Anthony Joshua 2.0 is finally here. Is he the best heavyweight on the planet again? And who is next?

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Anthony Joshua dominated Otto Wallin to claim the best win and cap the best performance of his career since Andy Ruiz, so is he the best heavyweight on the planet again?
Is AJ 2.0 ready to face the winner of Fury vs Usyk in February? Or should he focus on continuing his rebirth against Filip Hrgovic or even Francis Ngannou.
Nick reflects on a rollercoaster night in Saudi Arabia.
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[@Portyhughti]

He was never truly gone. He lost 2 times to the best fighter on the planet, and that’s okay! He always has been and still is the second best heavyweight in the world! And he’s done so much for this sport, love the bloke and was buzzing for him last night❤

[@luckyspurs]

Also, had he not had the post fight freakout, AJ would have got way way more credit for the second fight. He can seriously box and hurt, almost anybody. Losing 116-112, 115-113, 113-115 to Usyk could look extremely good in a couple of months time.

[@user-ci7jg1cy8c]

Spot on mate. No shame in losing to a fighter who is without a doubt in everyones top 3 p4p list. People just like to jump on the bandwagon and give AJ a load of grief ever since he lost to Ruiz - which he avenged by the way , regardless of how he won that fight.

[@Dukestboy96]

Let's not lie to ourselves now because of a great performance here. Those last 2 fights in particular were dogshit

[@Portyhughti]

@@Dukestboy96 In the context of the current heavyweight division they certainly weren’t dogshit.

[@Dukestboy96]

@@Portyhughti how not? AJ has been very timid, cautious and had the look of uncertainty in those fights. Even Parker never looked like that standing in front of wilder

[@N_Davido]

The biggest loser of last nights card was Tyson Furys resume. He went life and death with Otto Wallin and ultimately should have been stopped. However, 47 stitches later he got the nod. AJ just destroyed him in 5 rounds. He had the trilogy with Wilder and once again went life and death with him. Parker boxed his head off for 12 rounds with a very simple game plan. I don’t think last night could have went much worse for Fury.

[@sope2030]

Someone finally said this 👌

[@criticalinspiration2442]

So true

[@royboxing5421]

I agree but you could argue AJ went life and death with Klitch and Fury boxed his head off for 12 rounds with a very simple plan

[@BoudicaJ]

@@royboxing5421Fury couldn’t get Klitschko out and that fight was one of the worst borefests I have ever had to endure. 12 rounds of dancing, hugging and leaning.

[@BoudicaJ]

… AJ knocked a very competitive opponent down, a few times…the last time was like felling a tree.

[@aviduke]

bivols movement and skill was amazing

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

Nick how can you say AJ is better than Usyk, when he literally lost twice to Usyk in the last 18 months. 🤔

[@superbantam523]

Clickbait nonsense....no belts but he's the best

[@boblargecock7724]

We love Nick, but he doesn't half talk some bollocks at times.

[@HiteshPatel-ec7xo]

If AJ had this approach and confidence, the result MAY have been different that's all.

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

Cause doesnt know wtf hes talking about

[@skants30]

The work that Ben Davidson has done with AJ in a short space of time is absolutely quality. He has to stay with him now, this is the AJ we want to see!!

[@sope2030]

Absolutely 💯

[@bison7664]

The connection with Ben was immediate

[@ninjasrose1653]

Even I can't deny that!

[@devlinwithers9479]

really.. he fought a guy that wasnt even in the top ten...

[@luckyspurs]

Parker beating Wilder has certainly opened up the Joshua v Fury debate. Usyk beating Fury would blow it wide open.

[@joela283]

If that happens then Joshua Fury fight is finally over and we need Joshua Usyk 3! 💯

[@blackextention06]

​@@joela283Parker should fight Usyk & Joshua v Fury on the same card

[@georgee6876]

No way Usyk beat Fury, not because he's not skilled but Fury is know for his dirty style of leaning on oponet and he's quick, it's really a difficult fight for Usyk.

[@dogpoofairy2517]

I'm struggling to see how Fury can beat Usyk. Fury doesn't have the capability to knock Usyk out early and Usyk is a strong finisher. Fury leans on the slower and less skilled opponents but Usyk is fast, great skill, stamina, footwork, extremely durable. I don't know what Fury has that can beat him. Fury doesn't even have a puncher's chance cos he lacks single punch knockout ability.

[@dannyhawthorne3262]

100%.

[@luckyspurs]

So glad they didn't waste Fury v Joshua in 2022. It's so much bigger and more fascinating now.

[@jonathanlatimer8127]

Shows why AJ needed tune ups with Franklin and Helenius, time under the lights got him back to his best

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Looked like he wasn't scared to get hit again... Good to see. Was good to see parker do well again too.

[@farman96]

It also helps that he wasn’t there to be hit, foot work and fluid movement

[@joshladd5073]

Of course Not wallin wasn’t punching

[@luckyspurs]

The moment Barry Jones said AJ looked extremely relaxed in the walkout, I knew it was going to be a very good day. He still looks huge in a ring; with the confidence, speed and clarity all back. Great to see Joshua proper intimidating again.

[@Disinfo321]

You didn’t know anything. I love all the “I knew” comments after a fight.

[@JohnSmith-bu3fw]

As we all know, the test is when he fights someone as strong as him and as confident as him and who actually hits him back. Hergovic for example

[@AlvinWillistonDavis]

@@JohnSmith-bu3fw Last night he absolutely battered a tall confident southpaw who is on an unbeaten run after arguably potentially beating Fury, who has recently beaten a big puncher and was proposed as a good competitive fight. If you are looking for another test then you are never going to be happy, listen to the experts ffs.

[@randomchipfat937]

​@AlvinWillistonDavis exactly AJ beats everyone in this condition

[@Disinfo321]

@@randomchipfat937 recency bias. he doesn’t beat Usyk. Usyk would also look incredible vs wallin.

[@DJTW1]

Wasn't sure if we'd ever such a strong version of AJ again. Brought some real excitement back to the heavyweight division now. Just a shame Wilder shat himself. Would have been some fight.

[@Lethalbanter]

Looks like Ben fixed his head

[@MrChayl3]

I think AJ has always been under the media pressure and caused him his mental stability after his ruiz loss. Right now he's getting his confidence back and with more experience, he's now a very dangerous fighter now.

[@danielwoods3563]

AJ’s post 2015 resume is really strong. Whyte (beat Parker) Martin (Luis Ortiz’s best win) Breazeale (Wilder’s 3rd best win) Klitschko (Fury’s best win) Takam Parker (beat Wilder) Povetkin Andy Ruiz x 2 Pulev Usyk x 2 Franklin Helenius Wallin Excluding Franklin and Helenius, he has ten wins over top 10 fighters. That’s literally an entire top 10 he’s gone through, with more to come.

[@thesorrow88]

Hasn't beaten Chisora (Fury's second best win) so it's all for nought

[@smithwes2723]

⁠@@thesorrow88😂😂. Joshua should definitely retire for duckin Delboy

[@sarahashun1180]

Absolutely agree 💯% ! Hatman did a comprehensive breakdown of Wilder’s resume and it was shockingly bad. It’s littered with journeymen and lots of cruiserweights. His resume stinks. On the other hand, Fury doesn’t have a huge body of work. Parker and AJ do and I think they should be praised.

[@lewisreynolds5283]

There’s a channel called propa boxing who has gone through the rankings of wilders opponents. It’s shocking, go watch the video for fully accurate answer but I believe in his first 25fights he fought nobody in the top 100 heavyweights

[@sarahashun1180]

@@lewisreynolds5283 Thanks, will do😁

[@jazzoj5]

Check out boxing bros usa "audit of Deontay Wilder" as well, they were the first I saw go really in depth on Wilder's record

[@kabl00muk94]

AJ came out way heavier, looked WAY more comfortable with the extra muscle! Basically allowed him to slow down his movement, use less energy whilst still cutting off and tracking Wallin. Also the shot selection, not throwing combos but you can see how all that old school power training means hes happy to punch holes in faces again now😂 My assesment of his performace is thus.... "F**king yes please, more of that" 👌🏻🤣👌🏻

[@Disinfo321]

More muscle means less energy to cut off the opponent, ok.

[@eddiel7635]

I think the key was he looked smoother and less tense. He was pawing at the jab a bit before but snapped it out effectively and used it to step into range better.

[@donttouchyerbumnsniffit]

Extra muscle using more energy but I think his direct killer mentality is what has been missing and he found it the other night! That AJ troubles every heavyweight. That AJ beats the Fury we have been seeing recently. I think only Usyk can cope with this version of AJ 🥊

[@larrysellers7891]

Usyk is the best heavyweight on the planet. He’s had five fights in the division and his resume is already stronger than Wilder’s or Fury’s and includes two victories over the man with the best resume in the division.

[@paulstephenson5815]

All these muppets back tracking like absolute idiots 😂 Joshua’s always been an excellent fighter and the Fury biased media are now all say Wallin and Wilder were never any good 😂 . Best performance was Dubious from the tricky early moments and took some fairly good shots and came through but I still think Joshua would basically execute him inside 3 rounds. Joshua’s been changing and learning more skills and unlike every other heavyweight in history he’s done it under a ridiculous amount of scrutiny

[@nickclift1320]

Yes lad! Thanks to you & Adam for the content all year it’s brilliant. Keep it up & have a great new year.

[@LIVERLAD193]

I think Ben, Lee and team have been able to explain things to AJ that make sense, small little details that help make everything click!

[@Lethalbanter]

I think they've fixed his head

[@mh9tv]

Some Boxing fans have the Iq of a fly.. just coz Wilder is trash in 2023 doesnt mean he was this trash when Fury beat him.. same when Fury beat Klitschko.. it was Age and inactivity that caught up with Wilder. Fury did not prepare for Ngannou.. on his A game Fury is still number 1.

[@Portyhughti]

At what period of time was Wilder great? You can’t say Wilder was a top 3 heavyweight because he put up a fight vs Fury and Fury is a top 2 heavyweight because he beat Wilder! Deontay Wilder has chosen to fight no one outside of Ortiz and Fury, so we can call him shite for losing to Parker, because that’s the only option he’s left us.

[@mh9tv]

@@Portyhughti you are right. But what im saying is he wasnt as bad as last night.. it was a better version that fury beat.. just like fury beat a better version of klitshko than when joshua beat him

[@AqueousMantra]

These heavyweights aren't the best, they just have the promotions behind them. Get them out already

[@maxbullman5925]

@@mh9tvfury didn’t beat a better version of klitschko than aj

[@DJTW1]

Look at some of Wilder's old knockouts. He was an animal, moving totally differently to last night.

[@somethingclever4563]

Christmas eve upload? Appreciate all the hard work you boys put it

[@Disinfo321]

The fight only happened yesterday. Gets paid to sit in front of a camera for 30 minutes in the morning and upload, whippidy do.

[@somethingclever4563]

@@Disinfo321 lmao Did you just whine bc someone thanked someone for something? Damm you must be fun to hang with

[@Disinfo321]

@@somethingclever4563 there’s people out there with hard labour jobs etc, he gets paid to talk about a fight for 30 minutes just putting it into perspective.

[@paulcuff8845]

Agit Kabayel was the performance of the night. Broke down Makhmudov beautifully. And mixed it up head and body. He is a handful for a lot of heavyweights

[@RhysMitchell-er5bf]

Well in nick, all the best lads 👍🏼

[@farman96]

He can’t be the best HW in the planet when Usyk ‘soned’ him. It has to be avenged. Fury number 2 without a loss and a belt. AJ is number 3, and I seriously think Fury has nothing on him, however that fight has to be made.

[@reign4795]

Looks like A. J. had a good camp and was well prepared. He rose to the occasion. Hat off to him.

[@paul_raftery]

Not been much FD content this week. Big card like this there can be 4 episodes. Thanks for doing this Nick and enjoyed Nick’s picks. Where is Adam?

[@Kyran31]

Presumably heading back up north from London after covering the card for talkSPORT last night

[@paul_raftery]

@@Kyran31yeah just not seen much FD from him recently. 1 boxing show this week on “biggest card ever” FD double act is quality

[@DJTW1]

In fairness they pumped a lot of content out for the UFC the week prior. Both probably needed a bit of time off.

[@Kyran31]

@@paul_raftery not gonna lie, weren’t expecting this extra review so I’ll take this as a bonus haha

[@kie1996]

I’m happy AJ got the win, but we can only real only judge how much he’s actually improved once he’s in there with Fury or by some miracle Usyk again, for me his style has been the same since the Usyk rematch! Excited to see what happens in the new year now

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

-I totally agree. If standing in front of AJ, exchanging punches, was his coaches game plan, he should be fired immediately. Standing in front of Joshua played into Joshua's strength. -Very stupid.

[@leleapaea7255]

@@rosewoodsteel6656I don’t think that was Wallins game plan. AJ was methodical and forced him into trading. Wallin tried boxing and moving. AJ didn’t give him space or time which forced him to go toe to toe. We all know the result.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Yep. Wallin got his lunch handed to him.@@leleapaea7255

[@charlesleighton8015]

Frank and Dev were praying Wallin would finish off AJ and they are ruing the day AJ and Ben Davidson hooked up. In 6 to 10 weeks Ben has transformed AJ back into a BEAST and i carnt wait to see what they do next and Ben has made Derek James look like an average trainer.

[@orangerelram1982]

The Saudis have the money to do the world boxing super series of the heavyweights, it would be incredible!

[@Derekduval963]

What a wonderful analysis of proceedings. Spot on. Forgive you for what you said about Cardiff now.

[@eddiel7635]

I agree but I’d have AJ v Nganu in march. Then AJ v Herg for the IBF in the summer and AJ v Usyk / Fury in winter.

[@K_j_M]

No man... Ngannou needs to just get in line and serve some time if he wants a title shot. One split decision against a faded Fury and people think he's the reincarnation of Sonny Liston

[@eddiel7635]

@@K_j_M na, it’s an easy marking time fight but will get good eyeballs and AJ gets to put one over Tyson whilst he’s waiting for the IBF to become vacant. Better than fighting a Parker or Kabayel when you’re already sat in line to fight for the belt, or just sitting out and waiting for six months.

[@slamduncproductions3198]

I’ve got to say, as a primarily mma fan, I enjoyed the hell out of that card, and if boxing were to maintain cards like this, boxing would probably start to seriously contest the ufc at the top of the hill.

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

Boxing is already bigger than the ufc, but it will never be as good as the ufc. The fact wilder and Joshua fought on the same card but not against each other is proof the sport is a joke and a clear money grab

[@slamduncproductions3198]

@@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz I wouldn’t say it’s bigger personally. Having celebs like Rogan, The rock, McGregor etc as a part of the fan base, for events that happen every month, over having the A listers that go ringside of the big boxing matches because they get paid to would suggest ufc is bigger that one off boxing matches in my opinion.

[@nigelangel6659]

Are you honestly saying that because celebrities appear at an event it’s bigger, than the very reason their there for ! Boxing has and always will be a far bigger attraction for the very fact it’s in our DNA and culture to see Global stars fight rather than the far less UFC fighters most haven’t or hardly even heard of. Sorry, It’s really not a who’s better than who competition though, but who really talks about the these contests you’re talking about ? It’s not not mentioned in general conversation, on the news and more importantly down the pub, where I’d say most of the sports fans would be and talk about it. Enjoy your own sport, but never fail to understand and try to think there’s anything that even compares to the king of sports and that’s simply Boxing. 🥊👍🏼

[@slamduncproductions3198]

@@nigelangel6659 because AJ vs Wallin was global stars fighting eachother right ? Only about 2 or 3 matches this year have been put on in boxing by using that logic. I’m not saying that’s the sole factor, but when they watch and enjoy organically on one side and they are paid to be there on the other, which also only happened because of the Saudi money by the way, that is very telling. Also compare ufc ppv numbers and there’s no way that a single boxing promoter compares. And compared to the sport of boxing as a whole I’d argue that makes it bigger.

[@GrizzlyAdams101]

@@slamduncproductions3198Boxing is way bigger than UFC. Boxing has too much history, it’s also engrained into many cultures. MMA isn’t really like that apart from in Brazil because of BJJ, maybe Russia too.

[@noctislucis5862]

The Ruiz 2 performance is always overlooked and dismissed by these journalists and casuals. He boxed Ruiz’s head off for 12 rounds under immense pressure and coming off a devastating and humiliating defeat. He threw combinations, committed to punches, he was up on his toes and didn’t gas. It was a fantastic performance and something many critics said he couldn’t do. They said he shouldn’t take the immediate rematch, that he’s a body builder and can’t box. He proved them all wrong. But the only take away from journalists and casuals is that he was scared and running.

[@JB-td9fz]

Furys whole resume dubunked in 50 minutes of boxing.

[@sope2030]

Lmao

[@MrAyo121]

Thank you so much

[@paule6945]

Brilliant analysis nick....... Nailed it

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

Man this was anything but briliant stop it

[@donflamenco8430]

Not sure if I’m missing something but wasn’t it obvious AJ was going to be to good for Wallin.The only highlight of Wallin’s career was badly cutting a below par Fury in Round 2 and then getting beat down by a vision impaired fury for the next 10 rounds.

[@Andrew-dd1lr]

People saying wallin give fury a tough go an he'll be too much for joshua are now saying he's shite but he was coming of a few wins an everyone was picking him if I'm honest AJ relaxes an keeps training he's got another title shot in him if it's fury hrgovic it will be thsi year maybe if ustk beats fury renatches an usyk having 2 wins might not happen but soon but I'd love to see him get a 3 rd title not a fanboy of him but he's a fellow brit an if him an fury for a unification would be great love it at Wembley but let's face it its saudi if they meet the money is too good there

[@joeybidner]

I totally agree aj looked amaaaazing, but it's not fair to say now he is better than usyk, or to discredit usyk because of this fantasy situation of how aj looked this week end, vs how he did against usyk. Usyk makes you look bad because of how good he is. Enough of that fantasy b/s. He had 2 shots at usyk! This 10 minute aj d-suck is a bit embarassing

[@80sdripper]

Brilliant analysis on AJ. 👏

[@ThePlaystationCinema]

For me Joshua has final combined his old destructive style with the new point scoring boxer style and he is now a boxer puncher. The heavyweight division is so exciting now, you could argue there are three top heavyweights who could beat one and other. Let hope we get to see them all fight!

[@TheLeylander]

Really pleased for AJ maybe he has found the best most suitable coach in Ben Davidson to work with , I've always believed in AJ and never knocked him when he was down I knew he would be back . Those who doubted him choosing Davidson who has done a great job in such a short space of time eat humble pie .

[@Daniel_Addy]

Too many extreme opinions….. he looked decent last night sure, but there’s so many factors that go into that! He wasn’t shot before and he isn’t the second coming now….. He’s a top 5 heavyweight today, like he was 2 years ago!

[@lewisreynolds5283]

Top 5? Which 4 heavyweights are better? Top 3 surely ?

[@Bang4BuckPCGamer]

Agree 100 percent.

[@JamieB237]

Great night of boxing but imagine that at the O2…was like a library

[@hamzahabbas4257]

wheres Adam?

[@Matthew-fb6lh]

The boy is back

[@TheJackscrimshaw]

he boxed like he used to box did joshua. that lennox lewis style. behind the jab, cool calm, found his range, clinicaly picked wallin apart. i also love he's not trying to be this gushy role model type now. no more fakeing! Anthony is a business man and athleete first and formost. Ben's got that meanness in to him. keep it real josh, we all want the battle of britain! who truly is number 1!

[@dogpoofairy2517]

Usyk is number one heavyweight now and has to be clear favourite to become undisputed in February.

[@drewkiely901]

Ok it was a solid win from AJ but please let’s stop pretending this was Ali stopping Foreman that’s the way some of these fans are overvaluing the victory.

[@arthurarsekey6634]

Joshua second best until Usyk gets undisputed and retires. Then he's the best. He's not beating Usyk, he was this good against him in the second fight and Usyk just changed gear and best him with change. Noone beating that guy.

[@user-kl9xg1vl5k]

Great performance by AJ! Julian on Porky's Corner called his improvement under Ben on a 5 sec bag workout video clip...my only suspicion is the 4 weeks notice...AJ looked in peak condition which makes me wonder if they short changed Wallin's camp on purpose...

[@smithwes2723]

Joshua’s problem to me is he’s always been a gym rat. Stamina issues likely from overtraining. Everybody had the same time. Confirmed by all the fighters and the teams so I don’t think anything nefarious happened. Otto Wallin could’ve always declined the fight regardless

[@JM-jh4cj]

Aj only looked good because he was fighting a sparring partner he beats regularly in sparring. Easy to let the hands go when you’re fighting someone you know you can beat. Usyk, Fury, Hergovic and Zhang all beat him imo.

[@jazzoj5]

Hrgovic is the most overrated fighter in the division imo

[@MK___Ultra]

AJ looked absolutely phenomenal

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

You gotta be kiding

[@DeadPixels_]

AJ is the best HW of this era. Always has been, but it’s finally clicked. He was patient, vicious with each shot, committed and didn’t empty the gas tank unnecessarily. Masterclass performance against a very highly rated HW who took Fury all the way. Brilliant to see.

[@drewkiely901]

You can’t lose to a fellow HW twice on the bounce and be considered the best HW of his era , you just can’t.

[@wandyy8078]

😂 are you simple? He got spanked by Usyk twice .. Usyk is clearly his superior. Usyk is not only the best HW of this era, hes the greatest fighter of this era.. full stop. Joshua will be a HOFer but Usyk is an ATG.

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

Mate you make no sense...

[@Midlander77.]

Looked loads better,not the best,but could still be a champion again.Not against Usyk though.

[@lofo7703]

I still think on the right night, with the right midset, he can beat Usyk. Do you think Aj would lose to him 10/10 times?

[@Midlander77.]

@@lofo7703 I defo don't think he loses 10 out of 10,It makes me laugh everyone so quick to slag Wallin AFTER the fight😄 IF,Like a lot of people think and say that AJ Fights Usyk instead of boxing him then a completely different fight.Also don't know why people were questioning him using Ben Davison,he is the nuts.Lots of promise again.👍

[@lofo7703]

@Midlander77. completely agree. I think Ben Davidson is great and seems to suit Aj well. He needs a game plan and multiple backup plans to feel confident, Ben and his team can provide that. I think to be fair to some people, they were concerned that multiple changes to the coaching team in a short time could be risky. Glad they were wrong about that. I'm looking forward to 2024. I would like to usyk rematch , fury and still wilder, if he can get a good win (but think he might be finished).

[@georgee6876]

​@@lofo7703absolutely 💯 in those fights AJ was not letting his go, if fights Usyk how he fight yesterday its totally a different story.

[@georgee6876]

​@@lofo7703even the second fight was very close that some thought AJ wo

[@barrymurray4923]

Well He Can’t Be The Best .. Usyk Beat Him Twice But A Very Good Performance 🥊

[@eddiel7635]

It doesn’t work like that to be honest. Styles and timing make fights. But yeah Usyk sits at the top currently. Fury sits at three currently for me. His record is looking very thin after last night.

[@barrymurray4923]

@@eddiel7635 Whoever Wins Between Usyk/Fury Is Number 1 & That’s Undisputed 🥊

[@lukebrown8580]

It’s Christmas morning ?

[@BABA-hw9ro]

Its more of "he is coming back" rather than "he is back". His uppercut is gone and so are his combinations. It was a better performance compared to his hugging game against Franklin and his struggle against Helenious

[@aviduke]

any spud challenge this year? all gone quite

[@opghendrix]

I want to see AJ v Dubois! 🔥

[@afsarzamanali]

Given their relationship, would Ben train if AJ fights Tyson

[@sope2030]

He should....this is business!!!

[@BlackWolf-el3gu]

Can we get Aj vs Wilder now?

[@luckyspurs]

If Fury loses to Usyk, is AJ number 2 in the heavyweight division?

[@maxbullman5925]

He’s number 2 right now

[@marcgriffiths24]

AJ v Zhang needs to happen next

[@IsaMutlib]

Haha nicks picks latest one was so off

[@olexandrlevchenko1374]

highlights of the fight are 30s but at least AJs fans are happy i guess,

[@raidokonksi1330]

yesterday showd again, if you wanna stay on top, have a good trainer and stay busy. aj had 3 matches and parker 4 this year. the divas usually fight once a year, same with aj before this year.

[@Dabmonger]

No audio issues on TNT thankfully.

[@Derekduval963]

What would have happened if he fought like that against Usyk ? But Usyk have let him ?

[@CookFaceLuiz]

Don’t hold back, Peet… tell us how you really feel about Miller 😂😹🤣

[@Dukestboy96]

If we're talking 'what have you done for me lately ' why was there no mention of Zhang and Parker after his performance. And as much as i love the idea of AJ Ngannou and would love that to be next. AJ isnt a man who believes in bin the belts. Hes always been about belts unfortunately

[@lofo7703]

It surprised me zhang wasn't involved in last nights event, even like you say, as a next opponent for anyone.

[@Dukestboy96]

@@lofo7703 imagine what Zhang would've done to wilder

[@FireMMA619]

Its Davison not Davidson ffs.

[@marcusdavidson5776]

AJ vs Ngannou will be explosive,not only in the ring,but on PPV 🤔😉😂😂 let’s go champs

[@jasonphillips6943]

Keep th same energy for Benn yh

[@alistaircastel296]

Yes nick merry Christmas 🎄🎉. Seeing dubois slap the drugs out of BIG baby millers sweat made my festivities a whole lot sweeter. Merry Christmas to all.👊

[@jackmcmullan]

Agree RE Jarell Miller. But there are plenty others who have doping violations who are celebrated and welcome to make money. They just aren't as ignorant or rude.

[@judnaylor07]

Boxercise working wonders 👀

[@davidmilligan6028]

I think that AJ didn't have the same fear of being hit because Wallin is not known to be a heavy puncher. He knew if he got hit that he would probably be able to brush it off. I'm not knocking his achievement, its just an observation. I'm interested to see how he handles a heavy hitter (hopefully in his next fight).

[@Master23456]

Remember when you said aj should retire ? 😂

[@DJTW1]

Whose Ben Davidson?

[@steveteitelbaum1186]

Loved aj last night

[@ItsameAlex]

When will your 2024 UFC predictions be released?

[@robz8701]

Superb performance from AJ but you’re deluded if you think he beats an on-point Fury.

[@cobenblack1876]

It was a great performance and it was convincing. I’ve been behind AJ for a long time, but this sort of praise is almost as bad as all the negatives before. You’re not being objective about any of the fighters you’ve named in this. There were some great performances, but in terms of actual boxing analysis it seems like you’re just jumping on band wagons. Before this you had a video about how he’s gun shy, now you don’t think he is gun shy. He’s fighting to game plans. This was also the problem with everyone comparing the helenius fights. Wilder has one right hand, he’ll always look for that one right hand. Joshua has huge hands but has been working on other things because he’s seen what relying on power alone will do. Got to give him his due for last night and be happy for him, but this is just sycophantic.

[@BlingKingMarvellous]

for Furys best wins to be against klitchko and Wilder, just shows you how bad Furys resume is, Klitchko was a decent win, but lets be honest here, Klitchko didnt turn up at all that night, and Fury ran a mile from the rematch.... Then Wilder is absolutely p1ss poor. Always has been. No credible wins on hes record at all for a guy with 40 odd fights, Wilders 1st 32 fights he didnt even face 1 opp in the top 40, This is why he has such a good KO ratio, Because the level of opp was so p1ss poor. And hes maintained that low level of opp pretty much hes whole career. So AJ dealt with wallin with ease in 5 rounds compared to Furys 12 round slug fest where Fury got badly cut. And AJ dealt with Parker with relative ease and took hes belt but wilder dosnt even really win a round against parker. And people question AJs ability lol It just shows you AJ is the only 1 really who has continuously stepped up, fought the tougher opps consistently, not avoided anyone. And he deserves credit for doing so, whilst these other guys continue to fight nobodies their whole career and WWE stars , and then MMA stars who Fury arguably lost to in ngannou in hes 1st pro debut lol

[@freddiefreeman4119]

Styles make fights, Joshua hasn’t been anywhere!! He’s still improving unlike Wilder, Fury and Miller it seems. Wilder loses to all of the following, Zhang, Dubois, Hergovic, Anderson, Fury, Usyk, Sanchez, Whyte, Franklyn, Ngannu, Parker, Ajagba, Joshua. So he’s not even top 12. The inactivity meant he couldn’t release the right hand, he’s a poor boxer always has been. Joshua is going to be three times, that’s the right route, I said it before. You talk some bollocks Ant. You said we wanted Joshua versus Wilder on 23rd, what would that have ended like? . I only cared about that fight when they had all the belts, same with Fury v AJ. Now I can’t wait for Fury Usyk. I fancy Fury, but a fit Fury, but by a whisker. So pleased for Daniel Dubois 🥊

[@teedatrax2023]

Perfect night of boxing there. AJ smoked Wallin. Wilder got smoked. Miller got smoked. Just need fury to win now and get that mega fight sorted.

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

Opetaia is a real deal if your not havyweight your not beating this guy

[@wibbletthewobblet9558]

Gareth AAaaaaaaa Daaaaaaaavviiiieeeeeeeeeeeesssss

[@liamdevine8063]

Asking is he the best heavyweight on the planet? Because he KOd Otto Wallin? You are away with it lad.

[@welshmonsterhunter7028]

I mean if AJ didnt beat him then there would be something wrong.AJ beat him twice in the amateurs and used to piece him up so bad in sparring that he was told to take it easy.Thats why it looked so much like a sparring match cause AJ always had his number

[@leesomerville3879]

When Hearn & others say ‘he’s back!’, they’re not referring to the AJ pre-Klitschko who would throw 5-6 punch combos. This ‘new’ AJ is not that AJ, it’s an improvement on the last 2 fights and he looked good, no doubt about it. Wallin looked awful. In fact, he looked like AJ had..tentative, no rhythm & forcing out the punches. Wallin had been calling for a big fight since losing to Fury..he didn’t do anything to warrant another big pay day.

[@Osiriswear]

Maybe we have an improved AJ, more confident AJ. Hope it lasts.

[@user-ud8jh1ui8m]

Styles make fights. He is the same fighter he has always been.

[@joehunt6321]

So after 5 rounds AJ is now the best heavyweight’s in the division! Wow. Agreed AJ looked a lot better. But to then say he’s the best on that performance is laughable considering what’s been said before. And not that long ago. Usyk surely has to be top dog, he seems to be taking it more seriously than Fury. Why is there no mention of Zhilei Zhang in any of this? As he’s just comprehensively beaten Joe Joyce twice who according to these guys was right up there a year ago! Get Adam back on to bring some reality back to this.

[@dantemarotta356]

Hes won against a guy best known for loaing to fury a fella coming off a first round ko loss and a hand picked opponent post Usyk. Now hes back apparently...bloody boxing

[@deanleepinno]

Well let's be clear. AJs lost 3 times. Fury deserves respect and after the Unification bout. We will get a better picture of the heavyweight landscape once and for all.

[@chrismasondarts]

He beat Wallin not Joe Louis LOL

[@rstevens7711]

First, the bouquet. It really is a scandal that Fight Disciples only has just under 35,000 subscribers. I've no idea how that improves, but it just seems very unfair to me. Especially when you consider the professionalism of the production. I'm genuinely sorry that the appeal isn't broader. Now, to business. Most episodes I agree with Nick and Adam. I agree with their commentaries on the politics of boxing, scoring, direction of sport etc. But this one I'm struggling with. I think there's been a complete overreaction to Joshua's win. Although I thought Wallin would cause Joshua problems, that wasn't really based on the Swede's recent record (more later) but simply becuase Joshua looks like a thoroughly troubled individual. And I'm still not convinced that Joshua has turned any corner. He still strikes me as a deeply perturbed man. I'm not criticising him for that, just an observation. Onto Wallin's record. I always think it dangerous to rate someone on a defeat. And let's face it, his reputation is based around a competitive fight with Fury - though not a close fight. However, look at the rest of his record. A good away win against Gassiev, though Wallin had at least a 20lb advantage over someone who doesn't appear to be a natural heavweight. Prior to that he beat someone on points who only has 9 wins to their name. The fight before he beat Rydell Booker who had lost 6 of his previous 7 fights before facing Wallin and before that he had a points win against someone with 24 defeats to his name. It's not great is it? Despite Walliln's claims in the build-up did he strike anyone as confident in the ring? From the first second did anyone really believe that Wallin thought he could win. I didn't see it. Joshua won well. It was a good win, but I didn't see anything which indicated to me he was different in any way. The Joshua who lost twice to Usyk would have done exactly the same to Wallin in my opinion, so I'm reluctant to get aboard the Ben-Davison-should-be-Joshua's-coach train just yet. Finally, if people do think that Joshua 'is back.' Based on last night's performances, would you be confident he beats Dubois? Parker? Hrgovic? Kabayel? He'd be a strong favourite in all those. But the difference between those fighters and Wallin is ...they'd all go forward and try to win. I still think the jury's out. And I still think the podcast is excellent 🙂