Surely AJ vs Fury is happening now?

Vegan Beast · Apr 1, 2023

Redbeard7 said: ↑

Usyk may very well be the best cruiser of all time but it's still historically unique that Joshua is the only elite super-heavyweight to be schooled by one (plus in his backyard, as the A-side) and then beaten by him again. So it's inevitable that while Usyk's stock rose, Joshua's fell.

Yes he beat Ruiz in the rematch but he never should have lost to such a limited fighter in the first place. Being dropped four times and jacking it in 7 isn't a good way to lose either. And the rematch didn't do much good for Joshua's reputation or legacy as he was running for dear life for 12 rounds in a big ring against a stubby Mexican who hadn't trained. Douglas didn't train for Holyfield, blew up just over a stone as Ruiz did and Holyfield took him out in 3.

Joshua has been a safety-first fighter ever since 41 year old Wlad almost sparked him in London. And it's got worse since the blob destroyed him. He's not been an entertaining fighter for 6 years now.

People used to think Joshua could go down as the best heavyweight of all time, now they wonder how he'd do against Frank Bruno. His legacy is shot and he knows it, which is why he's said multiple times: "it's about the money at this point".
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Joshua's not the only champ to lose to a much inferior opponent.

9/10 Joshua wins that fight with his jab only.

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