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building beyond all common sense and reality. road to move along before he gets within
standing distance of a world title belt, he’ll
Shortly after Dennis Bakhtov was saved by have to avoid or take on David Price, Dereck
Ian John Lewis from possibly being the next Chisora, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, and at
Magomed Abdusalamov, the SKY commentators least 23582 unknown Eastern Europeans if Eddie
proclaimed “AJ is the REAL DEAL”. It certainly has his way. And he’ll have to do some serious
looked like it from where Bakhtov was standing, winning - and I don’t mean just KO’ing
but could they be right? AJ does have some skills everyone, that kind of thing hasn’t guaranteed
and he obviously has large reserves of power, Deontay Wilder anything other than a swim in
but others do and they operate at several levels the Don King memorial shark tank - and we all
higher than Denis Bakhtov. Few would seriously know how that always ends. He’ll also have to
back Josh against Wladimir Klitschko right now. test that chin out, and his stamina - both things
Is AJ good enough to take Deontay Wilder’s best which are vague at the moment. Big punchers are
right hand, or Tyson Fury’s brawling? Questions, always dangerous, but there is always the freak
it’s all we’ve got at the moment. Some say he is who will take your best and ride you like a rodeo
developing a mean streak - though I’m not sure bull until you tire out. Then it’s anyone’s game.
how they can tell since the only difference in AJ
during the Bakhtov fight from all of his other At the moment Anthony Joshua is bathing in his
cakewalks was a bit more smiling and poking out deserved glory, building the #StayHungry brand,
his tongue. Hardly a mean streak. Josh celebrated and looking good while he’s at work - both in the
his win with a trip to a trendy nightclub, it could ring and stepping suavely out of nightspots in
be the 1990s and Essex all over again, just with the expensive suits. He’s earning too. It’s all Eddie
absence
of white stilettos. This is what Hearn could ask for. For the time being Big Josh
Champions do though, don’t they, show remains the new Bruno, the acceptable face of British
boxing.
The
off their undamaged face to the pub- Heavyweight
housewives
choice.
lic, prove they really are the better man. current
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