Joshua v Dubois on Saturday

[blatherwickstattoos]

Aj is a bum. Terrible rigid fighter. Pathetic division

[blatherwickstattoos]

And I’ve been to wales to watch him. Cash cow. Fair play Eddie Hearn

[AfloatinClaret]

Good undercard Liam Gallagher performing before the main event...

So who was Liam fighting? It couldn't have been a rematch with Noel as that would surely be a bill topper not undercard

[Gp8419]

They hyped Joshua up again after Hearn got him 3 wins against ufc fighters,and people he should be beating.I really fancied DD but unfortunately didn’t put a penny on.I respect what aj as done in his career,he’s been at the top level far too long to be called a bum etc.I personally don’t like him when he said ‘ don’t invest in white owned shops ‘ invest in black.I mean if a white man says that he’s lynched.

[IanMcL]

Easy, AJ never landed a meaningful punch.

A couple.

[bumba]

AJ is a heavyweight Amir Khan he's fantastic when against a fighter who's slower or doesn't punch back much but one a big hitter or someone lays it on them they've no chin!
Glad he's been knocked off his perch racist bum.

[Burnley1989]

No chin is absolutely laughable. That punch puts any man on the planet on his backside.

[bobinho]

Not sure I’ve seen a boxing thread before where everyone got it completely wrong!

Try again…

Although you DO have a point…. Quite a lot of posts not aged well.

[CoolClaret]

It seems to me that AJ's performances and fluidity in the ring started to decline around 2017 ish onwards. Perhaps it's because he gained more mass or naturally added weight as he has gotten older, but he used to move better and be less robotic with his punches. Maybe it's just a few injuries here and there and getting older that have slowed him down.

Dubois put an absolute beatdown on him last night, he received so many significant strikes right on his chin - I haven't seen that in a title fight for a long, long time.

[colner]

AJ hasnt been the same fighter since Ruiz clattered him imo

[karatekid]

I think if AJ could have stayed in the fight for another round he may have had a chance against a fighter who would be tiring after putting so much into the early rounds. He just left himself too open. DD had a game plan and it worked. AJ thought he just had to turn up for the win.

[kentonclaret]

If Joshua at 34 years of age and after 31 fights thought that he just had to turn up to win then he should definitely be hanging up the gloves.

[AlargeClaret]

On a slightly different note it was good to see big time boxing back in England ,with a proper crowd and real atmosphere . These Saudi fights /sports events are an aberration to sport with their almost silent crowds . Ironically last fight there the tv producer spent more time with close ups of AJ and Ronaldo’s ringside love in ,where presumably these 2 confirmed bachelors “ got a room “? than the actual ring action , so to speak !

[Jimmybfc]

Fraud ?

Extremely harsh …. We love to knock our success stories

His record is fully of victories against the best opposition this generation has to offer

You can get caught in heavy weight boxing and for me his major weakness is he gets punch drunk off shots that lasts longer than other fighters …

But he got greedy when the tide was turning

Both fighters and any fighter that puts it on the line are far far far from frauds

Aye i was wrong for calling him that. I was somewhat influenced by the juice of the red grape.

[bumba]

Is there any sport you're not an expert on?

Meow

Who put 2p in you?
What a strange thing to go out of your way to reply to my prediction about a boxing match saying something completely uncalled for and unrelated. Have you written this reply to everyone who made a prediction?

But just for amusement can you point me in the direction of all the sports I've claimed to be an expert on?

[AlargeClaret]

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For anyone in doubt about the absolute domination of Dubois , here are the stats . It was odd and mildly amusing that the last 30 secs of the fight ( AJ doing his Fury joking impression on the ropes ) the crowd actually thought AJ was getting through with his big bombs , yet DD was slipping most of the impact to tee up his ko .

[Jimmybfc]

https://x.com/HappyPunch/status/1838004 ... OTW9Q&s=19

[Shaggy]

AJ is and always has been a flat track bully. A big strong man who can whack and has good offensive combinations… shame he’s so slow footed, moves in straight lines, leaves his chin hanging in the air and has delicate whiskers.

Great against smaller guys who can’t get inside his reach or push him back, or older fighters with diminished energy.