AJ showed signs of age-related decline

It looked more mental to me, throwing when he shouldn’t be throwing, being overly defensive when Dubois would attack, being overly reactive on the outside, but not reacting when given a split second (on the way out of exchanges etc) these are all signs of nerves getting to him.

 

What do aj and Lewiss career have in common outside of them having 2 losses ? Lewis beat everyone he faced and retired on top. There are a different class of fighter and their reign can't be compared realistically, it's quite ridiculous to be frank. We can compare resumes if you want joshuas record to be exposed

 

Lewis was past his prime and chose to retire. Why would anyone have a problem with him retiring? There is always someone else to fight that doesn't mean he has to fight on indefinitely. If he beats Vitali in a rematch is he then obligated to fight Sanders, Wlad, Brewster, etc?

Usyk never rematched Breidis. Extremely close fight and many people would have wanted to see a rematch and Usyk wasn't past prime or close to retirement.

 

To be fair, Fury will get zero credit for beating usyk if he pulls it off

Age will be an excuse for sure, but it is what it is. We may argue to death on this forum regarding the heavyweights and it is monotonous. However, boxing has had a real shot in the arm this past year

One thing we all can agree in, it's close to the end of an era and some of these guys will be missed no matter how much or little we like them

I would love Dubois to keep improving and carry the torch, but i can't see him being THE guy in the division

 

Joshua suffered a mental decline post-Wlad and a mental collapse post-Ruiz 1. The Joshua who fought Usyk in the rematch would have also got destroyed by Dubois in all probability. Dubois isn't nearly as good as Usyk but he has important attributes Usyk doesn't have: crushing power (also hurt Joshua badly in sparring as a teenager or just turned 20), an aggressive primary style, more height, much more weight and he's in his 20's.

Joshua's defence against Dubois was crap because he was being pressured consistently by a big athletic puncher who matched him for physicality and exceeded him in determination, it was a position he'd never been in before. Dubois' combination of attributes inherently cause Joshua to struggle for composure and fall apart once he's hurt.

 

DDD was just too hot too handle, that pressure and power gave AJ a bloody aneurysm

 

ajs gold medal is fake he should've lost to Savon and Cammarelle just like "lewis lost to mercer". aj also has 1/3 the amunt of notable wins. joshua has also never been undisputed. joshua also has 4 losses to 3 underdogs and he's not retiring anytime soon. joshua has been dropped 9 times in his entire career and it isnt even done yet. joshua had twice the title shots and still failed. joshua hasn't beaten all his opposition. Lewis has more in common stylistically with Fury than he does with aj

It's a stupid comparison especially when Lewis isn't the topic. It's damage control because aj got smoked with EASE. No one punch knockout while he was up on the cards unlike Lewis's loss to Rahman which was AVENGED. He was dominated and his gameplan was thwarted by someone with far less ability. aj isnt rematching Dubois, Hearn confirmed this. It's over. He's done. Cooked. Lewis is a top 5 lock and saying aj is in anyway comparable is cope

 

Usyk didn't stop Briedis in six rounds (like Lewis did to Vitali). Usyk barely edged him via majority decision.

And Usyk never fought Briedis again.

 

Perhaps something is there in his level activity. I found myself grumbling that for one year Joshua was the most active he had been fighting four fights within the space of a year. That activity is exactly what he needed

Then what does he do after the Ngannou fight? He goes right back to 6 months between fights, and looks flat.

Idiocy

 

I know he's not in his prime, but as someone who has followed the big fat, bald oaf since about 08, I can also say he is not what he was prior Getting busted with peds and going off the scale

Anyway, I note your post above regarding your wrist pain and cataracts. It's only boxing and I sincerely wish you the best and all goes smoothly

Get that wrist sorted!