Boxing Fans Rationalization Theory

[Gandalf]

Look, I am hardly a Joshua fanboy but something was clearly amiss out there, especially with the pre fight oddness. It just wasn't normal.

[TitoFan]

By my calculations, by next week it'll be discovered that Joshua had a secret meeting several weeks ago with a long lost distant cousin, who introduced AJ to Ahimsa, a non-violence form of yoga.

The week after that rumors will surface that in the days leading up to the fight, Joshua was abducted by aliens, who as part of their human experiments sapped AJ of his strength.

[El Kabong]

Which stage of grief are we at then? Denial? Denying that AJ could be beaten by Ruiz....you know, just beaten like AJ was fine and fought dumb and got beat, we're (boxing fans as a whole) denying that just happened?

[El Kabong]

So I guess next expect...

2. Anger - That no good worthless AJ or Ruiz ruined everything!

3. Bargaining - If AJ could only get the right trainer and be 100% focused

4. Depression - he could have been great!

5. Acceptance - Well he is what he is, no changing that.

[Batman]

People that I have spoke with (outside of the interwebz) do accept it, yeah he didn't look right but he was easy beat and there was no controversy at all, I've long said that AJ getting beat might do him good but I wasn't expecting it to come in a 7 round beat down.

Never been a fan of him but it still shocked me.

[palmerq]

Look, I am hardly a Joshua fanboy but something was clearly amiss out there, especially with the pre fight oddness. It just wasn't normal.

What was the pre fight oddness, I didn't think much looked amiss there, I was a good few cans in though :S

[Batman]

Look, I am hardly a Joshua fanboy but something was clearly amiss out there, especially with the pre fight oddness. It just wasn't normal.

What was the pre fight oddness, I didn't think much looked amiss there, I was a good few cans in though :S

People are pointing to this as confirmation of a concussion or panic attack, he certainly doesn't look full of confidence and certainly looks fucking nervous or even tired.

https://twitter.com/ChrisMcCarthy_/s...75496732221441

[El Kabong]

Well he doesn't have the steely eyed stare of.....

The Mullet Boxer

[Spicoli]

It is getting a little bit silly and Ruiz is getting a banana boatload of discredit and disrespect because some cannot wrap their heads around a super star fighter not being all he was made out to be on a given night. Sorry folks, I've gone to bat for AJ pretty much from day 1..but he flat out got his ass whipped. Andy Ruiz jr aka Butterbean (fark off Stephen A Smith) aka 'some guy' aka Fat boy aka that likable Mexican kid with the moobs aka sloppy also ran aka..Andy Ruiz Jr did it.

Wanna know who 'had something wrong with him' look up Daniel Franco out of Riverside Ca. Now there's a guy legitimately fed to the wolves by a greedy Promoter Jay Z and can't even pay a fraction of medical bills. By all accounts Joshua is sound of mind and body and hasn't stopped talking since he crashed the interview of Ruiz to say "it's his night" . Post tests turn out well? Rematch on course in the works? AJ not wearing a helmet and eating liquid dinners? All great news. Now lets just admit that on that particular night the best man, the most prepared man won. Period

[TIC]

AJ lost badly, once the fight starts there are no excuses. More interested in if he can make adequite adjustments for the rematch

[sanatogen]

If this were Lennox Lewis, then adjustments can be made and implemented. I don't see Joshua having that deep down meaness and spite that is the essential ingredient, not aggression.

In a rematch, if Joshua can avoid wading in and keep the distance, then it'll be points and a borefest.

If Joshua gets through rematch with a win, then he could come back stronger assuming he fights a lot more often to improve. 2 fights a year doesn't improve a fighter if he need to rebuild.