jimufctna24 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 That was the best high-profile Heavyweight boxing match since the days of Bowe vs Holyfield. As a spectacle, it could not have been any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 29, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 29, 2017 That was amazing. Felt like a throwback to the glory days of heavyweights really going at it. If that's it for Klitschko then despite the way it ended he went out on his shield in an incredible fight. Even though he was stopped, it's still a better note to finish on than his awful showing against Fury. That was the best result all round really. Joshua rolls on but he had to dig deep and show heart. And the potential fights with Fury, Wilder and whoever are still on course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted April 29, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 29, 2017 You just dont get fights like them anymore. Just fantastic. Joshua showed a lot of heart in there. I thought he was gone in the 7th round. Absolutely belting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossman Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I think that uppercut formatted Klitschko's memory stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted April 29, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 29, 2017 Unbelievable fight, had no idea what way it was going till the last minute or so. I was needing it to go the distance for £170 but even in the eleventh I was still sure it wasn't coming in. Joshua's the real deal, he could be dominating for years, the way the Klitchko's had been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradyisgod22 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) AJ is a beast no doubt about it but he was lucky to survive in the middle rounds there where maybe a younger more aggressive fighter may of taken advantage. If Wilder landed on him and then sustained the pressure would he last? I hope I'm wrong and Joshua really is the real deal but I'm still not compltley sold. The fight was awesome though and absolutely fair play to both of them. What a great fight and great comeback by Joshua. Really the best result for Boxing in the long run. Edit: I say lucky to survive but that's taking nothing away from what was an great night for him and he really did dig deep. Edited April 29, 2017 by Bradyisgod22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) I would be very confident in Joshua's chances against Parker and Wilder. A.J has his shortcomings, but Wilder is just waiting to be exposed. He's looked dreadful at times, and against mediocre opponents. I really like Parker, but he's not highly rated. Thomas Hauser in particular had a right whinge when he won a version of the Heavyweight title, saying that a prime David Tua would run through him. Fury? I think that could go either way. Whatever is said about Fury as a person, he's one heck of a Heavyweight. He also has his shortcomings - he was dropped by a blown-up Crusierweight in Steve Cunningham - but he's a tricky fighter. As Wlad found out some 18 months ago, and Del Boy found out in their rematch. Also, while Fury is not that much of a puncher, he's probably got a better gas tank than A.J, and could steal rounds while A.J is having rest periods. Edited April 29, 2017 by jimufctna24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 29, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted April 29, 2017 Fuck me, that was dramatic. I don't think anyone could have written a better script for that fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W35ty Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Fantastic fight. Boxing has really been delivering in the big fights for the last couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, jimufctna24 said: I really like Parker, but he's not highly rated. Thomas Hauser in particular had a right whinge when he won a version of the Heavyweight title, saying that a prime David Tua would run through him. David Tua. There's a name you don't hear much anymore. He was a fun fighter to watch. Here he is murdering John Ruiz back in the day... That's the first thing I think of when I hear Tua's name. Shame we never saw him vs Tyson in the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted April 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2017 I imagine we'll be seeing a Klitschko rematch soon enough after that display. Both men are monsters. As impressive as Joshua winning is after getting put on his arse, Klitschko ate some massive shots and got up twice. Actual dick-swinging men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Klitschko sounded to me like he was thinking of packing it in in the post-fight interview. He didn't really say anything but it's just a feeling I got listening to him. But yeah, if he can get the rematch he'll hang around for that payday no doubt. Edited April 30, 2017 by wandshogun09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 It's in his contract. He always has rematch clauses in his contract apparently, that he alone can trigger. So, if he fancies it, he could probably do it one more time and then retire. I'd rather not see it to be honest. I'd rather the Joshua story went on, and he started facing Fury, Wilder etc. I'm not sure what Joshua gains from fighting a 41 year old again. Maybe if he loses his next fight, have a big money rematch to get back on the horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2017 Yeah, I'd rather not either. It sounds mad to say you don't want to see a rematch of one of the best heavyweight fights ever but I don't. I mean I'd obviously watch if it happens but the likelihood is they won't come close to repeating how good this fight was. For Klitschko there's the risk he gets caught earlier and goes out on 3 consecutive losses. And for Joshua, he scraped through this one, I'm not sure he'll fancy risking it again. It'd be different if he won on points and it was controversial. But after stopping Wlad like that, he'd probably rather move on to other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted April 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2017 I think that Klitschko knew that his best chance of beating Joshua was the first time he fought him. It's hard to claim an experience advantage when you have lost. Joshua has the experience that counts now, and that's beating Wlad. What's more he had no excuses. He looked more motivated for this fight than he has for a lot of recent fights. He looked like he had a good training camp, he always does though, and he doesn't need the money a rematch brings. Match that with less of a chance of winning. Why take the rematch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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