night, etc?

    Yeah. Don't forget that. And if I described you? 10 lashings.
     
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    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's what they say about Fury now.
     
    Heavy_Hitter, Jun 19, 2019
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    don owens Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I am waiting for Wilder to take a long, deep ,sweet mat nap. it will happen.
     
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    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    And don't forget that, either!

    Flavor of the month casuals. Rock em sock em robot casuals.
     
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    Yep. The thread Sephiroth made and reposted about how the ref intervened in the Parker fight makes amusing reading now. There's still one or two of the garrison holding out mind you, like those Japanese soldiers who refused to surrender at the end of WW2 and lived out on islands in a siege mentality till the 70's.
     
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    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh damn those tools are on overdrive after his latest can crushing.
     
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    Mostly a lot of captain hindsights on this thread...
     
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