A 20 year old Joshua beat up Fury in sparring

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This is interesting.

Anthony Joshua Wants Tyson Fury - Winner Gets Rolex! - Boxing News

Joshua says he had only been boxing a year but you cant call him inexperienced at the point they sparred as he had won, 2010 Elite ABAE Champion, Gold - 2009 and 2010 Haringey Box Cup, 2009 ABAE Senior Novice Champion.

Tyson is also known for sparring hard all the time.

[IamInuit]

Yeah its to bad Fury never learned the fine art of grappling and hugging. That way styles like that would most likely have never bothered him.

I wonder if there is any Wlad/Joshua footage floating around?


Kind of a perfect storm starting to form here. There is no having to get under in this fight. For the first time, there is someone who can reach him straight across with a 4 inch advantage. An unorthodox guy that can switch and throw punches he might not see coming because Fury is not reaching for them. That's a huge factor for me. Sure he's vulnerable and just one steelhammer right hand could end this thing early but is he going to risk it given the physical equality and the fact that he can be easily reached and countered?

[Fenster]

So young Joshua bashed up Tyson trying to win his Rolex. Brilliant.

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So young Joshua bashed up Tyson trying to win his Rolex. Brilliant.

Tried but failed then complained that Fury was too rough

They are the same age also. So massive punchers like Price and Joshua have shared the ring with Tyson and neither could hurt or drop him even though hes got a shit chin? One got dropped and the other complained that Tyson was too strong and rough.

Just shows Tysons natural fighting ability

[Fenster]

Seems like Tyson was getting such a hiding from young Joshua that he resorted to holding on for dear life and smashing his balls in.

Joshua had had 21 amateur fights.

From Tyson's own mouth - "I don't mind admitting he beat me up in sparring, but sparring aint fighting, and fighting with a headgaurd is different, if I had a weak chin I'd have been knocked out for a month"

If young AJ could put the fear of god into these guys back then, well.....

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Seems like Tyson was getting such a hiding from young Joshua that he resorted to holding on for dear life and smashing his balls in.

Joshua had had 21 amateur fights.

From Tyson's own mouth - "I don't mind admitting he beat me up in sparring, but sparring aint fighting, and fighting with a headgaurd is different, if I had a weak chin I'd have been knocked out for a month"

If young AJ could put the fear of god into these guys back then, well.....

Wouldnt fear keep you away from getting in the ring rather than travelling down to London to spar with him amd also to entice him to do his worst by offering him a Rolex if he was good enough ( which he wasnt). Tyson is as genuinely fearless as they come.

21 amateur fights and winning national championships isnt a novice!

[Dark Lord Al]

I'm sure Joshua is hoping for a Fury win , as he will see it as an easy way to win the world title.

[Fenster]

Tyson didn't know who AJ was, he said - "I was gonna take it easy on this novice amateur then boom, he gave me a hiding, look out for him he will be red hot"

Tyson thought that young novice version of AJ was brilliant, imagine having to face the mature, experienced professional version of him today, who is destroying men that Tyson respects.

Tyson must have tremendous admiration for him.

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Seems like Tyson was getting such a hiding from young Joshua that he resorted to holding on for dear life and smashing his balls in.

Joshua had had 21 amateur fights.

From Tyson's own mouth - "I don't mind admitting he beat me up in sparring, but sparring aint fighting, and fighting with a headgaurd is different, if I had a weak chin I'd have been knocked out for a month"

If young AJ could put the fear of god into these guys back then, well.....

Wouldnt fear keep you away from getting in the ring rather than travelling down to London to spar with him amd also to entice him to do his worst by offering him a Rolex if he was good enough ( which he wasnt). Tyson is as genuinely fearless as they come.

21 amateur fights and winning national championships isnt a novice!

Heck, don't make excuses Ross, let's pull Tyson and sub Anthony. I'm positive Wlad will go for it if the money is the same.
Thee rounds of sparring a few years ago, that's all I need to see to pick a future heavyweight champion. Let's get that punk Tyson out of there. It's Anthony Joshua all the way!! AJ, AJ all the way!!!!