Pugilatu Confessionis: For Your Favorite Fighters, Who Are The Opponents You Most Fear?

In my household we had some who wanted WLAD to win and some like me who wanted AJ to win so it was a tense environment. I’m just glad AJ won so people like u didn’t rip into AJ calling him a hype job

 

I've made no hiding of the fact GGG is my boy. But he probably doesn't have much time at the top now. I think he handles Canelo again but depending on how much time there is between fights then I see Andrade as a really difficult fight for him in the future.

Once he is done though, it'll probably be Loma for me. And without a ridiculous size advantage I don't honestly fear him being in with anyone.

 

IBF,IBO,WBA
World Heavyweight Champion
Anthony Joshua
19(19)-0-0

I think at this moment, Deontay Wilder poses the biggest threat simply because of that 1 Punch knockout power. If all goes well and Joshuas defence is on point, it should be a easy nights work for Josh but i fear all it takes is one big punch from Wilder like the Klitschko shot, i dont think Wilder would let AJ have a 2/3 Round recovery.

This isnt me saying i think Wilder is on AJs level because i think hes not even close, but the man does possess fearsome knockout power which is all it takes at Heavyweight. Im 70/30 when it comes to confidence on AJ beating every heavyweight in the Top 10 at this moment in time.


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What do u not like about AJ? Just curious

 

Fair enough. I understand you’re points and why u may not like him much

 

i dont get why people dislike Anthony Joshua i dont understand it. The guy is an absolute role model outside of the ring. Hes always looking to improve. If theres anyone that could be brash and cocky and arrogant its him, but he really is the complete opposite. Hes always looking to motivate the next generation, hes always been humble and hes always shown respect to the fighters before him that paved the way.

He doesnt go around saying he would beat Lewis Tyson and the rest etc. The line he said recently shows you what hes about. He was asked "Do you want to be a legend" to which he replied, " No, no way, to be a legend, sometimes you have to disconnect from reality, i dont want to do that i want to be with the people. I dont want to be a boxer thats so detached with the public that people think yeah hes good but i dont think ill ever achieve that, i want people to feel like yeah i can achieve it because hes a local kid, hes a normal boy, if i pop into finchley and bump into him i know i can get 10 minutes of his time for some advice"

Im not sitting here trying to sell Anthony Joshua to the people that dont like him, some of you may think hes a hype job and not a great boxer and that is totally fine, boxing is a opinion based sport, but this guy really is just your average kid from the streets whos found love in boxing. As far as i know, hes never boasted about how much money he has how many cars he has none of that, he really is a down to earth guy.

Now, obviously i dont know this guy personally and for all i know this persona he puts on is all Eddie Hearn triggered just so he gets the people of the UK on his side

 

Excellent thread.

Parker: AJ and Wilder scare me, esp. the former
Usyk: if he moves up to HW then AJ & Wilder again
Gvozdyk: Beterbiev would be the match-up I'd fear the most, I'd be very nervous vs Stevenson or Kovalev too
GGG: he's old now and could easily lose to the other top MWs, however the way people here will write him off as a hype-job because he lost to another elite fighter at 36 will be most annoying.

I like / root for a lot of other fighters but if I'm honest with myself these four are the ones I care about most.

 

rigo the most feared man in boxing almost had to sign contractually with a heavy weight to get a fight, until loma accepted but rigo still had to move up two weight classes.

 

What you said was all correct and excellently written.

Most people who dislike Joshua either do so because they are a fan of one of the other top HWs (e.g. Wilder) or because they think he is overhyped.

 

FFS i just wrote an essay on how he seems like a really good guy and i dont understand the hate i probably should of refreshed the page to see this comment before i posted lol

 

It's quite similar to the Golovkin situation, Golovkin is also a good guy, exciting fighter, etc., but he gets hate because some people think he's overhyped or are a fan of one of the other top MWs.