Boxing 2024

[Rory]

What was that bollocks with the Saudis before the fight? It's bad enough so much boxing (and sport in general) is being bought up by that murderous regime, but now people are sucking up to them when the event isn't even in Saudi Arabia?

[TonyD]

That was brilliant from Dubois

Indeed
Reminded me a bit of Tyson.

[TonyD]

I thought it was going to be a walk in the park for JJ to lead him into a fight with Fury.   
Instead he got totally boxed to the canvas.
We should be looking and praising by our Dubois

[Rory]

Joshua should not have been caught for the first knockdown. That punch had to travel a long way.

Otherwise, clinical from Dubois, and the counter to finish it was beautiful.

[Demitri_C]

AJs a bum. You could see he wanted to kill someone and go nuts on the mic but hearn prepped him what to say post fight.

AJs done. No one cares about him and wilder anymore. Both finished ans fury will be same if he loses rematch

[tomd2103]

What was that bollocks with the Saudis before the fight? It's bad enough so much boxing (and sport in general) is being bought up by that murderous regime, but now people are sucking up to them when the event isn't even in Saudi Arabia?

Thought I heard something before the fight saying its was basically a Saudi event (Riyadh season or something like that) "Wembley edition". 

[dave.woodhall]

Basically, the Saudis have bought boxing. We're getting fights we wouldn't have dreamed of a couple of years ago and in return they improve their image.

[PaulTheVillan]

So pleased Joshua took a beating.

[Nii Lamptey]

Put a cheeky few quid on Dubois during the ring walks. You could tell who was going to win just by the body language - Dubois looked like a caged beast ready to savage someone... which he did! AJ is massively overrated, and that's him done. Fury will be the next one put out to pasture, so maybe they can a have a 'farewell fight'.

[edgysatsuma89]

Joshua should not have been caught for the first knockdown. That punch had to travel a long way.

Otherwise, clinical from Dubois, and the counter to finish it was beautiful.

I've only just seen the highlights, that first punch is baffling. I can only assume AJ really thought he didn't have the reach on that shot to catch him as surely he doesn't let that hit him 99 times out of a hundred?

[Risso]

Joshua was always a triumph of hype over substance. He's had some decent wins, but he's nowhere near to being one of the greats. Looking at him you'd think he should be able to box like Lennox Lewis, but he's actually more on a par with David Haye.

[LeeB]

Joshua was always a triumph of hype over substance. He's had some decent wins, but he's nowhere near to being one of the greats. Looking at him you'd think he should be able to box like Lennox Lewis, but he's actually more on a par with David Haye.

He's always come across as massively insecure when he talks, like he's trying to hide it (obviously given his profession) but the harder he tries the more obvious it is.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Joshua was always a triumph of hype over substance. He's had some decent wins, but he's nowhere near to being one of the greats. Looking at him you'd think he should be able to box like Lennox Lewis, but he's actually more on a par with David Haye.

Joshua is starting to remind me of Audley Harrison.

[Simon Page]

Harsh. I think he's as good as or better than a multitude of champions I've seen. But he can be tagged, which isn't the best attribute in a heavyweight. Not being an all-time legend is not the same as being a duff. He's been a force for good in the sport and bloody enjoyable to watch.

As Risso mentioned, the hype doesn't help, especially when it comes to accurately assessing his ability.

[Risso]

One of the things with Joshua is that he's nearly always on the back foot right from the word go.