Should Joshua retire ?

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  1. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    He came off of losing to an ATG twice in a row, and then went with the terrible decision of choosing to fight a tubby spoiler with excellent head movement and a great chin. Eddie Hearn isn't the best matchmaker, that's pretty obvious by now. So of course not.
     
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    No but he needs to get his act together
     
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  3. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not till he fight Fury once & for all
    Like khan getting shattered for the last time vs Brook.
     
    Hanz Cholo, Apr 1, 2023
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    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That would be great for the sport
     
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  5. On The Money

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    On that performance tonight they'd be justified thinking he is.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ is 32-33 and looked awful tonight.
     
    mark ant, Apr 1, 2023
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    It wa AJ doing the spoiling everytime Franklyn got up close, he doesn`t trust his hook.
     
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  8. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not until he gets knocked spark out by Fury or Joyce.
     
    Jacques81, Apr 1, 2023
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  9. CST80

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    They both were.
     
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  10. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No he should not. He is still marketable and plenty of money out there for him. Wilder got his **** pushed in twice in an row and he hasn’t retired. Let AJ try to make the big fight and if he gets ko’d then retire but with an extra 30m in the bank.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No, AJ kept trapping Franklyn`s arm and grabbing him in a head lock.
     
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  12. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    34 in six months. Should be prime years for an elite hw but he looks fragile mentally to me.
     
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  13. catchwtboxing

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    Fury 34 and only wants to fight Chisora.

    Wilder 37 and looked awful in most of his career fights.

    Joyce 37 and looks good, but 37.

    Ruiz 33 and is a tub of goo.

    Hrgovic and Dubois young but they suck in totality.

    What is the point, here?
     
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  14. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    **** off Mark, Franklin was in no hurry to break any of those clinches.
     
    CST80, Apr 1, 2023
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Which heavyweights were in their prime at 34?
     
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