Anthony Joshua - Local Boy Through And Through

His sister still owns and runs a hairdressers in burnt oak about 10 minutes away from where I grew up. It’s a bit of a dump though that area which is surprising

 

It’s cool to have mental health issues. Fury knows it so made his up, let’s be honest. It made people forget about his ‘misdemeanours’.

Like Fury, never like AJ.

 

Is that the only time AJ was subjected to Vada testing? And didn't get a TUE?


Asking for s friend

 

Trying to have a go at someone because their uncle has convictions is pathetic.
Benefiting from training facilities? Who pays for the state of the art facilities that Joshua trains in?

 

No exceptions mate for drug dealers - all scum

 

Certainly a correlation between testing and that performance in the ring that night - why am I feeling like this LOL

 

I think it's a bit rich having a go at someone else for drug dealing when you grew up as part of criminal family and directly benefitted from organised crime.

If he or any other fans who have a problem with Joshua on that front also criticise those closer to home's criminal pasts then fair enough but I don't think it's fair to make Joshua out as the devil for what he did and give Peter Fury and Daniel Kinahan a pass on their crimes.

 

Hahahahahaha I think there was something in that.

Apparently AJ is signed to Vada but not the 365 program which I ins very interesting.


If anybody can elaborate on this I'd appreciate it, maybe I wrong, wouldn't be the first time, but as far as I know AJ loves a TUE and didn't get one in the US for that fight.

 

Anyone who deems it ok to use kids to move drugs or use violence to harm people is no doubt scum but all drug dealers? Na.

If someone wants to smoke weed for pain relief or just get high all day then be my guest. Who am I or anyone else to say that's wrong. If someone wants to take Coke or smoke meth again be my guest as long as they ain't hurting anyone else then go ahead. If someone wants to take an E when their clubbing then go ahead.

Now in a society where these drugs are not able to purchased legally how else do you expect people to get them. Grow their own weed? Fly to Colombia and track down plants to source their own coke?

Drug dealers by large only have a business as their is demand for it. As long as that demand isn't met legally someone needs to provide the service. Is it right? Probably not but its certainly not wrong for people wanting to do it.

 

I don't know about you, but when I was born I had little say about who my uncle was. To have a go at someone (with no criminal record) because of his uncle is truly pathetic.

 

I'm not having a go at him unless he's whinging about Joshua's past but fine with what his manager and uncle have done/are doing.

I don't see how you can condone their actions but not simultaneously hold Joshua's crime or crimes against him. The hypocrisy is obvious.

 

I haven't condoned any actions. But I am not stupid enough to condemn an innocent man because of the actions of his uncle.

 

Who is condemning Tyson? I think you've got a little confused here. I said IF he's moaning about Joshua on that front then he's got a bit of a cheek having not said anything about his former trainer or current manager for doing much worse. The same applies for any fans who have a problem with Joshua for his crimes but are cool with Peter and Daniel. I don't think you can pick and choose when yo care about that sort of thing.

 

I’ve always sort of thought along the same lines as this, but I think you also have to look at what possibly might happen if they did legalise drugs...

The powerful drug companies would make an absolute mint on it by getting in on the act and (presumably) making a cleaner version of it but also a weaker version of it. As obviously you don’t want people taking a powerfully addictive drug like smack and coke/crystal meth that makes them unable to work, as presumably because it’s legal more people would try it. This would have an adverse effect on the economy in terms of lack of productivity/absenteeism and put pressure on the NHS due to the long term damage from taking it. It would put pressure on the social care sector, police etc. We can already see the huge affect booze and cigs has on (some of) these things. Yes they can tax it and make a massive wedge on it but ultimately you‘ll have a bigger slice of the population suffering from health problems.

I’m sure drug dealers don’t pick that occupation by choice, and their social circumstances play a huge part in them becoming involved in them. They will find something else to do that’s abhorrent...it’s not like they’ve got many other options if drugs were suddenly legalised. They’re not exactly going to take up a college course. Anyway, the legal stuff won’t be good enough to quench the appetite of the users and they’ll soon go looking for the hard stuff again.

I could get into more detail but I much prefer slagging Dillian Whyte off, so ultimately legalising drugs is a terrible idea. I’m on about the hard stuff anyway.