Is AJ a gatekeeper now?

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  1. GotchaHat

    GotchaHat Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Frankie blue eyes said before the fight if AJ loses he's a gatekeeper. He's in danger of turning into journeyman Delboy if he keeps racking up the losess...
     
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  2. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He can still beat many, mant HWs.

    He is still top 5 and better than most.

    I don't like when people don't gave someone credit for at least improvement and desire.
     
  3. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No way, he is too accomplished and rich for that.
    I do feel he is one humiliating loss away from retiring completely.
     
  4. f1ght3rz

    f1ght3rz Ronaldoooo is crying in his caaaaaar Full Member

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    Too soon to say. He might head towards gatekeeper status though. Depends on what Hearn has planned for him.
     
  5. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Christ sake he only lost to Usyk. He still beat many top 10 rated fighters.

    He's still arguably #3
     
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  6. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Gatekeeper? Then what are the rest of the top10?

    He's still the #3 after last night, and of this post Klitschko generation.
     
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  7. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    No. He's not a gatekeeper.

    Hope he fights on - and boxes like he doesn't give a **** - and takes on some the the next crop of HWs. So what if he takes a few more losses? Three loses in his last five fights and no belts leaves him with nothing to protect. Might be quite liberating for him...
     
  8. OneShot

    OneShot New Member Full Member

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    What a ridiculous statement.

    Fury could take the belts off Usyk and AJ could give Fury a good fight. Wilder could take the belts off Usyk with a big shot and AJ could KO Wilder.

    AJ should pretty comfortably beat the rest of the division.

    There's only one guy he's proven not to be able to beat yet and he is a unique fighter and one of the best.
     
  9. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He’s still top 5 behind Fury, Usyk, Wilder and the winner of Joyce-Parker.
     
  10. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So your suddenly a gatekeeper when you lose to the P4P best?
    Jesus wept....Joshua just lost to the more skilled man. he still beats most of the division that hasn't changed from last night.
     
  11. LD Boxer-Puncher

    LD Boxer-Puncher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He's still one of the top guys. Not a gatekeeper at all. He won't stick around to become that. Another loss which I think will come to Wilder or Fury in the next couple of years and he'll hang them up having had a good career
     
  12. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    I wonder how many of his fanboys will stick with him particularly after the clown show at the end. Bruno was a loser and buffoon but he was a lovable buffoon. Joshua has shed any good guy image he had.
     
  13. Taylor2010

    Taylor2010 Arranging chromosome injections for injured boxers Full Member

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    Behave yourself. Im not an AJ fan but he is still in the top 5.
     
  14. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    He's still a top three fighter in the division, although no one in their right mind would put him in the top two spots. But who's above him besides 2Fast and the Feel Deal? Windmills? No chance. Crap resume and coming off back to back losses. Whyte? Already beat him and would beat him again. Parker, Ruiz? Ditto. Joyce is the only one who H2H could beat him right now out of that lot, but he doesn't have the resume to back that up.
     
  15. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Joshua vs Joyce is a really good matchup. Think it would gel really nicely.
     
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