Do you think the "real" Joshua showed up vs. Dubois?

Another Joshua hate thread from a sad pathetic individual.

"Real" Joshua was never a thing. You could say he was more dangerous pre Ruiz but was he really, he was content to box with Parker and a few other fights where he wasn't "going for a KO", before Ruiz. He's pretty much boxed the same way throughout his career.

Joshua tried to get behind his boxing with Dubois and I think Dubois recognised that and decided to turn it into a slug fest and Joshua obliged. As usual Joshua came out 2nd best.

I think Joshua could still beat a few current top HWs. Some of the slightly smaller ones where he can use his height and reach, nobody with any overwhelming power. I'm not even confident he beats Fury.

 

It was the real Aj
A front running bully that doesn't like a big hitting animal coming for him

Could you imagine how frightened Aj would look if he was going into fight Mike Tyson if they were in the same era? Lol

It would be spinks all over again

 

Ditto mate
I have stuck to my guns that bruno bear the brakes off him and land a stiff jab early to scare joshua

 

lol - sorry @Serge, but you guys cultivated this little monster.
Don't try washing your hands of this thread that easily

You did say that it wasn't "the real AJ"

 

You should've made the votes visible

 

Of course it was, but Dubois isn't Molina, Breazeale, Takam, Wallin, Pulev etc.

 

It was the real, current day version of Joshua.

 

The real AJ hadn't fought an opponent that had the ambition to win since Usyk. The real AJ could not deal with a young, hungry fighter that was there to win.

 

150 million mate be real

 

Yes. I think Dubois has improved quite a bit and Joshua has basically stayed the same.

 

AJ is a Glass Jawed Fighter. Always has been always will be. He also has a very low Ring IQ. If he didn’t have a bodybuilder physique would anyone really care about this guy?

 

It’s the most “real” AJ we know in so far as how he fares against Dubois - because that is exactly how he did fare.

Anything other musings are pure speculation.

Pundits of today seem to run with far more ifs, buts and maybes than they ever did before.

If a fighter doesn’t perform to forecast, they are often hypothetically “repaired” after the fact.

Material complexions and results are the most reliable evidence.

 

Perhaps we'll see in the rematch because as I said he does have the talent to beat Dubois. What I hated from AJ that night was that he expected Dubois to give him respect and try and play it safe and not just go for the early KO just like every other boxer has done so recently, eg - Franklin, Wallin, Ngannou, even Usyk played the out-boxing game and was quite cautious against AJ.

AJ's chin is suspect too, and he hates getting hit. But, his offense is very very dangerous though.