Anthony Joshua gets stopped by Mihai Nistor

[Tam Seddon]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eUx9sDcl2Cw

What do we think of this then?

[jon09]

Mihai Nistor is a beast its a shame he has not turned pro.

[ykdadamaja]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eUx9sDcl2Cw

What do we think of this then?

Like a poisonous mongoose vs. an ox.

[La Cucaracha]

Big shots and definitely hurt, but that's the amateur game. Get caught with a couple of shots and they'll stop it.

[p4pking]

Who knows, it's an amateur fight and I don't think he showed a bad chin there or anything. Was definitely rocked before each count but they were good left hooks, and that would never be a stoppage in the pros. Plus, for a big man with his frame 22 can still be very young in physical terms, Lennox Lewis fought like a newborn Giraffe at that age, hard to tell.

[Vendettos]

I do not read much into amateur results.

Mike Tyson is a fine example, Tillman beat him multiple times in the amateurs yet he was destroyed by Mike in the pros.

[Dia bando]

Tam I would not put much stead, on that fight Joshua is a different fighter now to then mate,
I would fancy Joshua to KO Nistor, in a proper maner this moment in time.

[J_Undisputed]

A lot of amateurs don't deal well with pressure. Thing that stood out to me was that Joshua was not using his Jab aggressively as part of his offense and defense. Nistor made it his fight and the kid tried to bang with him here or there just to get some breathing room rather that using his distance, ring generalship and clinching to slow down the pace of the fight. I haven't followed Joshua after that but if hes made his jab a better part of his arsenal and polished his footwork and learned to clinch. He should be fine. Just the trial by fire of a fighter. Its better that it happened to him early, rather than him being spoonfed in a gym till he's 23 and then getting thrown to the wolves and becoming a professional opponent.

[Beanz]

Joshua started really late and his progress has been far better than even his most optimistic of coaches could have predicted. He has met every challenge so far. Will he be able to carry on that upward trajectory and translate that into international success? Who knows, still early days.

[X]

That was interesting.

Joshua is a vastly improved and more powerful boxer since then. He was quite tentative and went straight onto the back foot, allowing his shorter opponent to control the distance in the fight.

Mind you, I'd love to see what would happen if today's Joshua fought someone that aggressive, and what he would be like when he isn't marching forward dictating the fight

[erics44]

he looked scrappy, wasnt that long ago was it

i reckon he was winning tho pretty well

the stoppage wasnt a professional stoppage, he got hit and looked a bit ruffled

[SlimTrae]

That was interesting.

Joshua is a vastly improved and more powerful boxer since then. He was quite tentative and went straight onto the back foot, allowing his shorter opponent to control the distance in the fight.

Mind you, I'd love to see what would happen if today's Joshua fought someone that aggressive, and what he would be like when he isn't marching forward dictating the fight

He looked very tentative. For a person like me just watching him for the first time- I'd say he should look to another career.
As others said here- His jab needs work, he didnt have pop to his shots. His clinching was ineffective.

@ Vendetto- With Tyson I think it was a style thing. The amatuer fights I have of Tyson, he was a beast then, but he was just more suited for the pros.

[Master]

AJ took some bombs there. He has learnt and got better.

[AdamGB]

As far as I know, it's always been 3?

[Fenster]

He looked very tentative. For a person like me just watching him for the first time- I'd say he should look to another career.

Blimey....thank funk you wasn't that young fellas advisor/mentor. A year after that loss, the young man went on to win Gold at the Olympics and is currently considered one of the brightest prospects in world boxing - 10-0 (10 KO's)