I rewatched the entire thing and something definitely seemed wrong with Joshua even before the fight. Ruiz was normal and obviously up for a fight, but Joshua looked tense, pensive, was getting his neck massaged, showed zero life until finally raising his hands when announced. You would be expecting him to look focused, move around, do a few stretches, but instead he was laid back almost wanting to go to bed. It makes me wonder about the panic theory as after a panic attack your chemicals are all over the place and you would indeed question 'Why you feel like this'. He was away from home, adapting to different weather, time zones and all of that. Maybe it got to him. Even watching the first two rounds, he didn't look that in control either. He was in the fight, but not really using his advantages very well and seemed very unsure of himself. Then again, maybe it was because he was hurt sparring. But why would you spar so close to a fight? Hatton of course had bad sparring for Pac, but Joshua wasn't fighting prime Manny in there and I doubt he was being put through as silly a routine as what Mayweather did with Hatton. It is all very strange. Then there are the drug rumors.
We just don't know thus it makes a rematch look like a very interesting fight.
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