What is Joshua's best win since he quit against Ruiz?

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Time really flies - we're coming up on 5 years since Joshua was knocked down four times and quit against Andy Ruiz Jr. (all polls on ESB showed a strong majority of at least 70% saw a quit job that night).

    What would you say is his best win since quitting against Andy Ruiz Jr?

    Is it Otto Wallin?

    Real answers only, please. It's definitely not Ngannou the MMA fighter.
     
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  2. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Otto Wallin quite clearly imo

    Pulev and Helenius were shot to pieces

    Ruiz (rematch) didn’t train and only came to cash out his Saudi paycheck

    Franklin was coming off a loss

    Ngannou is not a boxer
     
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  3. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    Wallin by far.
     
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  4. The Clan

    The Clan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    really!
    He didn’t quit against Ruiz did he

    After suffering the debilitating punch that took his equilibrium away he kept getting up and trying to go again
    That blow, that knock down would have been the end of the fight for 99.9% of boxers but Joshua kept getting up

    As for your question, I’d probably say Wallin but the pressure on him to perform against Ngannou was immense so, given the way he dealt with him, that's a decent win
     
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  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wallin, which says a lot
     
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  6. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why do you think a huge majority of this forum thinks he quit?
     
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  7. bangalangin

    bangalangin New Member Full Member

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    Haha I was coming in to say "he didn't quit he was robbed :`("
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Wallin

    I've never been of the opinion he quit against Fat Andy.
     
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  9. Jackstraw

    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    The OP comes across as snide and effeminate with his (?) passive / aggressive threads against Joshua. PA isn’t acceptable in a woman, and it’s just flat out pathetic in a male
     
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  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He clearly has feelings for Joshua.

    "That which a man hates, he can be sure he once loved."

    Sigmund Freud.
     
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  11. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    Had Franklin beaten some scrub before fighting Joshua, would he have been better than Wallin?
     
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  12. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How was Pulev shot to pieces? His last loss before AJ was in 2014 against Wlad.
     
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  13. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I'm your huckleberry, that's just mah game Full Member

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    What's your least crappy post since joining the forum thirteen years ago? Some questions are just impossible to answer.
     
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  14. steviebruno

    steviebruno ESB NYC Delegate banned Full Member

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    Seems that his former sparring Wallin is the prevailing answer...
     
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  15. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Best win? I never rated Wallin that highly so could be a 39 year old Pulev or Wallin, not much difference in my opinion. In fact Pulev did better vs Joshua and that was against a Joshua who hadn't been twice schooled by Usyk and mentally fractured, so Pulev.
     
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