Martin vs. Joshua

Anthony Joshua vs. Charles Martin analysis and prediction

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joshua455By Scott Gilfoid: In 24 days from now, unbeaten Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) will be fighting for a world title against the talented and hard hitting IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) on April 9 on Sky Box Office at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Joshua, 26, has been training hard to develop his muscles with the belief that they will help him win the fight against the 6’5” Martin. That’s mistake number. You don’t train muscles when you’re are trying to beat a highly skilled southpaw like Martin. On the contrary, you need to strip off muscles and try and become as fast as humanely possible, especially if your name is Joshua. He’s already incredibly slow with his punching style, and he doesn’t have a finesse approach to fighting.

In other words, Joshua just goes straight at his opponents hoping that he can overpower them. In the Olympics, this approach failed for Joshua because three of his four opponents got the better of him when he was fighting that way, even though he was given controversial wins in all three of those fights.

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Charles Martin: I will KO Anthony Joshua

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Image: Charles Martin: I will KO Anthony JoshuaBy Scott Gilfoid: IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) has no doubts in his mind that he’s going to be knocking out British challenger Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) in less than a month from now on April 9.

Martin feels that he’s got the punching power, talent and the experience to blast the 26-year-old Joshua out in front of the sold out crowd at the O2 Arena in London, England. The Joshua vs. Martin fight will be televised on Sky Box Office pay-per-view, which means the huge 6’5” Martin will be getting a nice little payday in this fight.

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Haye gives Joshua advice on Charles Martin fight

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haye7888By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye is now giving advice to unbeaten British/Commonwealth heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) ahead of his title fight against IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) next month on April 9 on Sky Box Office at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

After learning that Joshua is talking about wanting to box the big 6’5” southpaw Martin rather than fight in his usual style of slugging it out, Haye says he sees that as a bad plan for Joshua.

Haye thinks that Joshua would be better off if he goes out and immediately jumps on the 29-year-old Martin from the 1st round to try and take him out quickly like Joshua has done with all of his opponents. In other words, Haye wants Joshua to bum rush Martin, even though that fighting style almost got him knocked out in his last fight against Dillian Whyte.

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Haye sees Joshua and Martin in the same boat

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Image: Haye sees Joshua and Martin in the same boatBy Scott Gilfoid: David Haye says he initially thought the April 9 fight between unbeaten giant heavyweights Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) would be a mismatch with the 6’6” Joshua wiping the deck with the inexperienced 6’5” Martin.

However, the more Haye has looked into the fight and learned about how talented the American Martin is, he’s seeing the fight now an evenly matched contest between two giant heavyweights that are both lacking in the experience department. With that being said, Haye still sees the heavily muscled 245lb Joshua as having the better experience of the two fighters.

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Joseph Parker wants Anthony Joshua – Charles Martin winner

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parkerBy Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated Joseph Parker (18-0, 16 KOs) will be keeping a close eye on next month’s title fight between IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin and Anthony Joshua at the O2 Arena in London, UK. The 24-year-old Parker wants to fight the winner of that contest, and he’s keen at getting the chance to fight the 6’6” Joshua.

Parker isn’t saying why he’s interested in fighting Joshua, but it could be he’s spotted how slow of hand, how robotic and how over-muscled Joshua is and he sees weakness. We just saw Joshua exposed in his last fight against Dillian Whyte in which Joshua was staggered in the 2nd round, and looking like he was laboring. Who knows?

If not for Whyte suffering a shoulder injury to his primary weapon, his left hand, we might have seen Joshua getting blasted out in that round. I can’t see the 24-year-old Parker hurting a shoulder in the round that he staggers Joshua.

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Haye wants Joshua to beat Martin

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haye1By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye is pulling for unbeaten Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) to unseat IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) next month in their fight on April 9 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The way Haye sees it, if Joshua wins the IBF crown, he’ll immediately have to voluntary title defenses he can get out of the way before he’s forced to face his mandatory challenger.

Haye feels that he’ll be one of those voluntary defenses Joshua will take. Despite having fought only once in the past three and a half years, Haye likes his chances against the 6’6” Joshua.

It could be that Haye has noticed that Joshua pushes his punches and lacks the explosive power that you see in faster heavyweights like Deontay Wilder, or Haye could just be looking for a cash out fight to make a big payday before going off into another long inactive period.

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Fury wants Anthony Joshua vs. Charles Martin winner

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fury443By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like you can forget about Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) facing WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder last this year in a big mega-fight. Fury says he’s interested in fighting the winner of the April 9 fight between IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs).

Fury is hoping fellow Brit Joshua will win because it would setup a huge money fight between the two of them in the UK for later this year. The money that Fury would make against Joshua would likely be substantial, given that it would probably be televised on Sky Box Office PPV, and a high number of boxing fans would purchase it.

For Fury to get the mega-fight that he wants, he needs to defeat Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch. Additionally, Joshua will need to do his part by beating the 6’5” Martin on 4/9. Neither of these things are easy tasks, and it’s quite likely one of those fights won’t go as planned.

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Has Anthony Joshua’s time come too soon?

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joshua1234By Chris W: I have followed Anthony Joshua’s career for quite some time, seeing him improve a little each fight. Although he hasn’t fought anyone really of note, I think he is at the stage where he should be looking for a world title fight. Though I do think Joshua needed a few fights more before he steps it up but April 9th we get to see if he is ready against Charles Martin.

I read daily on here and other sites about how Joshua “bum rushes” opponents. How he is too muscular. Got wobbled in the 2nd against Dillian Whyte so he has no chance. Personally I think although limited Joshua does what he does very well.

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Chisora: Joshua will beat Martin by KO

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chisora454By Scott Gilfoid: 12 WBO, 13 WBC, 13 IBF fringe contender Dereck Chisora (25-5, 17 KOs) believes that fellow Brit Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) will defeat IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) by a knockout in their fight on April 9 on Sky Box Office at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Chisora, 32, thinks that Martin will attempt to box Joshua in the first quarter of the fight in order to take him into the deeper waters, where he hopes to drown him. Chisora doesn’t think that’s going to work for Martin, as he sees the 6’6” Joshua knocking him out anytime he pleases.

Chisora also thinks that Joshua will want to fight him. I’m not sure why though, because Chisora appears to be heading towards journeyman status, especially after he loses to former world title challenger Kubrat Pulev in their fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title.

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