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This is the best shape ive ever seen AJ in, lean mean and quick. Never seen him have so much fun in awhile
 

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Credit to Pulev for lasting that long. Those uppercuts were superb.

Now get the fight with Fury sorted...
 

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Joshua absolutely way on top and delivers a thoroughly convincing and absolutely victory.

But Pulev not disgraced ... have no idea how many AJ uppercuts he ate up and credit to him for lasting til end of 9th.
 

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Joshua genuinely doesn't look like he's been in the ring.
 

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This is the best, boxing wise, I've seen AJ, looked in amazing condition, was just an onslaught from the second round and them uppercuts were nasty! Very disciplined performance. Bring on the Fury match :D
 

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Joshua will beat Fury. It'll come down to firepower and he has bigger guns.
Pulev let him come in close and had significant reach and size advantages.
AJ won’t have that vs Fury and will struggle to land those uppercuts
 

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Not that it mattered but the ref counting to 10 was ridiculous. Should’ve called it when he went down.

Pulev is insane :lol:
 

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Eddie won’t put Joshua in there with Fury until 2022 at the earliest. Still way behind Fury.
 

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We need to see AJ v Fury. And we probably need to see it 3 times.
 

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This is the best, boxing wise, I've seen AJ, looked in amazing condition, was just an onslaught from the second round and them uppercuts were nasty! Very disciplined performance. Bring on the Fury match :D
Yeah. It was the absolutely perfect work out after Covid break and as a way to sharpen his fight game on the journey to Fury.
 

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Joshua v Fury will be the biggest fight in British boxing history if it happens in the next year. What a fight. I'll actually pay £ for that!
 

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I think he’ll run around all night, trying not to get twatted. Joshua will be his most dangerous fight BY FAR.
That’s what he had to do vs Wilder, similar vs Wlad who is one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history. That sort of approach is right up Fury’s street, though as he showed in Wilder II it’s not a given he’d take that approach anyway.
 

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Well that was pathetic as expected. Now we get another 6 monthes of Joshua and Fury hype before they fight more no hopers instead of each other
 

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Joshua will beat Fury. It'll come down to firepower and he has bigger guns.
Not going to shit on Joshua as he’s a good fighter but I just don’t see it. Joshua is fighting fighters who suit him perfectly. This fight is the perfect example. Pulev may have a good chin but he’s older, slower, smaller and allows Joshua to dictate the pace whenever he wants to. It just suits Joshua perfectly.

He won’t get that against Fury who he won’t have the size advtange on, won’t have the speed advantage on, won’t have a real age advantage on and won’t be allowed to dictate the pace at his own will. I’ll never write Joshua off as that would be stupid but I’m confident in Fury beating him if it happens. I think Joshua has serious stamina problems that some people are looking past and when somebody comes in and presses the action against him and has the skill to back it up, he’s going to be in real trouble.

Where he’s lucky is that outside of Fury, there’s not many guys in this division that can currently do that to him. Surely at this point he has to fight Fury or even a Wilder. Even AJ fans have to start pushing him for these fights now.
 

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Thought AJ looked good. Pretty scary the way Pulev was taking some of those punches and laughing at them. Taking punishment like that is not healthy at all.
 

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Great stuff from AJ... Terrific patience and terrific power.

AJ / Fury needs to happen tomorrow (not literally)... And all the ungodly money that'll come with it
 

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Another great fight from Joshua. Pulev did his best and credit to him for taking those shots.

I gotta say that KO punch was crazy good. I'm glad Joshua has fulfilled his potential.

Fury vs Joshua in 2021. I hope.
 
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That’s what he had to do vs Wilder, similar vs Wlad who is one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history. That sort of approach is right up Fury’s street, though as he showed in Wilder II it’s not a given he’d take that approach anyway.
An aged Wlad who underestimated him and who never got a chance for a rematch, and an absolutely awful boxer.

Neither are close to the threat of AJ, don’t kid yourself.