AJ suffered a panic attack before the fight according to his father

[Caught Square]

The idea that only the UK watched Joshua vs Klitschko is absolute bollocks, that was a massive fight.

If the panic attack story is true it's baffling because he is usually relaxed like the Joshua vs Klitschko fight which was bigger than the Ruiz fight. Just because it was in the US it don't mean it was a bigger fight.

[Skip Bayless]

this sounds believable to me. its not the reason he lost though

[vaborikua2014]

Lol, yeah right. Panic attack, he fought in front of 90,000 people before. That alone is enough to give you one. If he isn't getting one doing that then i doubt fighting in front of 19,000 people would do that.

Not saying its facts but it was his debut in America and it's in the most famous arena Madison Square Garden. Plus on top of that him having the added pressure of having to impress after what wilder did to brezeale. Basically he had a whole new market waiting to see him maybe it got to him mentally.

[LacedUp]

[PRINCEKOOL]

To be honest it does make sense that something has happened because? Why would Joshua's father be having a go at Eddie Hearn 'Hearn has done a immense job in promoting Joshua, and idolizes him'.

But yes I agree, Anthony Joshua is his own man.

[Legends456]

I think this could be true. I’ve had serious panic attacks and they really do drain you of any kind of strength and energy.

[Ray*]

Different country, and bigger expectations. Say what you will, but you're not respected until you are respected in the USA, even if the arena is 10K people.

If the expectations isn't that big for their own champion in Wilder, why would it be for a foreigner in Joshua? The expectation of getting KO in front of his own crowd in a 90K stadium is a lot more than fighting on foreign soil....

[A.K]

The idea that only the UK watched Joshua vs Klitschko is absolute bollocks, that was a massive fight.

If the panic attack story is true it's baffling because he is usually relaxed like the Joshua vs Klitschko fight which was bigger than the Ruiz fight. Just because it was in the US it don't mean it was a bigger fight.

It’s different because those 90k were on his nuts now he walked into a arena who wants to see him lose.

[Bmore18]

I googled around and couldn't find a source.

complete bs

Thanks. I hope it is, because if it is true and Eddie forced him to fight... JESUS. Still feel like something is going to come out explaining why it just seemed off

[Motorcity Cobra]

Different country, and bigger expectations. Say what you will, but you're not respected until you are respected in the USA, even if the arena is 10K people.

They don't understand how big of a stage America is. If AJ could become an international Superstar fighting in the UK he would've never been forced to fight here. To become an international Superstar you have to conquer America

John Skipper said the same thing in an interview I posted earlier.