Joshua v Johnson - Capital Punishment @ London's O2 Arena 31/01/15
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That's the main event? I would have assumed it would be sharing another bill, not really much of a fight in itself. Good for Joshua to be fighting a guy who should go 12 and is sound defensively, but that's about all this is.
Re: Joshua v Johnson - Capital Punishment @ London's O2 Arena 31/01/15
I disagree. This is a decent card imo. I think Johnson gets blasted out early which will add hype to the AJ train. Estrada v Mitchell is a very good fight. Estrada gave Figueroa hell for the 1st 6 rounds and I dont think if he does that to Mitchell he could stop him early. The rumour is Ryder is fighting Heiland who just beat Macklin and given their styles that could be a war. The other fights arent big names but the majority are fun fighters so all in all I see this as an entertaining card. Its not like its PPV or anything.
Re: Joshua v Johnson - Capital Punishment @ London's O2 Arena 31/01/15
That's a better card so far than what they served up last Saturday.
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That's a better card so far than what they served up last Saturday.
I was thinking last weeks card, would be good but it was shit.
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Fenster
That's a better card so far than what they served up last Saturday.
I was thinking last weeks card, would be good but it was shit.
Every fight was ridiculously lobsided bar the main event. I rarely get excited about a fight where the fav is shorter than 10s on
Re: Joshua v Johnson - Capital Punishment @ London's O2 Arena 31/01/15
Re: Joshua v Johnson - Capital Punishment @ London's O2 Arena 31/01/15
Just read this article from Steve Bunce. He's basically calling Eddie/Matchroom a cunt for making this match. Clearly thinks it's much too soon and a stupid risk to take.
Anthony Joshua exposed - fight with Kevin Johnson will reveal how good he really is, says Steve Bunc | Boxing Features | ESPN.co.uk
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Johnson, who lost his WBC title bout with Vitali Klitschko on points in 2009, is arguably the best heavyweight in the last 25 years never to have won a world heavyweight title and there is some good competition.
im not sure i agree with that
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Johnson is proper pie and mash, he'll definitely give it to Joshua in the build-up, which will be more interesting than the actual fight. Everyone else who Joshua has fought has been all nicey-nicey.
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Fenster
Johnson, who lost his WBC title bout with Vitali Klitschko on points in 2009, is arguably the best heavyweight in the last 25 years never to have won a world heavyweight title and there is some good competition.
im not sure i agree with that
I smiled when I read that bit.
Re: Joshua v Johnson - Capital Punishment @ London's O2 Arena 31/01/15
Arguably is such a weasel word when it comes to writing. It gives the writer a huge amount of leeway in terms of being able to back up what they say. Arguably, Anthony Joshua is already showing signs that he is better than Klitschko. The fact is, you can argue just about anything, and picking and choosing stats is easy. I could ignore the level of opponent and argue that Joshua is knocking out everyone in his path while Klitschko is having a much more difficult time with his opponents.
In fact, I am arguably the best super flyweight boxer never to have fought in the super flyweight division.
Anyhow, another step in the right direction for Joshua, and Johnson is another rung on the ladder that he will need to get past. I don't see any evidence in recent fights that Johnson can really trouble him, but he may stick around for longer than some of Joshua's opponents.