After Fury ducking Usyk and the clownshow him and his team put up in negotiations with Usyk, I've found a new respect for AJ and how he managed to make two fights in a row with Usyk. Salute to AJ and Eddie Hearn in this regard...
No because thats what he's supposed to do Usyk was his mandatory and aj did his job in taking the fight. But lets not make the bodybuilder out to be some fearless warrior. He threatened to vacate twice to avoid Usyk
No, they low-balled Usyk and tried to rob him. Usyk had to completely dominate to barely win on the cards. Also, Usyk was not proven at HW at this stage and most thought AJ was too big and would win, so it wasn't even considered high risk. Then AJ completely disrespected Usyk after the second fight. Let's not pretend Hearn-AJ didn't pull 'A-side' diva tactics with Usyk and mistreat him just because Fury is being a greedy idiot.
I always respected AJ. He's not as talented at Usyk or Fury, but he was a good flagship for the division when it needed one.
No new respect at all. I still cant get that speech he did post fight against Usyk 2 out of my head. Cringe!
Yes the most embarrassing speech I have ever heard from a so called HW. It sounded like the mutterings of a teenage girl who had just been dumped by Chad. But wanted everyone to hear what she had to say.
You must have forgot how he carried on like a spoilt schoolboy after the second fight? There is no redemption from baring you're soul in the ring like that. It's like Johnny Sac crying at his daughters wedding. My estimation of the man ****en plummeted.
Not new found, I've always respected AJ and it will be good to see him back. At least he is fighting and remaining active. It probably will never erase the idiocy of his post fight rant after Usyk peppered him.
Yes, but only because Tyson no-Fury has set the bar so extremely low with his ducking antics and charging customers £30 PPV for a Chisora trilogy
Threatened... be he didn't. As soon as the undisputed fight fell through, Joshua vs Usyk was made very quickly.