Anthony Joshua vs Charles Martin

[Zazu62]

Big fight tomorrow on sky box office, anyone buying it? Who wins?

[Scouse Hibee]

Big fight tomorrow on sky box office, anyone buying it? Who wins?

I have bought it at home for my son to watch and also as I am in Liverpool this weekend bought it to watch here too!

[Allant1981]

Ill be watching it but cant see me paying for it, think it will be a close fight

[matty_f]

I bought it, think it'll be close - i don't know loads about Martin, but i think AJ will need to have upped his game from his last fight. I think he got a fright in that one and was shown up a little bit, albeit he won fairly spectacularly in the end.

[#FromTheCapital]

Going to a friends house to watch, looking forward to it. Like most I don't know too much about Charles Martin, but by all accounts he's not to be taken lightly like the vast majority of Joshua's opponents to date.

The Dillian Whyte fight showed that AJ has a long way to go and perhaps isn't the most talented boxer out there, there's no denying his speed and power is scary though.

Decided to stick £20 on Martin at 4/1 as I don't think those odds reflect the balance of the fight. They even have odds up for possible future fights and AJ is favourite against Tyson Fury which beggars belief to be honest.

[Pretty Boy]

Joshua has to go in and box.

I think the Whyte fight was a useful one in that regard as it taught him that he can't just blast everyone out in the 1st or 2nd round as he steps up the levels. I've only seen Martin twice and he's decent but beatable. If Joshua is disciplined and gets his shots away at the right time I can see him winning by stoppage late on.

[Speedy]

Anyone know if the Harp & Castle will be showing it?

[LustForLeith]

I really like Joshua. But I'm not sure if this is a fight too soon.

There's a danger that people are underestimating Martin. If Joshua wins he'll be tested but I'm undecided just now.

[Zazu62]

Joshua within 5. Really think he's something special although he looks like he's using PEDS

[The_Exile]

Think Joshua will likely do it but I've stuck a tenner on Martin to win by KO as the lad can certainly bang, and if you can do that you tend to win a lot of fights in the heavyweight division.

[Speedy]

Anyone know if the Harp & Castle will be showing it?

Bump...

Or any ideas for other places showing it?

Edit: Harp & Castle not showing it. Sportsters are but it's ticketed. Free tickets can be ordered on the website.

[Mon Dieu4]

The guy Lee Selby is fighting has to be a yam, torn faced cheating bawbag

[The_Exile]

Connor Benn is his dads double in style, great stuff.

[Scouse Hibee]

Benn fed a dummy, Groves in a different class to Brophy. Bring on the big guys.

[Mon Dieu4]

****ing beast of a man

[Scouse Hibee]

Boom, Martin looked fat,out of shape and pretty poor.IBF is a really poor show.

[sleeping giant]

****ing beast of a man

I actually thought he might have been tested tonight.

He's living up to the hype.

[Mon Dieu4]

Boom, Martin looked fat,out of shape and pretty poor.IBF is a really poor show.

Yep, same as the Brook fight, I'm gonna send them an email and see if I can get a title shot too

[Scottie]

****ing beast of a man
Good for him.

Seems to be living and breathing boxing the right way at the moment. Well done AJ :aok:

[The_Exile]

How long will Fury avoid Joshua?

[Haymaker]

How long will Fury avoid Joshua?

Has to fight Wlad but he can't hide forever

Pretty sure he called him out too

[Haymaker]

Boom, Martin looked fat,out of shape and pretty poor.IBF is a really poor show.

A few of us said that tonight as well.

[Speedy]

How long will Fury avoid Joshua?

They'll avoid each other.

Hearn isn't daft. 3 fights as favourite for AJ to build the hype before fighting Fury.

[Frazerbob]

AJ must have got a selfie with half the crowd. Nearly an hour after the fight, he was still chatting away to punters in the seats. 10/10, he seems a genuine guy who really appreciates the fans.

Did Hearn really say that he was going to put on a Joshua show at Wembley Stadium July th, the same night as Fury v Klitschko in Manchester? That's a bit naughty!

[Haymaker]

AJ must have got a selfie with half the crowd, nearly an hour after the fight he was still chatting away to punters in the seats. 10/10 he seems a genuine guy who really appreciates the fans.

Did Hearn really say that he was going to put on a show at Wembley Stadium the same night as Fury v Klitschko in Manchester? That's a bit naughty!

Sounded like that yeah. 'Big night at Wembley on July 9th!' I think he said

Can only be Haye?

[Frazerbob]

Sounded like that yeah. 'Big night at Wembley on July 9th!' I think he said

Can only be Haye?

Haye said he was going to fight Briggs, probably in September and then hope to fight AJ early next year.

[Onceinawhile]

How long will Fury avoid Joshua?

You're kidding right?

Fury might be a tube, but he's a two belt world champion. Joshua was handed a belt, rather than beating a ten year champion.

Joshua doesn't want near Fury!

Fingers crossed haye wins his fight, because hos speed would be too much for either joshua or fury.

[Steve-O]

Joseph Parker is fighting in an IBF title eliminator in Auckland next month - he is no.1 contender if he wins.

He's 18-0, 16 KOs. Some over here reckon he'd be too quick for Joshua. Would be a really interesting fight anyway.

Here's a clip of his highlights - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V_t6wdLq9LA

[#FromTheCapital]

You're kidding right?

Fury might be a tube, but he's a two belt world champion. Joshua was handed a belt, rather than beating a ten year champion.
.

Agreed. I actually find it hilarious the amount of people who think AJ will steamroller Tyson Fury. I'd like that to happen but AJ still has a lot to prove... Unlike Fury who done what no other heavyweight could do in the last 11 years and beat Klitschko.

Hope this fight happens soon but if it takes a while it won't be because of either fighter avoiding the other.

[#FromTheCapital]

Did Hearn really say that he was going to put on a Joshua show at Wembley Stadium July th, the same night as Fury v Klitschko in Manchester? That's a bit naughty!

Probably an attempt to wind up the fury camp. There's no way they could fill a stadium with Joshua v another bum on the same night as Fury v Klitschko.

[Benny Brazil]

Agreed. I actually find it hilarious the amount of people who think AJ will steamroller Tyson Fury. I'd like that to happen but AJ still has a lot to prove... Unlike Fury who done what no other heavyweight could do in the last 11 years and beat Klitschko.

Hope this fight happens soon but if it takes a while it won't be because of either fighter avoiding the other.

I agree that AJ still has things to prove - he probably needs another 2 or 3 fights before he faces Fury - but I do firmly believe that once they do meet that AJ will "go through" Fury. To me he seems the real deal and a bold statement I know but he will be the best heavyweight since Tyson was in his prime.

[#FromTheCapital]

I agree that AJ still has things to prove - he probably needs another 2 or 3 fights before he faces Fury - but I do firmly believe that once they do meet that AJ will "go through" Fury. To me he seems the real deal and a bold statement I know but he will be the best heavyweight since Tyson was in his prime.

We'll have to wait and see. As I mentioned, I'd love him to KO fury, but as it stands AJ has still to fight anyone with a decent pedigree so it's near impossible to say what would happen. There is a huge amount of hype behind him and I won't be joining in until he's proved himself.

[The_Exile]

You're kidding right?

Fury might be a tube, but he's a two belt world champion. Joshua was handed a belt, rather than beating a ten year champion.

Joshua doesn't want near Fury!

Fingers crossed haye wins his fight, because hos speed would be too much for either joshua or fury.

Fury beat an ageing, slow, pretty one dimensional Klitschko. Fury, defensively speaking, is wide open to fast hands, AJ wins that one for me unless it goes the distance then that's where question marks over AJ's stamina come into question as he's never been taken into the trenches.

[Zazu62]

Joseph Parker is fighting in an IBF title eliminator in Auckland next month - he is no.1 contender if he wins.

He's 18-0, 16 KOs. Some over here reckon he'd be too quick for Joshua. Would be a really interesting fight anyway.

Here's a clip of his highlights - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V_t6wdLq9LA

Parker is fighting absolute bums over in NZ. He's fighting takam next tho so we will know more about Parker after that . Remember Gary Cornish was something like 18-0 wasn't he? He was garbage

[Schteff]

Funny how Ortiz isn't mentioned by anyone even closely related to the AJ camp or in the British media....

[Pretty Boy]

Parker is fighting absolute bums over in NZ. He's fighting takam next tho so we will know more about Parker after that . Remember Gary Cornish was something like 18-0 wasn't he? He was garbage

I've no idea how good Parker is but I remember hearing years ago that a ferocious Kiwi called David Tua was going to show Lennox Lewis up. How did that work out?

[LustForLeith]

Sounded like that yeah. 'Big night at Wembley on July 9th!' I think he said

Can only be Haye?

I'm down in London at that time. Fingers crossed!

[Haymaker]

We'll have to wait and see. As I mentioned, I'd love him to KO fury, but as it stands AJ has still to fight anyone with a decent pedigree so it's near impossible to say what would happen. There is a huge amount of hype behind him and I won't be joining in until he's proved himself.

Prove himself against whom though mate?

[Speedy]

Parker is fighting absolute bums over in NZ. He's fighting takam next tho so we will know more about Parker after that . Remember Gary Cornish was something like 18-0 wasn't he? He was garbage

A few of them looked well past it. :agree:

[#FromTheCapital]

Prove himself against whom though mate?

Haye, Fury, Klitschko and Wilder are the best in the division atm and now that he's a 'world champion', these are the names he needs to be fighting.

[Haymaker]

Haye, Fury, Klitschko and Wilder are the best in the division atm and now that he's a 'world champion', these are the names he needs to be fighting.


Sorry mate, misread your post, I thought you were saying he couldn't fight Haye etc because he hasn't proven himself. My bad. :agree:

[Steve-O]

I've no idea how good Parker is but I remember hearing years ago that a ferocious Kiwi called David Tua was going to show Lennox Lewis up. How did that work out?

David Tua was very good though. Lewis was just better. Tua beat a lot of decent American fighters. He was all about power punching though - had be landed on Lewis he would've had him. Alas, couldn't get near him. Went the distance though IIRC?

Parker has fought bums on the way up of course, but hasn't AJ too?

Parker seems pretty similar to AJ - i.e. Pretty humble, getting on with it and beating whoever is put in front of him. He did KO Francois Botha, thought admittedly he's now 47!

Takam fight will go some way to proving whether or not he's the real deal.

[Scouse Hibee]

David Tua was very good though. Lewis was just better. Tua beat a lot of decent American fighters. He was all about power punching though - had be landed on Lewis he would've had him. Alas, couldn't get near him. Went the distance though IIRC?

Parker has fought bums on the way up of course, but hasn't AJ too?

Parker seems pretty similar to AJ - i.e. Pretty humble, getting on with it and beating whoever is put in front of him. He did KO Francois Botha, thought admittedly he's now 47!

Takam fight will go some way to proving whether or not he's the real deal.

David Tua was a very good boxer, probably the best heavyweight never to win a world title. A career that lasted over 20 yeats with so many first round knockouts to his credit.

[Steve-O]

David Tua was a very good boxer, probably the best heavyweight never to win a world title. A career that lasted over 20 yeats with so many first round knockouts to his credit.

He had quite a bit of trouble with his weight - including when he fought Lewis. He wasn't in the best condition he could be at that time, unfortunately for him.

He was also only knocked down once in his career, in, I think, his second last fight. So he was hardly a bum as inferred in the original post!

[CallumLaidlaw]

Couldnt believe saturday night. 14 of us were round at my mates and we were all convinced the fight would go at least 6 rounds. I even stuck a fiver on Martin as 7/2 seemed crazy odds. When Martin got in the ring we all were surprised at his shape, and then once the fight actually started, it was clear it was only gonna last a few minutes. AJ's jab is unreal.
I think AJ will have 2 more fights this year - July and maybe November, and then next year we'll see him fight Haye and Fury. Hearn's not daft, those are the fights everyone wants to see, but AJ needs some stiffer opposition before jumping in the ring with them. The problem is, where does he find it.

[Allant1981]

Couldnt believe saturday night. 14 of us were round at my mates and we were all convinced the fight would go at least 6 rounds. I even stuck a fiver on Martin as 7/2 seemed crazy odds. When Martin got in the ring we all were surprised at his shape, and then once the fight actually started, it was clear it was only gonna last a few minutes. AJ's jab is unreal.
I think AJ will have 2 more fights this year - July and maybe November, and then next year we'll see him fight Haye and Fury. Hearn's not daft, those are the fights everyone wants to see, but AJ needs some stiffer opposition before jumping in the ring with them. The problem is, where does he find it.

Thats the problem for joshua now, there arent that many good heavyweights just now who would give him a decemt fight so he either has to take easy fights for the next couple or just go for it now and fight one of the big 3 or 4