Watched the fight this morning. Anthony Joshua got absolutely destroyed.
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Teddy Atlas says this fight will set back physical fitness 100 years.
For being as chunky as he is that guys hand speed is insane.
Is this how bad boxing has gotten? Geez. No wonder nobody cares anymore.
I don't think Joshua ever recovered from the first shot in the 3rd. He looked drunk the rest of the fight.
The “Big Three” sports used to be boxing, baseball, and horse racing. Things change over time.
A guy coming out, making the most of his moment and knocking down the 'world champion' 4 times and getting a TKO? What the hell is wrong with that? Ruiz was fast, active and accurate. People focusing on his build/physique are clueless.
All that said, Wilder is clearly top of the mountain in the heavyweight division. I'd love to see another matchup with Fury.
maybe Butterbean can come out of retirement to challenge for the title.
The good news is I believe Wilder and Fury recently agreed to a rematch next year.
You're right, a really good dude that was a big underdog defied the odds and knocked out a guy he shouldn't be able to.....boxing is terrible
Correct. Wilder announced that his next 2 fights will be rematches of his 2 toughest fights, later this year against Luis Ortiz and early 2020 against Fury.
Wilder is lucky the division is down right now. He is probably one of the weekest Heavyweight champs ever. He has good power and fights hard. He just don't have much boxing skill.
During the barrage Ruiz pummeled him with in the 7th, Joshua looks over at the ref like, "c'mon man, I'm tired of this".
Fury got filthy rich in a fight he didn't even have to train for.
Joshua wasn't beating Fury or Wilder.
One trick pony. It's one hell of a trick though.
Wilder could have a very steep learning curve though considering his background. The number of fights he has under his belt is not very many.