{"id":3961,"date":"2022-08-22T09:49:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T13:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2022-08-24T07:13:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T11:13:25","slug":"will-anthony-joshua-ever-be-the-champion-fans-want-him-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/will-anthony-joshua-ever-be-the-champion-fans-want-him-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Anthony Joshua Ever Be The Champion Fans Want Him To Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bizarre post-fight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsBoxing\/status\/1561136664185131008\">belt throwing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsBoxing\/status\/1561314673202384896\">microphone commentary<\/a> aside, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/tag\/anthony-joshua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthony Joshua<\/a> gave fans more of what has plagued him both in his second consecutive loss to Olesksandr Usyk (20-0) on Saturday and at points in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fragile chin, poor stamina and dissipating boxing skills in the late rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was evident at one point in the 10th when Usyk was landing combos and Joshua was either flailing or simply eating punches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Usyk-Joshua II Round 10<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boxing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boxing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kaye2syx66\">pic.twitter.com\/Kaye2syx66<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Boxing SB (@BoxingSB22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoxingSB22\/status\/1561328202584293376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming into the fight, Joshua possessed his usual chiseled frame, good looks and a big smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But by the 10th round, Joshua was noticeably winded. Long gone was his smile, replaced by uncertainty and floundering arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately for Anthony Joshua and his fans, it&#8217;s part of the package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua&#8217;s power and presence have never been questioned. particularly in the early part of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He ascended quickly up the ranks and was 18-0 with 18 KOs to start his career. He flashed a big smile and big power, vanquishing opponents early in the fight while packing arenas.<\/p><div id=\"first-2005141166\" class=\"first-content first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream2 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came the biggest fight of his career to that point- a bout with then-WBA Super World Heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko in the massive 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Showtime jumped at the chance to show American boxing fans what the hype from the U.K. was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a thrilling fight, with the two champions landing haymaker after haymaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Joshua knocked Klitschko down in the 5th round, Klitschko retaliated by knocking Joshua down in the 6th. As the fight progressed, both men were exhausted yet refused to quit.<\/p><div id=\"first-1048524570\" class=\"first-content_2 first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream3 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remained close until the 11th round when Joshua knocked Klitschko down twice, the second being the decisive and winning blow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans and Showtime celebrated as AJ had arrived on the global stage. He survived, proved himself and emerged victorious in the biggest fight of his young career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But astute boxing fans saw a far from perfect champion in the chiseled, 27-year-old fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While no champ is perfect, those who paid attention recognized the aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/anthony-joshua-got-exposed-again-yet-hes-still-the-name-big-money-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">glaring weaknesses that still haunt him five years later.<\/a><\/p><div id=\"first-183179815\" class=\"first-content_3 first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream4 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700414036595-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700414036595-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weaknesses that his current promoter, Eddie Hearn, fights hard to camouflage by dancing around but ultimately skirting, fights with big-power opponents like Deontay Wilder and Luiz Ortiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, by no means am I calling Anthony Joshua a slouch, because he&#8217;s not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s fought some of the same opponents as both Wilder and Tyson Fury and emerged victorious as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But his chin and stamina continue to hamper him, the latter markedly so once a fight enters the championship rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second fight with Andy Ruiz is an exception, the first a manifestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruiz bewildered AJ in the early rounds of the latter. Despite knocking his opponent down in the 3rd round, Joshua&#8217;s chin ultimately failed him in the 7th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Granted, he won their rematch by unanimous decision, but his failure to evade his nagging weaknesses has cost him as evidenced in back-to-back losses to Usyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With that in mind, do you think that Hearn would dare put Joshua in the ring with an &#8220;I&#8217;m retired&#8230;.psych!&#8221; Tyson Fury or sledgehammer punching fighters like Wilder or Ortiz?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shelly Finkel, Wilder&#8217;s manager, got his answer in June 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hearn wanted $50 million for Joshua and $15 million for Wilder in a fight between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finkel agreed but, according to him, Hearn balked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey said give us $50 million and we\u2019ll take it the next day,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringtv.com\/537589-deontay-wilder-accepts-offer-to-fight-anthony-joshua-in-u-k-but-deal-not-done-yet\/\">said Finkel<\/a>. \u201cHe didn\u2019t take it. They made us an offer, they want us to fight in the U.K., they want a rematch clause, we said OK to all of it. It will be very hard for him to face the public and not take the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, that fight never materialized and as of today, the answer remains the same- hell no. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fourth loss would cast an almost overwhelming shadow of doubt on Joshua&#8217;s championship abilities. That&#8217;s a stain Hearn might be unable to mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet Joshua (24-3) remains a huge draw with a massive contract and an undeniable sponsorship allure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has a massive fan base and attracts big crowds, yet he can&#8217;t maintain a firm grasp on championship belts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that&#8217;s a major blemish on an otherwise successful career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we&#8217;re back to the Area 51 of Anthony Joshua&#8217;s career and legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is his legacy a successful championship reality in the realm of heavyweights or is it just rumored to be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until he fights Fury, Wilder or Ortiz, we might never know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bizarre post-fight belt throwing and microphone commentary aside, Anthony Joshua gave fans more of what has plagued him both in his second consecutive loss to Olesksandr Usyk (20-0) on Saturday and at points in his career. 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