100% agreed. Manufactured HW was never gonna change the world. He was finally exposed and Hearn can go and **** himself.
I knew it was over when AJ took what seemed like a year to get a 70 year old Pulev out of there. It also did not bode well the way they were hyping Pulev before they fought. Everyone AJ fights turns into a top 5 heavyweight just in case he loses to them now
Hearn is just a vulture who blew smoke up his ass from day one. I genuinely feel for AJ, he reminds me somewhat of Mike Tyson when he lost himself. AJ is no Mike Tyson skill-wise but the comparison stands. A victim of his own hype.
I get your point. Mike Tyson was groomed the same way by Don King. Both Hearn and King only care about one thing: themselves!
I will eat crow if he does, but it aint gonna happen. Usyk on paper was not as big a fight as Wilder or Fury and he was completely outclassed and looked out of his depth. It is only gonna get worse. The fault is with AJ, he looks permanently mentally damaged. No trainer can fix this.
A lot of criticism for AJ. Personally I'd love to see him and Wilder have a scrap, it would be a cracking fight for however long it lasts. Being beat and beaten are 2 different things.
I dunno...I feel it's a bit like giving Joey Essex a chance against Albert Einstein. AJ caught Usyk with some big shots but they did nothing. Aside from that, AJ is not gonna outbox Usyk any more than I am gonna outdo Einstein at quantum mechanics.
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If he fired McCracken, hired a good trainer and took the next couple years fighting 3-4x a year against lowered opposition to improve his craft and confidence then he could have a future in the division. His ravenous casual fan base and Hearn aren’t going to allow for that though. I think he’s going to be knocked out into retirement in the rematch with Usyk.
I remember when after beating Pulev he left the ring and went to Mayweather who was in the audience. I thought: "Here it is two of the most overrated fighters ever who are talking".
A lot of people are saying he's not been the same since Ruiz but honestly I'd say he's not been the same since Klitchko. He had a proper war with Wlad and didn't like it one bit. His game plan changed that night from hurt the opponent to dont get hurt. I dont think he's finished necessarily. He'll still beat most men put in front of him, and he still poses a challenge to Fury and Usyk. He's just not invincible and he's the kind of boxer who'll end up retiring with 5 or so losses on his record I reckon.