Joshua vs. Johnson

By Scott Gilfoid: Following his 2nd round knockout loss to undefeated heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua (13-, 13 KOs) last Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, UK, 35-year-old American Kevin Johnson (29-7-1, 14 KOs) has decided to call it a career and retire from the game.

Johnson dropped a big hint that he may have come into the fight with some kind of injury that effected his right arm because he said he was helpless to block Joshua’s left hooks. As it turns out, it was Joshua’s right hand that did the most damage in the form of rabbit punches while he was flurrying on him in the 1st round after Johnson made the mistake of retreating to the ropes.

By Ryan Allan: Perhaps the most intriguing fight of the night, certainly for the more casual fan as Olympic Gold medallist and the hugely likeable Anthony Joshua continues his ascent up the heavy-weight ranks with his toughest test to date against the never been stopped Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson.

Johnson definitely talks the talk and believes he is going to upset the apple-cart with a win that would send shock-waves through the sport although with the bookies pricing Joshua at 100/1 ON to win this fight, we can assume that Johnson is unlikely to be a man of his word.

By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Anthony Joshua (12-0, 12 KOs) bristles at the suggestion that he’s just a fighter who is mainly focused on his power game. Joshua hasn’t shown a lot of finesse since turning pro. Each fight follows a similar pattern with Joshua coming against an older fighter in his 40s, and then he unloads with a flurry of shots to stop the poor sap.

By Scott Gilfoid: Having seen unbeaten #6 WBC Anthony Joshua (12-0, 12 KOs) a number of times, 35-year-old former world title challenger Kevin Johnson (29-6-1, 13 KOs) has pronounced the 25-year-old Brit as little more than a media hype job, and he plans on exposing the 6’6” Joshua this Saturday night in their fight at the O2 Arena in London, UK. J

ohnson says he’s trained hard for this fight for the first time in ages, and he says 100 percent. Johnson admits that he trained in years, and that’s the reason why he’s lost 4 out of his last 5 fights.

By Scott Gilfoid: #6 WBC heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua (12-0, 12 KOs) will continue his slow climb up the heavyweight ladder this Saturday night when he gets inside the ring with 35-year-old former world title challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (29-6-1, 14 KOs) in a 12 round bout at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

This is a fight that would have been interesting six years ago when Johnson was 29-years-old and still in his prime, but he’s clearly no longer the same fighter that fought former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in 2009 in losing a 12 round unanimous decision.