"He got hit a lot with potent body shots, but around round 5, he then went to Dillian's body and returned the discomfort Dillian had showed him previously. I must say that both of them excelled in the body punching department, but AJ's speed and variety was the difference...AJ is a world-class puncher, but nowhere near a world-class boxer....yet," stated world-clas trainer Gary Logan, who shared his thoughts on Anthony Joshua's performance in his knockout victory over Dillian Whyte. Check it out!
SS: You mentioned previously Anthony Joshua. Going back to your analysis where you said Joshua's jab could be a weakness and Dillian could counter, you were right. Unfortunately for Dillian, it didn't happen often enough, but he was looking for the counter left a fair bit. I want your opinion on Joshua's performance, as he has got mixed reviews, but he was in with a tough fighter, got taken the rounds he needed, had to overcome adversity, and looked explosive at times. Where does he go from here?
GL: What an interesting fight it was, mate; have watched it four times now. As I said before, this fight came too soon for Dillian. He needed a year with Banks to firmly ingrain the style needed to cause AJ problems. This fight was about two talented undefeated heavies, so it really shouldn't just be a judgment on AJ only, but Dillian also. If I'm judging Joshua on this, he gets 6.5 out of 10. Huge emotion/loathing for Whyte made him come out effectively blasting in the first 2 rounds and only after receiving/staggering from that quality counter hook from Whyte did he see sense and start using the gifts enhanced at the top amateur level; long jabs, long left hooks, and right hands to regain control. Okay, he got hit a lot with potent body shots, but around round 5, he then went to Dillian's body and returned the discomfort Dillian had showed him previously. I must say that both of them excelled in the body punching department, but AJ's speed and variety was the difference. So he overcomes problems presented by Dillian by effectively stopping Dillian's body attack with his own. Kudos to him. Questions asked of him, but he comes through in his first tough fight. Credit also to Whyte for coming back into the fight in rounds 2 and 3 after taking a shellacking in the first round, a huge sin that heavyweights cannot afford to make against huge punching heavies like AJ. He never ever looked fully recovered and although he scored repeatedly, his punches never ever looked or sounded as crisp and as heavy as AJ's. To the victor, the spoils. AJ is a world-class puncher, but nowhere near a world-class boxer....yet!