Tag: Anthony Joshua

Khabib Says Tyson Fury Is The Best Heavyweight Boxer

Khabib Nurmagomedov is 27-0 and has a claim to be the greatest lightweight in MMA history, and possibly one of the greatest ever. But, in another combat sport in boxing, the question remains who is the best heavyweight? The division is stacked with the…

Khabib Nurmagomedov is 27-0 and has a claim to be the greatest lightweight in MMA history, and possibly one of the greatest ever. But, in another combat sport in boxing, the question remains who is the best heavyweight? The division is stacked with the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, and Andy Ruiz […]

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Eddie Hearn Says Anthony Joshua Wants Andy Ruiz Jr. Rematch In MSG

Eddie Hearn may want Anthony Joshua to return home for a rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr., but his fighter might have other plans. On June 1, Joshua was stunned by Ruiz Jr inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Joshua put the WBA Super, IBF, WBO, and…

Eddie Hearn may want Anthony Joshua to return home for a rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr., but his fighter might have other plans. On June 1, Joshua was stunned by Ruiz Jr inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Joshua put the WBA Super, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles on the line. Joshua […]

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Anthony Joshua Denies Panic Attack Rumors, Taking Loss ‘Like A Man’

Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has no excuses for his loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. — including rumors of a panic attack leading up to the fight. Joshua was knocked down four times by Ruiz this past weekend until the referee eventually called an end to the fight in the seventh round. In what […]

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Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has no excuses for his loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. — including rumors of a panic attack leading up to the fight.

Joshua was knocked down four times by Ruiz this past weekend until the referee eventually called an end to the fight in the seventh round. In what was one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, many pointed to how Joshua was acting strange leading up to the bout.

There were also rumors of a panic attack while one report claimed Joshua was dropped during sparring leading up to the fight. The Briton’s promoter Eddie Hearn would deny this, and Joshua has now come out to say the same:

“There was no contaminated food,” Joshua said on his YouTube channel. “I know there’s a lot of accusations or worries about what was wrong with me. I want to tell you this. I’m a soldier and I have to take my ups and my downs. On Saturday, I took a loss and I have to take it like a man. That’s why one of my sayings is never let success get to your head and never let failures get to your heart.

“… I warmed up really well. I had no panic attack, like. I’m not that type of person, you know me. That’s why I’m going to keep saying — I have to take my loss like a man. No blaming anyone, no blaming anything. I’m the one who went in there to perform and my performance didn’t go to plan. My game plan didn’t go to plan so I have to readjust, analyze and do my best to correct it and get the job done in the rematch.”

As for the rematch, Hearn confirmed that the clause was triggered and that it would happen in the United Kingdom in November or December. However, if they want the new heavyweight champion in Ruiz to come over there, they’ll need to stump up the money as “The Destroyer” wants $50 million.

“I would love it [the rematch] to be here in the United States or in Mexico,” Ruiz said in a recent interview (via talkSport). “Hey, it all depends with the team and what we negotiate.

“If they want me to go over there, they’ve gotta give me $50 million. If they wanna come over here – there’s just negotiations, you know.”

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GGG Suggests Drug Testing Procedures Hindered Anthony Joshua’s Performance Against Andy Ruiz Jr.

Gennady Golovkin has quite the theory on Anthony Joshua’s performance against Andy Ruiz Jr. On June 1, Joshua put the WBA Super, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles on the line against Ruiz Jr. The bout took place inside Madison Square Garden in…

Gennady Golovkin has quite the theory on Anthony Joshua’s performance against Andy Ruiz Jr. On June 1, Joshua put the WBA Super, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles on the line against Ruiz Jr. The bout took place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. While Joshua was the heavy favorite going into the […]

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Andy Ruiz Jr Willing to Face Joshua Anywhere

Andy Ruiz Jr. has had a busy week making the rounds doing interviews and appearing on talk shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live. The newly crowned heavyweight champion was an underdog for his recent win over former champion Anthony Joshua on June 1 in Madison …

Andy Ruiz Jr. has had a busy week making the rounds doing interviews and appearing on talk shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live. The newly crowned heavyweight champion was an underdog for his recent win over former champion Anthony Joshua on June 1 in Madison Square Garden and his popularity has skyrocketed. One thing Ruiz has […]

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Report: Anthony Joshua Dropped In Sparring Before Andy Ruiz Defeat

Anthony Joshua was reportedly dropped during his sparring sessions leading up to his heavyweight title fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. this past weekend. Joshua endured one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when he was knocked down four times by Ruiz, with the referee eventually calling an end to the fight in the seventh […]

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Anthony Joshua was reportedly dropped during his sparring sessions leading up to his heavyweight title fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. this past weekend.

Joshua endured one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when he was knocked down four times by Ruiz, with the referee eventually calling an end to the fight in the seventh round.

Many pointed to the fact that “AJ” was acting somewhat strange before and during the fight, and there could be some truth to that.

According to a report from WorldBoxingNews.net, Joshua may have been compromised after getting dropped by training partner Joey Dawejko.

Joshua supposedly hit the canvas hard and was mentally affected, such that his father Robert even wanted his son to be removed from the headlining fight, though to no avail.

There were also rumors that the Briton suffered a panic attack before the fight. However, his promoter Eddie Hearn denied both these stories on Twitter on Tuesday.

Hearn also confirmed that the rematch clause had been triggered and will happen in November or December as expected. A venue is yet to be confirmed as of now.

And in what is somewhat of a surprise for many, Joshua is still the betting favorite in a rematch with Ruiz.

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