“Joshua Not Half the Fighter He Was”: Fans Unimpressed as Anthony Joshua Spars With Major Names Ahead of the Dillian Whyte Rematch

Anthony Joshua is coming off a redeemable win against Jermaine Franklin after consecutive losses against Oleksandr Usyk. Although Joshua won his last fight, a lot of boxing fans weren’t happy with his performance mainly because he went the distance with Franklin, and couldn’t end the bout sooner due to less engagement in combat. Joshua is known for his aggressive nature inside the ring. But nonetheless, Joshua is now getting ready to face Dillian Whyte again at the O2 Arena after eight years. The bout is scheduled to happen on August 12th, and it seems like Joshua won’t be holding any tricks back.

Joshua has put down Whyte before by a 7th-round Knockout, but the times are different now. Interestingly, Whyte is also coming off the win against the same opponent, Jermaine Franklin after his devastating loss against Tyson Fury. So both fighters are pretty much on the same standings in their career. In addition, Whyte signed the contract only to “avenge” his loss. ‘AJ’ seems to understand this as he’s sparring with big names to prepare for the upcoming bout.

Recently, Anthony Joshua posted an Instagram Story with his sparring partners, Jeremiah Milton, Jeamie TKV, and Michael Hunter. All men posed for the picture drenched in sweat celebrating hard work. Now, the boxing world hopes that they’ll see the real aggressive ‘AJ’ on the night of August 12th, rather than a calculative boxer.

“Let’s hope he’s meaner”: Fans expect from the fights of Anthony Joshua

Many fans were not impressed by the latest Instagram Story of Anthony Joshua. They could detect that Joshua isn’t the old boxer that everyone knew at one point. He’s changed drastically, especially after his losses against the Ukrainian Champion, Oleksandr Usyk.

One of the fans, James P, stated that Anthony Joshua doesn’t have the “hunger” as he’s financially comfortable now.

Another fan, Mac Dazzle, remarked that ‘AJ’ is scared of getting hit during his fight and that’s the reason he maintains the distance from his opponents during the fight.

One fan, bleadze.king, wishes that they get to see a “meaner” Joshua than what they saw in the Franklin fight.

While on a different note, a fan, ishikawa_norito, praised the choice of someone.

The user deemed it to be a “capable” and smart move for the preparation.

Also, one fan, Gaju Mtura, wrote in their tweet that Joshua just needs to work on his Uppercut against Whyte and he’ll be good to go.

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So, the fans have made it clear that they wish to see old Joshua inside the ring on August 12th. Well, it’ll be an interesting fight as it’ll be a defining moment for both fighters in the Heavyweight decision. What are your predictions regarding this bout? Tell us in the comments section.

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