Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) stopped Otto Wallin (26-2, 14 KOs) after five one-sided rounds in the main event of the super card on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua, rated WBO #1, WBC #2, IBF #3 looked sharp as be battered and bloodied IBF #2, WBC #9, WBO #12 Wallin. AJ rocked Wallin in round five and Wallin stayed on his stool after the round.
AJ looked really good and looks like he has a lot of fight left in him. Since Deontay Wilder lost, If Tyson Fury beats Usyk then we may get to have a Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight sometime in 2024.
Arturo, Usyk will beat Fury. So it will be Joshua vs Usyk again. We all know how that ends.
“AJ looked really good ”
Yeah sure he looked really good against a guy who was paid off to just stand in front of him and impersonate a punching bag!
Good job Joshua, Wallin corner is stupid
He kept moving left instead of right CLUELESS!
It wouldn’t have mattered tjough
AJ looked good, not tentative. Took Care of business. I don’t care to see him and Parker rematch.
Well, Joshua fought more aggressively again, looks like he is a better version of his recent form. So has Ben Davison brought this out in Joshua again.
AJ was on point tonight. Don’t care to see him in with Parker again. But it’s a keep busy fight
I thought AJ might stop him late in the fight, but he looked pretty good. I don’t think Wallin is anything special but he’s a decent guy and, obviously, no one has ever done that to him. If there is a rematch after Fury – Usyk, that IBF belt might (probably) ends up vacant and AJ – Hrgovic would likely be for the title. Yes, the title would be meaningless; but that might be a pretty good fight.
Wait a minute when are you guys the ones on this channel complaining that if Anthony Joshua lost he should retire now we get them all everybody loves a winner crowd what a bunch of misfits
I thought Wallin beat Joshua but I was wrong Joshua fought a great fight hopefully he keep Ben Davison as his trainer especially if fights Hrgovic or the winner between Usyk vs Fury be 50/50 fights
Don’t expect on here or most boxing forums, much else on here most should really know the score. but its normally heavily biased in favor of the average boxer but big hitting, brave Wilder.
I laugh when I see comments its everyone loves a winner and shifts corner like Don King used to when a fighter loses.
ive never got the writing off AJ business.
he only lost two good fighters.
AJ looked good.
Love it. Loudmouth Wilder gets schooled by an average fighter. Wilder ain’t no king. There’s only one heavyweight king, Tyson Fury, the Gypsy King.
Joshua has got the “eye of the tiger ” back …..and Wallin didn’t look like the Wallin that gave Fury a hard time.
Plus seeing Wilder exposed and beaten would’ve given him a adrenaline rush! It gave me one !!
Boy did I call that incorrectly. The whole card!
The whole card? You went against Bivol, Sanchez, and Jai? Wow. Stick to your day job.
these four heavyweights are elite fighters compare them with fighters in the past and you have to admit this is poor I have been watching boxing for 60 years
No Surprise
Joshua definatley needs to stick with Ben Davidson.
Joshua looked good. He looked decisive and aggressive but Wallin is no Usyk or Fury so it is hard to judge how he would do against them. Against Usyk when he would get aggressive he was too slow to deal with Usyk’s angles and speed and against someone like Wallin it is hard to say for sure that he improved since on the nights he lost to Usyk he might very well have been able to do the same thing to Wallin that he did tonight.
Surprised it was such a wipeout. Wallin put up a way better show against Fury…causing that bad cut and rocking him hard in the final round too.
AJ was on point for this fight it seems. Nicely done.
This take will not be popular but
……Joshua looked good against a “C” level fighter…Joshua was suppose to shine, dominate and he did.,…Joshua needs to keep fighting..don’t let this fight convince you that Joshua is ready for Wilder….If that is his next fight…Wilder still has a “slight”edge….in my opinion….Wilder still has that power and Joshua still has that chin….Wilder’s power is more reliable and consistent than Joshua’s chin….therefore…in my humble opinion Wilder still has a slight edge..
Wallin had nothing at all. He didn’t look like the Wallin who fought Fury. He looked like he just reverted back to his role as Joshua’s sparring partner, which he used to be.
Joshua and Parker are great ambassadors for the sport of Boxing representing the heavyweight division. Usyk as well. All three work at their craft, respect their opponents and the sport. I really admire this.
I’ll tell you something that has been glossed over a bit in this fight.
Joshua beat Wallin twice as an amateur pretty comfortable and handled him easy in sparring.
You could tell this during the fight I don’t buy into this Ben Davison has reinvented him it’s one fight that both fighters knew what the outcome would be. Let’s see AJ fight a top contender like Zhang next.
Losses can leave severe mental scars on a fighter, causing them to never regain the confidence they once had.
Wilder’s losses to Fury are certainly examples of that, as are Joshua’s losses to Usyk.
Boxing-wise, this fight delivered nothing.
Wallin is not Usyk.
The victory against Wallin was vital for Joshua, not only to keep alive the interest surrounding him as an athlete, but for his confidence.
Confidence is as important for Joshua like the wind for a sailboat, if it’s missing nothing happens.
AJ’s best performance for several years. Not a big fan but he keeps learning and developing as a fighter which we cannot say for Wilder.
Joshua is “ very good “ against the fighters who don’t move and don’t punch.
It’s obvious that Usyk and Fury are on a different level. They could , probably, beat all these fighters in one night.
The only bright spot was Parker
The same Wallin took Fury to hell and back.
Was he even trying last night? Did he even try to throw a single punch with bad intentions? He looked like Di Mori, just there to lose.
Wallin acted as a punching bag , not a professional boxer. Was the fight rigged ?
Yes, I believe it was.
What last night taught us was that Fury’s comeback career has been all smoke and mirrors. Three fights and 2 of them life and death battles against Wilder who was proven to be a below average fighter. A life and death fight against Wallin who was proven to be a chump. I doubt Fury will ever really get in the ring with Usyk, but if he does he will be outclassed. Hell, if Fury ever fight Joshua he will be outclassed.
AJ looked good showing the overconfident Wallin the door. Wallin’s whole hype was built around his showing in a loss to Fury, After event that last night perhaps Fury’s statement that he and Wilder were #1 #2 is more like Usyk and AJ are #1 and #2. Losing or a draw with Fury doesn’t mean you’re anything special apparently.
“Wallin’s whole hype was built around his showing in a loss to Fury”
Not really. Wallin has beaten some good fighters. In his previous fight he got a controversial split decision win over Gassiev who is top tier.
He looked nothing like he did in his past fights. He was supposed to be a live underdog, 4-1 odds against him. A golden glove sub-novice could have done much better. A heavy bag hanging from the ceiling could have done equally as well. I think his purse should be withheld because I think he threw the fight.
This style of AJ of methodicaly breaking down the oponent is mature & smart – not head hunting like against Ruiz in round 3 of the 1st fight. This AJ beats Fury. Fury is allways out of shape and unbalanced – time to retire – or get embarassed
As Mike Tyson said : ” Everyone has a plan , until they get punched in a face ” .
Wallin even didn’t try to hit AJ in a face
You know, I really thought Wallin would give him trouble,guess I was wrong
Joshua should have fought Wilder instead of avoiding him at all costs .Then he would have been next to fight for the undisputed title .He also showed how frightened he was for years ducking Tyson Fury etc. Joshua is and always has been a lucky club fighter. The fighters like Joe Frazier Ali &Foreman just to name a few would have killed him in the ring.Lennox Lewis would also have had a easy go with Joshua .Time to retire this phoney .He rates up as one of the worst so called champions in years. Merry Christmas
Wallin is now fighting out of nyc? Think Manhattan where there very lax training..Days of even Oleg maskaev type heavies gone there..he’s not a serious boxer..enjoying city life
Excellent job AJ. He took care of business as he was suppose to. Would personally love to see AJ vs Zhang. Zhang is 40, so there isn’t a lot of time to waste fighting stiffs. After all, Zhang came to the UK and destroyed one one of their own twice. Lets run it back with AJ vs Zhang in Wembley Arena. If not this, there is always the AJ vs Parker rematch. Parker just beat Wilder. AJ could potentially defeat/stop the man who defeated Wilder.