Anthony Joshua signs for GBP UK

Joshua has been massively overhyped...
I fear he may turn out to be very average and Ogogo is complete and utter Shiite.

 

They need to protect him like Wilder hes not readt for a professional level! Didn't he get 3 g!fts from the UK refs?

 

At least 2 were blatant gifts

 

He made it quite clear after the Olympics he wasn't turning pro just yet. Better he stay amateur and get more seasoning against the top amateurs rather than turning pro and facing the usual array of hand picked opponents and journeymen for the next few years. He's still young and a couple more years as an amateur will be a lot more beneficial in the long run.

 

I heard hes staying amateur atleast until the world championships maybe even until Rio 2016.

 

That's not what my mate Ryan's older brother best mate cousins said.

 

He should go pro.
He has the Olympic gold in his pocket, what else is there to do?

No one is saying to throw him in with a Klitschko anytime soon!

Go pro and build up over the next 3-4 years

 

Joshua got a complete gift in the Olympics and Ogogo?... Well he's just ****ing ****

 

Brit's do a good job supporting their own. It remains to bee seen if they start getting cold feet over this. So far it hasn't seemed to have hurt Kahn.

 

Big difference between Khan and Joshua though. Not only on a skill and technical level, but also in terms of experience. Khan was boxing internationally from a young age, competing in tournaments that brought him invaluable experience to put on such great performances en route to silver.

Now in comparison, Joshua has only been boxing for 3-4 years. His performances in the Olympics were not spectacular, but for his experience level, they were great. What may happen if he turns over too early is people may demand him to move along quicker than what he is actually capable of, all because he won the gold.

I'd stick around for at least 1 more major tournament if I was him. Learn more, get some top bouts and sparring with the best and go from there. After all, whenever he turns pro, now or in 2-4 years, there will still be a buzz. He is a heavyweight gold medallist.

 

Joshua isn't going pro yet. The TS has likely got him confused with his namesake, Anthony Ogogo, who has gone pro with GBP. Ogogo won't do much as a pro.

 

At the Olympics Joshua looked like he'd spent too much time lifting weights, he was much slower & stiffer than a year earlier at the Worlds. As he's staying in the ams its a bit dissapointing he didnt sign up for the British WSB team but another year of amateur experience won't do Joshua any harm.

Joshua got a a gift vs the Cuban & the final was very close. However, in each fight the ref & all 5 scoring judges were not British.

 

I hope he does go pro, it would be another talented name to add to a growing division.

 

Still can't believe this guy got the gold, he was about the fifth best heavy at the olympics. Ogogo is a knockout victim waiting to happen, he can't take a punch and he fights like a *****.

 

He was fortunate against Savon no doubt, and the Cammarelle fight could have gone either way in my book though again, fortunate because it was his home Olympics and he'd get the nod. He was nowhere near as impressive as he's looked in the past though. Looks possibly a little top-heavy and I think the occasion got to him a bit, but it's his home Olympics in front of a huge crowd, and he's a novice on the international stage really and still only had 43 amateur bouts and only been putting the gloves on for 5 years or so.

I remember seeing him on terrestrial TV in the ABA's a couple of years ago and he really impressed me, looked to have all the tools. He was far more impressive at the World's than the Olympics too, and I think the Anthony Joshua from that tournament would have won gold in London more conclusively and impressively. Just the occasion I think, he'll learn to overcome that with time.

He's got all the tools though. Physically he's the part. 6'6", genuine power, good hand speed for a guy his size, strong and in top shape. Stamina wise untested, but he fights at a pace so I wouldn't have too many worries. Can shift a bit as well for a guy his size on his feet which is good. Looks solid and like he can take a dig too.

Aside from that, he's shown a good set of fundamental boxing skills over the years. For a guy who's only been boxing 5 years he has good technical skills, and if you watch his semi-final in the Olympics with Dychko he really showed that he could counter punch, his timing was excellent in that fight, counter-jabbing the bigger man and hitting him with quick power-punch counters while inside and within range, showing excellent timing and accuracy and quick hands.

He has all the tools, his temperament seems good as he's not motivated by money clearly (turned down £50k to go pro that could have immediately helped him and his family out after winning the ABA's, and now turning down every big promoter around after the Olympics to go back to the World's and try and go one better), just whether he can handle the pressure now of being an Olympic gold medalist at heavyweight. I'm sure he'll get better handling that with age and experience. Amongst other things, I'd like to see him work on his jab a bit more, it's good but needs to be more consistent and used more often. Needs to put the big right hand in behind it more often two and stop leading wildly with the left hook.

I'm excited about his potential though. It's not fair to label him the next Lennox Lewis as you're talking about a top 5 heavyweight of all-time, but he has all the tools to be the heavyweight champion of the world one day. No rush though. He's only just 23 and I'd like to see him go to the World's in October and then box for a season in the WSB before turning pro, as well as seeing him spar top pro's around the world why he's doing so. He still needs a lot more experience and ironing out his flaws in the amateurs and continuing to get matched tough against the best amateur heavyweights in the world will see him turn over much more prepared and ready I think.