Anthony Joshuas career is over

[Dark Lord Al]

Joshua will still earn more money than most people can imagine. Olympic gold medal and heaps of cash.
He can at least be proud of what he has achieved, he may not go down as one of the very greatest champions but he is far from a failure .

[SlimTrae]

I agree with DLord. AJ won more titles in his first few years than most HWs in a lifetime. Just as should be expected- a loss means AJ is done. I disgaree. Especially if Usyk goes on to do big(ger) things!!

With his safety first style I can see him get a Blowout UD scorecard over Wilder. As I stated in another post- this will come down to how well Usyk career is-otherwise AJ would be discounted immediately regardless of how many stoppages and belts he got- defended:
World Boxing Association Super World Heavy Title
International Boxing Federation World Heavy Title
World Boxing Organisation World Heavy Title
International Boxing Organization World Heavy Title


dating back to 2017 just 4 years a pro. 22 of his 24 are stoppages. Only 2 fights went the distance dating back to 2015.
I prefer to give Usyk the glory. He didnt expose AJ. He beat AJ. A worthy fighter beat Joshua
And AJ can whoop quite a few in the top 10. Majority IMO.

[Master]

The fact that you start this thread make this a race thing is embarrassing Tommy.

Still bitter and twisted as ever.

Get some help, you need to get back on your medication and stop playing the hard done wide boy.

[smashup]

I agree with DLord. AJ won more titles in his first few years than most HWs in a lifetime. Just as should be expected- a loss means AJ is done. I disgaree. Especially if Usyk goes on to do big(ger) things!!

With his safety first style I can see him get a Blowout UD scorecard over Wilder. As I stated in another post- this will come down to how well Usyk career is-otherwise AJ would be discounted immediately regardless of how many stoppages and belts he got- defended:
World Boxing Association Super World Heavy Title
International Boxing Federation World Heavy Title
World Boxing Organisation World Heavy Title
International Boxing Organization World Heavy Title


dating back to 2017 just 4 years a pro. 22 of his 24 are stoppages. Only 2 fights went the distance dating back to 2015.
I prefer to give Usyk the glory. He didnt expose AJ. He beat AJ. A worthy fighter beat Joshua
And AJ can whoop quite a few in the top 10. Majority IMO.

Im not talking about or do I care about what AJs done before.
The clues in the thread title
This thread is about the fact that AJ is done.
He's finished, its over.
Please enlighten me as to where his career goes from here.
And let's forget the Usyk rematch because it'll be his 3rd loss.

I'm all ears....

[SlimTrae]

I agree with DLord. AJ won more titles in his first few years than most HWs in a lifetime. Just as should be expected- a loss means AJ is done. I disgaree. Especially if Usyk goes on to do big(ger) things!!

With his safety first style I can see him get a Blowout UD scorecard over Wilder. As I stated in another post- this will come down to how well Usyk career is-otherwise AJ would be discounted immediately regardless of how many stoppages and belts he got- defended:
World Boxing Association Super World Heavy Title
International Boxing Federation World Heavy Title
World Boxing Organisation World Heavy Title
International Boxing Organization World Heavy Title


dating back to 2017 just 4 years a pro. 22 of his 24 are stoppages. Only 2 fights went the distance dating back to 2015.
I prefer to give Usyk the glory. He didnt expose AJ. He beat AJ. A worthy fighter beat Joshua
And AJ can whoop quite a few in the top 10. Majority IMO.

Im not talking about or do I care about what AJs done before.
The clues in the thread title
This thread is about the fact that AJ is done.
He's finished, its over.
Please enlighten me as to where his career goes from here.
And let's forget the Usyk rematch because it'll be his 3rd loss.

I'm all ears....

All ears can mean you are hearing but not listening. Each post before mines/after mines doesn't stray from what I've stated. In other words has any other post responded to this thread's topic?

I am not talking about his career being over, because as of now- it isn't over. Now when he fights again and no one shows up? no tickets? He loses? then sure ok. it will THEN be over.

You think his career is over. No problem. But thanks for singling me out!

[TitoFan]

Joshua will still earn more money than most people can imagine. Olympic gold medal and heaps of cash.
He can at least be proud of what he has achieved, he may not go down as one of the very greatest champions but he is far from a failure .

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Yep. No shame in what Joshua has accomplished. I don't view him through the lens that others do... maybe because I don't follow him on social media. To me, he's always seemed like a likable enough fella and a decent enough heavyweight.

Like Al said... he may not go down in history as one of the greatest... but he's far from a failure, and... for my money... provided us with (BY FAR) the most exciting fight ever involving Wladimir Klitschko.

[ykdadamaja]

Britain's top model. lol... Would Lennox have lost to Usyk like that?

[imp]

Joshua will still earn more money than most people can imagine. Olympic gold medal and heaps of cash.
He can at least be proud of what he has achieved, he may not go down as one of the very greatest champions but he is far from a failure .

OP thread started of rubbish but the comment above saved it.

[smashup]

Joshua will still earn more money than most people can imagine. Olympic gold medal and heaps of cash.
He can at least be proud of what he has achieved, he may not go down as one of the very greatest champions but he is far from a failure .

OP thread started of rubbish but the comment above saved it.

No rubbish I'm this thread just pure fact 😉

So come on tell us where Joshua goes from here, bare in mind he won't win a rematch if he chooses that route.

[Beanz]

Like I said before the fight if you dismiss Joshua as a 'hype Job' after losing to someone as solid as Usyk, especially if you called this a 50/50 fight before hand. You are a bit of a clown.

If you are going to then bring race or skin colour up as being even remotely relevant, or ' more embarrassing' for Joshua because of your own projected racism, then you are a Muppet.

[Memphis]

It doesn't have to be, but you suspect it might. Its not so much losing, it's the way he lost that's concerning. He basically watched his titles slip away and either couldn't, or wouldn't do anything about it. It looked a bit of both to me. He knows how to punch, he knows how to punch fucking hard, but didn't.

What he did on Saturday gets him beaten again by Usyk, gets him beat against Fury. And probably gets him horribly knocked out against Wilder.

He'll fight on. If he's going to have any success he needs to get his head on right and decide who he is and what he is. If his current team isn't on board with what he wants to be then he needs to make changes there.

[mrbig1]

To my UK friends here. It looks like you got another Audley Harrison on your hands.

[Mark TKO]

To my UK friends here. It looks like you got another Audley Harrison on your hands.

That's a joke right?

[Spicoli]

You don't just go from the very top of the world to non existent overnight. We're talking about a sport that recycles more high profile stars for future events than Hollywood. I'm beginning to think we'll see fractured titles off this though. Mandatories read off and who the hell knows what shakes out during and after Fury v Wilder. Opportunities will be there and I am wondering once the dust settles if Hearn and AJ will be so eager to rush right back into an immediate rematch. Not so sure that's best for him. I think physically AJ remains intact and capable. His legs have always bothered me and he was crossed multiple times early Saturday. But bigger and more of a determining factor is real speak..his mental make up! It's just odd. The entire approach of taking off weight and then proceeding to be the larger man honestly approaching things as if he were the smaller man . Out boxing and looking slick v Andy Ruiz is one thing but they made no adjustment to mix in some genuine hostility and to actually use that imo overrated size advantage v a ring master in Usyk. Two rounds in it was clear he was just going to need to bite down on his piece and punch with Usyk, counter punches be damned. You fight a boxer. Make it grimy, foot step here, clinch walk back there, just use your mass to center him ffs. But he watched it play out at times like he was a paying spectator just enjoying the view. AJs problems to me is clearly between his ears. Not his heart as I don't do the whole 'no heart' thing from the comfort of a keyboard. But his mental resignation late and post fight was rather eye opening.

[mrbig1]

To my UK friends here. It looks like you got another Audley Harrison on your hands.

That's a joke right?

Not really. Both won gold turn pro and got there ass handed to them. Both are done.