What are the technical flaws in Anthony Joshua's boxing style?

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  1. Special one

    Special one Active Member Full Member

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    @Brighton bomber one of those clashes was actually a fight, whereas one was a dance off! Hence the lacvk of punches landed on Fury and by Fury in that fight!
     
  2. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Excellent analysis. I would also add that he needs to work a lot on his clinching game and develeope a check left hook while he's moving away, much like Wlad 2.0. He also drops his right hand while throwing a jab, also makes him suspicious to counter left hooks.
     
  3. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Fury's A game was seen in his last fight. Superior to anything Joshua has served up you'll agree.
     
  4. RB1702

    RB1702 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That style worked on Wilder because Wilder can’t box and can’t hold a shot. It’s amazing how far you can go in the heavyweight with just a big punch and a dedicated team tactically guiding your career away of risks. Joshua’s win over Klitschko should be held in higher regard than beating an overrated lanky hypejob.
     
  5. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    If Joshua had beat a mid 30s prime champ Klit I'd maybe agree with you, but he was facing an inactive 41 y/o that gave him a beating until father time intervened late. Unbeaten 7 year champion Wilder never had a look in vs Fury. The same is going to happen when he faces lesser fisted and equally chinny Joshua.
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He`s got far on his reach and power, you should never stay still after punching, move your head or feet, it`s a basic fundamental that McCracken should have taught him, he got dropped by a counter by Ruiz and Wlad.
     
  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Lesser fisted is very harsh, he doesn`t have Wilder`s power but still enough power to stop any heavyweight in the world.
     
  8. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    No, it’s not. He was ****ed for like two rounds. His speed dropped and so did his output. I don’t mean that he was walking around on shaky legs, I mean he wasn’t fully recovered from the shot. When he gets hurt he seems to really slow down for a while.
     
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ was on the ropes and in bad trouble for a while, Fury would have finished him at that point.
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ didn`t land more than that in his rematch v Ruiz.
     
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  11. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not an excuse it's the reality of what happened, fighters are human and are rarely 100% for every fight otherwise how do we explain how Joshua lost to Ruiz Jr. How did Lewis lose to Rahman and destroy him in the rematch, how did Holyfield look bad vs Bobby Czyz then KO Tyson?

    Fury's performance levels vary depending upon how motivated he is for the opponent. If he saw Wallin as a threat he'd of have upped his concentration levels and not taken as many chances as he did.
     
  12. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    With cumulative punches only. Truth hurts his nut huggers.
     
  13. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "Poor head movement" is being said a lot in this thread.

    To be fair, HWs aren't generally known for their head movement. At least not the taller ones.
     
  14. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Breaks AJ down here better than ANY boxing commentator. Kudos.
     
  15. RB1702

    RB1702 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Haha pillowfisted Fury who is one of the worst finishers in boxing? He couldn’t finish Wilder and he was practically out on his feet since round 3.