When was Anthony Joshua’s prime?

I'd say 2018-2022 in terms of skills. There's always been a steady decline in mentality since 2019, I think we are at the point of a physical decline at age 35.

 

I'm shocked as I really thought going into last night he was more confident and ready than ever before and that Dubois, who looked so hittable was made to order but what do I know ?

 

This was the best hes looked his last 2 fights. AJ hasn't been regarded this highly since before he encountered Andy Ruiz.

 

Trick question. He had no prime. He was never a boxer. He was a glorified underwear model.

 

"Now that he’s definitely past his best,"

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His absolute best would've been from the Parker fight to the first Ruiz fight

 

This.

The Bodybuilder was never a born fighter, he is a born Athlete.

Last night it was the same Aj as usual, stiff as a board, no head movement, no Ring IQ and got wobbled every time a punch came thru……..he did not have his usual diet of washed up old has been or never were’s in front of but a fighter who was convinced he could not be denied and came to win…….this is even a better demolition job Fat Andy did.

Rematch, lol, unless Dubois balloones to 350 pounds like the Mextaco ,Aj ‘s goose is cooked even faster.

 

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This.

If he wasn't in his prime now, then (like Seamus said) he never had 1.

 

Ruiz put an unexpected beating on him in 2019 when he was at the 22 fight mark, never beaten and still in his 20's, was he past it then?

His previous bouts had a lot of people thinking he was better than ever. Truth is at this point he was always pretty beatable especially with a good puncher who pressured him. He's done enough to get himself into the era's second tier behind Usyk and Fury.

 

He showed real physical decline last night, I think it’s over for Joshua. However the Ruiz loss really did damage his confidence. He’s never been the same since that fight. His recent run was mostly fool’s gold. Ngannou with basically zero experience was a fight that did nothing for Joshua and may have even been detrimental going into this fight.
Dubois is young, aggressive and can definitely punch, what he lacks in defense and polish he made up for with unbridled aggression. AJ with his defense declined was not ready for that assault. He is just about 35 now and usually exiting your prime. Seems so for Joshua.

 

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Eddie said AJ was better than ever going into the Dubois fight.

Realistically, I think he was at his best around the time he fought Parker. Downhill since he came across Ruiz