Day: May 24, 2019

Joshua: A victim of circumstance ahead of Ruiz bout 

Anthony Joshua has received a lot of criticism over the years for his choice of opponent. We are seeing this again with his upcoming fight against Andy Ruiz Jr, and while he is admittedly a weak opponent in relation to Joshua’s trajectory towards ‘undisputed’ status, can Joshua be blamed for having this particular fight? In reality, this fight is a combination of circumstances that were out of Joshua’s control. He had booked a place in Wembley in April with the intention of fighting Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury. However, after their draw, it seemed as though those two fighters were going to rematch. It was made clear then that the Wembley date wasn’t going to happen, and the expected Joshua v Wilder superfight remains firmly ‘on ice’, even though it is still a popular topic Read more [...]

Joshua: A victim of circumstance ahead of Ruiz bout 

Anthony Joshua has received a lot of criticism over the years for his choice of opponent. We are seeing this again with his upcoming fight against Andy Ruiz Jr, and while he is admittedly a weak opponent in relation to Joshua’s trajectory towards ‘undisputed’ status, can Joshua be blamed for having this particular fight? In reality, this fight is a combination of circumstances that were out of Joshua’s control. He had booked a place in Wembley in April with the intention of fighting Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury. However, after their draw, it seemed as though those two fighters were going to rematch. It was made clear then that the Wembley date wasn’t going to happen, and the expected Joshua v Wilder superfight remains firmly ‘on ice’, even though it is still a popular topic Read more [...]