Joshua injured, fight is off with Johnson

[Tam Seddon]

He's got a stress fracture in his back. Shame

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[Tam Seddon]

Anthony Joshua Injured, Withdraws From Johnson Bout - Boxing News

[SlimTrae]

good report

[Master]

Yes read it in Freedoms thread. It happens. No conspiracy. I like Joshua I think he has the makings of being a champion.

[El Kabong]

Kevin Johnson COULD (big could of course) have been an issue for Joshua. I think it's best that he cancel this one if he wasn't feeling 100% because Kingpin can make you look bad even if you win, he's a cagey scrappy guy that doesn't like to engage often.

Anthony Joshua should fight some live bodies coming up and just get in good work. Maybe at the end of the year he can fight a David Price, Tyson Fury, Hughie Fury, kind of guy and really get the Brits behind him.


That said, are the Brits more behind Joshua or Fury at this point? Does David Price get any love still? Or David Haye? Rate them as most to least popular please

[Tam Seddon]

Kevin Johnson COULD (big could of course) have been an issue for Joshua. I think it's best that he cancel this one if he wasn't feeling 100% because Kingpin can make you look bad even if you win, he's a cagey scrappy guy that doesn't like to engage often.

Anthony Joshua should fight some live bodies coming up and just get in good work. Maybe at the end of the year he can fight a David Price, Tyson Fury, Hughie Fury, kind of guy and really get the Brits behind him.


That said, are the Brits more behind Joshua or Fury at this point? Does David Price get any love still? Or David Haye? Rate them as most to least popular please

Mine is : Tyson, Joshua, Hughie, price and then haye.

I bet the British publics is: Joshua, Haye, Tyson, Price and then Hughie (Hughie isn't known at all)

[rjj tszyu]

Kevin Johnson COULD (big could of course) have been an issue for Joshua. I think it's best that he cancel this one if he wasn't feeling 100% because Kingpin can make you look bad even if you win, he's a cagey scrappy guy that doesn't like to engage often.

Anthony Joshua should fight some live bodies coming up and just get in good work. Maybe at the end of the year he can fight a David Price, Tyson Fury, Hughie Fury, kind of guy and really get the Brits behind him.


That said, are the Brits more behind Joshua or Fury at this point? Does David Price get any love still? Or David Haye? Rate them as most to least popular please

I think Haye is probably still regarded highest despite not fighting for years! Can't see that being the case much longer though as Joshua keeps crushing everyone that's thrown in front of him, although no one so far has really been much of a test.

I was really looking forward to him taking on Johnson though, as you said Johnson can give people issues with his awkward style and I expected him to take Joshua further than 3 rounds although I really do rate Joshua and I would have been surprised to see the start of the 7th.

As for who I'd like to see Joshua in with regarding the Brits I'd have to go Price first and I'd expect a Joshua KO to come in the first 2 rounds, then Chisora who for me would be stopped within 5 (probably earlier as I don't believe his resistance is what it once was since the Haye fight), then I'd go with Fury but I really wouldn't be surprised if Joshua did him very, very early probably the second round and finally if all the fights went for Joshua I'd like to see him in with Haye who I think Joshua would have to be most careful with because of the style and power of Haye, but I would certainly go with Joshua probably in the middle rounds as Haye began to tire!!