Anthony "tough guy gangster" Joshua micd up vs Otto Wallin

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  1. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are people still on that Hrgovic hype?
     
  2. Joy_Rones

    Joy_Rones Member Full Member

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    I'm riding that Hrgovic hype train until it derails, brother.
     
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  3. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Routine faceoff. Nothing to be gleaned from that.
     
  4. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    The same Whyte he was washed up when Fury fought him, yet he was OK for big bad Aj?

    Are you Tony Bellew? Eddie Hearn?
    Barry Hearn? Lol
     
  5. Reuben Jones

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    I'm no Joshua fan, but from what I've learnt from watching Joshua over the years, is that this kind of behaviour only spurs him on and sends him into war-mode. Whyte, Martin, Breazeale, Pulev etc learnt that. Whereas if you are super respectful and pleasant towards him (Ruiz, Usyk etc), it kinda relaxes him and catches him off-guard, and he comes into the ring without that needed fire. Not smart from Wallin... that's just my opinion anyway. All I know is, if I was fighting Joshua, I would absolutely kiss his ass in the face-offs and try to get him to think we are friends! The way Ruiz acted like he was a big fan and wanted a picture with him before Joshua-Ruiz 1, I thought it was genius.
     
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  6. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    War mode? When was the last time Joshua went into war mode?

    Since he decided he doesn't like being hit, he has abandoned war mode.
     
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  7. chico g

    chico g Let's watch some Sesame Street...lmao Full Member

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    Joshua is so humble. Otto should have double axe handled him, when the bodybuilder was walking away...
     
  8. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Behave. Hrgovic would probably demand at least 50/50 then put in a lazy performance like his last few
     
  9. Reuben Jones

    Reuben Jones New Member Full Member

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    Yeah but since the Ruiz defeat (which is when that happened), Pulev is the only one who has acted like a dick towards him... from what I remember of that fight, Joshua came into the ring giving him an intense death-stare, and then F'd him up in stages throughout the fight... some of the uppercuts he landed on him were pretty nasty! At one point Pulev had his back to him and was running away! And then in the 9th round, a brutal KO. All I'm saying is, getting his back up, is the worst way to approach a Joshua fight. It has never worked for any fighter before.
     
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  10. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think the knockdown from Wlad had a profound effect on his career. He never let his hands go the same after and became more cautious. Then got overconfident once he dropped Ruiz and we know how that ended.

    He is more cautious now, a natural evolution for many a fighter. He does need to find a bit more balance though as he is a big guy with good power, has to overcome the mental hurdles and let his hands go as he is in his physical prime.
     
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  11. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I mean something completely else. And that is this fight is literally mandatory for the IBF title. Do you even that understand that? Yes Hrgovic is the supposed number 1, and he is f**** De Mori .... Wallin is number 2, and IBF will order Number 1 vs Number 2 for the vacant IBF title.
    They are stripping either Usyk or Fury, after their first fight, as they have rematch clause.
    You miss that part intentionally or just slip ?

    It's good that you have such spirit, but if AJ wins against Wallin, Hrgovic is next, so we will see what Hrgovic will break.
     
  12. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To be successful at the highest level you need unshakeable self belief. Joshua had that but it has deserted him.

    Theoretically, Wallin's power shouldn't overly concern Joshua but unless he finds his self belief he will just revert to the pitty pat stuff Derrick James was encouraging and that could provide Wallin with every chance of causing the upset.
     
  13. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He landed some hard hooks to the body in the Usyk rematch, I think in the 9th or 10th, and the fight was in the balance then and close enough on the cards. Usyk doubled down and AJ didn’t roll the dice, it wasn’t nice to see.

    Changing trainers is utter rot as well. Better to have someone who knows you a long time and not be blaming them for your own limitations.
     
  14. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Did you forget that AJ is the one that took Whyte virginity's, aka his chin, and his 0 ? Or did you forget that same Whyte was send straight to heaven by Povetkin, just 1 fight prior to the one with Fury? And this was shot to s**** Povetkin.

    Or did you forget that AJ ain't Champion any longer, so you can't keep him to the same standard as Fury.
    And trolly i was the first to give Fury props for Whyte, as he was in top 10 in every ranking when he fought Fury.
    I was literally the first one to say that was a good win for Fury.

    But Whyte chin was gone the moment AJ break it, then Parker, Rivas and Povetkin smash it to pieces. There is no doubt about any of that.

    And once again you are wrong, as i was the first to also vote and say that Whyte ain't good match for AJ, and he should fight someone else.

    But guess what, you always find an excuse for Fury, but your guy is a Champion, obviously he is needing to fight the best, and hell he haven't done that.
    Hell December this is going to be the third fight for AJ this year.
    Your guy has 1, against a none-boxer, and he lost that fight, so don't act cocky.

    And don't come with the Usyk fight, as let's see if Fury will shows up for the fight first.

    The facts is AJ fought better opposition bar Fury in the past year, and he had 3 fights, compare to Fury's 1, who wasn't even for his garbage title. That's speaks volume.
     
  15. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He just wasn't capable of accepting the blame. So his only alternative was to blame his corner. I wonder who he will blame this time if he loses? Will he be man enough to accept the blame himself?