Joey twelve was absolutely awful, in addition to the bodyguard referee and dodgy cornerman. Wlad by contrast outboxed AJ for at least half of the contest and put him down heavily, had him gassed out, hurt and in survival mode for 5 rounds. Even Povetkin and Whyte made a better fist of it, Ruiz 2 too (despite not training).
Gameplan this and gameplan that. Joshua had an expensive team, all of the advice in the world from a variety of sources, almost a year in between fights and 24 rounds to solve the puzzle, along with all of his standard A-side advantages and STILL he couldn't do it, didn't come close if we're being honest. If Joshua had been more aggressive earlier on he'd have got stopped; he was spent in those last 3 rounds, having been fairly conservative for the first 8.
Train for 3 rounds of mayhem carnage and filth. 3 results possible in this scenario Winning inside those 3 rounds. Gassing, dying on your arse and being stopped in about round 5 of a war no one will ever forget your efforts in. Like Hearns v Hagler or Frazier of the Ali 3 fight. DQ.