Joshua injured, fight is off with Johnson

[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)

[brocktonblockbust]

to me joshua should fight wilder

[ross]

He hasnt even got passed british journeyman level and he's pulling out of fights!

I reckon Hearn has seen sense about him fighting Johnson.

Id be surprised if the fight gets rescheduled.

[Primo Carnera]

He hasnt even got passed british journeyman level and he's pulling out of fights!

I reckon Hearn has seen sense about him fighting Johnson.

Id be surprised if the fight gets rescheduled.

Probably looking for an easier fight, like Tyson Fury perhaps?

[ross]

He hasnt even got passed british journeyman level and he's pulling out of fights!

I reckon Hearn has seen sense about him fighting Johnson.

Id be surprised if the fight gets rescheduled.

Probably looking for an easier fight, like Tyson Fury perhaps?

They were offered a fight after Hearn gobbed off. Hearn then shut up.

Johnson was a massive ask. Going from fighting journeymen with no ambition and not going passed 3 rounds to fighting a genuine durable and awkward opponent who they had gifted a couple of months notice rather than his usual handful of days or weeks.

Like I say. It wont be Johnson next

Either this is the case or whoever is training him doesn't really know what they are doing.

If it is genuine and they noticed it in training for the Sprott fight then I sincerely hope they haven't left it too late as otherwise iv just read it can lead to spondylolysis which my dad has. Its where the bone in the spine keeps growing or grows lump which put pressure on the disks which in turn put pressure on the nerves and every now and then its utter agony like someone stabbing you in the back and have pins and needles in your legs and cant walk very far. Whatever his trainer is doing with him, or letting him do, is not doing him any good!

[smashup]

Was really looking forward to this and the Kevin Mitchell fight (which is now topping the bill)

@ross are you on another conspiracy mission here

Why risk your career and go into a fight not 100% and run the risk of future problems.

People get injured - it's part and parcel of sport

[Vendettos]

He hasnt even got passed british journeyman level and he's pulling out of fights!

I reckon Hearn has seen sense about him fighting Johnson.

Id be surprised if the fight gets rescheduled.

You know how predictable you are?! When I saw the title of this thread I said "I bet Ross has made some type of conspiracy post about Joshua pulling out".

Have you ever boxed Ross? I'd imagine not mate as even when I did boxing at the lowest level just to keep fit, myself and others got minor injuries and missed time at the gym.

Now imagine doing it at the highest level, sparring with the best fighters in the world.

Just saying man, not everyone is joking about injuries, and I have no doubt whatsoever that AJ is actually injured and I also have no doubt that he would have beaten Kingpin comfortably.

[ross]

He hasnt even got passed british journeyman level and he's pulling out of fights!

I reckon Hearn has seen sense about him fighting Johnson.

Id be surprised if the fight gets rescheduled.

You know how predictable you are?! When I saw the title of this thread I said "I bet Ross has made some type of conspiracy post about Joshua pulling out".

Have you ever boxed Ross? I'd imagine not mate as even when I did boxing at the lowest level just to keep fit, myself and others got minor injuries and missed time at the gym.

Now imagine doing it at the highest level, sparring with the best fighters in the world.

Just saying man, not everyone is joking about injuries, and I have no doubt whatsoever that AJ is actually injured and I also have no doubt that he would have beaten Kingpin comfortably.

Yes I did box amateur, 18 bouts.

He has said he had this injury before the Sprott fight. So not only did he have a fight with it he signed for another and was only a couple of weeks away from fighting.

With someone as valuable and high profile as Joshua I don't understand why they would risk going in to the Sprott fight with this injury or why it would take this long to get it seen to?

[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!!