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Point taken. And I agree on a technical/boxing level but i think that one of the reasons AJ is very marketable is because he is clearly an athlete.
The instinct and some of the technique flaws (I don’t) think are because of his overly muscular physique but you would’ve hoped he would’ve improved on as it seems consistent
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I don’t really know how you judge if a heavyweight is overly muscled?
Especially when barely any of them really take care of themselves.I’d be interested if anyone knows much on the recruitment of energy for boxers. Perhaps being lean is more problematic than muscular.
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My tuppence - Joshua got the boxing lesson he's been due for some time, largely because of his slow hands, lack of lateral movement (other than the predictable occasional step to his left), telegraphed head movement, once paced, boxing by numbers and lack of any kind of in-fight strategy.
True, as did Bruno. I'm not sure the "bodybuilder" comment is completely silly, just like Bruno, he has an over-muscled physique that lets him down - slow hands, heavy arms that get heavier with each round, forced rather than flowing punches, etc. And, just like Bruno, he has no instinct when he gets hurt - doesn't grab, doesn't move, doesn't cover up, just leaves his chin out there.
You must be watching different fights to me if they're dancing around the jab. Usyk threw more power punches than Joshua (96 to 71) and the same number of jabs - from a fighter giving away 3" in height, 4" in reach and 8kg. Fury had Wilder down twice before stopping him. Punchers often get themselves to the top, but rarely stay there if that's all they've got - I fear this is probably the case with Joshua.