DEONTAY WILDER has blasted Anthony Joshua's "lack of stamina" after the Brit's tenth-round stoppage of Carlos Takam on Saturday night. The American boxer told AJ to "stay off those weights" as the pair prepare for a huge potential showdown at some point next year. Following the fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Wilder told FightHype.come: "He definitely has stamina problems, we saw that in the Klitschko fight. If I was him, whoever his stamina coach is, they need to be fired. There are a lot of things that Joshua is doing wrong that's making him have those stamina problems." Click Here To Read More]
20-0 not luck.....just weak comp.
Stop trying to elevate Breazeale....don't be such a shameless nutt-hugger..
Like you are for Wilder? The guy's resume is twice as long and hasnt even fought any one close to the caliber of Klitschko. But hey keep that shameless nut hugging up you cracked out lying joke. Lol
That body-builder doesn't have the stamina to outbox anybody.
He isnt gonna need much stamina to stop that bum with that looping sloppy style. Wilder's garbage style is good enough to beat the bums he's faced his entire career. It's gonna be like when Loma beat the tar outta Gary Russell Jr and when Mikey embarrassed Broner. These clowns feast on bums for so long they get shocked when they finally step up. Wilder out cold inside of 5.
Wilder does not need to go to the body. AJ rushes forward too much which will be to his disadvantage. Further, AJ does not know how to cut off the ring - Wilder knows how to fight both on back foot and front foot. AJ does not know how to fight on the back foot. Wlad made a mess of him that way - he had the same problems as well with Takam when the latter came forward. Wilder also moves better than AJ.
Wilder only needs to add the uppercut to his repertoire constantly. AJ's evasion of boxing shots is usually up and down. His left and right head movement sucks. He is too rigid. I believe Wilder would stop some fights faster with the uppercut instead of just the left and right like he does.
Ultimately, they need to make the fight happen. I believe Wilder beats him anytime, anyday!
Yea idk that you need to attack Joshua's body for him to gas lol. So yea I agree Wilder trying to kill the body too hard isn't a good plan.
I think he could just throw out that Mayweather body jab to speed up the process. And he's a long mfer. He won't need to get THAT close to land that. Plus I think Wilder is the faster guy so if he uses his speed advantage I think he can avoid a lot of the incoming fire.
Plus he could drop right hands to the body from far away, still doing stuff like that can get him countered big.
So I think going to the body is something he needs to really do because Joshua won't recover as nicely if Wilder does that but he needs to be judicious with it because that is not really his game so is even more dangerous.
If it actually gets to that point anyway which is a real question also.
Wilder's opportunity to win certainly goes up as the rounds do, but lets not forget Joshua got that second wind & f#cked up Klitschko's night (& pretty sure made his neck about 1/4 of inch longer).
Either way fun fight that I'm excited to see, but sadly I get the feeling this is a year or more away still. My prediction has been the third quarter of 2018 as of recent months.
Like I said Wilder needs to go to the body, unlike Wlad who threw 0 body punches. Joshua has proven he will tire out after 4 or 5 rounds but he will get some wind back by the last third of the fight if he is allowed.
So he can't be allowed to regain what he loses, tough call though because it raises the chance of Wilder's head getting taken off with an uppercut which is Joshua best punch.
The only problem is for this sort of plan to really work Wilder needs to attack the body a bit, but to attack Joshua's body means Wilder has to get in closer than he normally wants and Joshua could really set him up for his uppercut.
Joshua will tire out on his own for a bit, but to keep those batteries on E is why it is important for Wilder to go to the body.
I don't think people realize that Hearn and others have a HUGE meal-ticket in AJ. Tall. Big. Strong. 100% KO ratio. Speaks well. Likable. Champion. Fights have some sort of drama. Easily marketable.
Wilder on the other hand has a lot of those qualities. However, people in the states have not backed him the same way. Maybe he doesn't act, speak or look as "refined" as AJ. Records for American fighters are more scrutinized by American's. As opposed to records for European fighters aren't as scrutinized by their European fanbase. He obviously has flaws and we American's are not as forgiving to those flaws.
What that means is that Hearn and company will do everything in their power to protect AJ and not push him into a dangerous fight now that they know he's the golden meal-ticket we haven't had in a Heavyweight in a long time. Say what you want about Wilder, he's dangerous for AJ. Just as AJ is dangerous for him. Wilder and his team "need" AJ more and they know that. So they're the ones calling for the fight with a serious tone. AJ and his team could have a good, media-marketable career without Wilder so they're in no rush.
It's a shame really. Now Wilder is pushed in a position to defend his title vs Stiverne who he comfortable beat.
This fight needs to happen now. Tyson Fury is irrelevant until he's on that scale.
Promoters. Networks. Promoters. Trainers. Promoters. Fighters. Promoters. Title Organizations. Promoters...and promoters...
Anyone involved with not making this fight happen next (assuming Wilder finishes Stiverne) are simply highlighting the issues with Boxing. Every fight doesn't need a 2-4 fight build-up. The fight simply needs to happen now, while both are undefeated, basically a 98% KO percentage between them, both champions for a unifications. Especially, if Wilder can KO his one KO% blemish, there will be no better time to make it happen.
People wonder why there aren't more trilogies or rematches. It's because promoters like to wait until fighters are in their mid 30's to make the big fights happen. Make it happen now. Then capitalize on it (assuming it's a good, great or at least dramatic conclusion fight) with a rematch and possibly a 3rd.
Keep pressing them Bomber!!!
Make sure they know your name and make fans over there ask AJ everywhere he go when he gonna fight Deontay Wilder!!
Soon enough, all the fans will be pressuring Joshua to fight Wilder, it's already begun!
Joshua will have to be very defensively responsible if he wants to win!
That body-builder doesn't have the stamina to outbox anybody.
So why is he 20-0? Luck?
His last fight was poor, but against say Molina (who gave Wilder problems) and Breazeale he dominated the fights.
He does need to lay off the weights as I don't see how it can help him.
Both have the ability/power to lay each other out. I think AJ’s skill set is a level above Wilder but he has to dominate early in the fight and catch him with something big. Stamina may be an issue with either fighter as the fight progresses. Stamina is dependent on who is standing in front of you and the degree of pressure that guy is bringing your way. Klitschko was in excellent shape with something to prove when he fought AJ. AJ dug deep and did what he had to do to dominate. Does Wilder have that in him? Looking forward to find out if they make this happen.
Go back and watch the Vlad fight again. AJ was getting caught constantly with right hands from the old man. His defense was not good at all. He even admitted (on a video from the TMT gym) he didn't catch on to what he was getting hit with until the 6th or 7th round. Check out the LeeWylie video on YouTube. A younger Vlad would've stopped him relatively easily.
For all of Wilder's flaws (he has many) he does three things really well; he can move (although the footwork suffers at times similarly to Danny Jacobs), he has a long stiff jab, and he has faster hands than every HW out there.
All of those things suggest he would give AJ serious issues. Especially with the way AJ gasses. Ive come a long way on this fight. 12 months ago, I thought Joshua would spark him easily. Now? I think first guy to land a big shot wins.
I think so too, real toss em up fight. AJ needs to come in the size kind of size for his fight with Whyte too.
Wilder is so sh1t he's actually good if that makes sense?
AJ is the more fundamentally sound but I don't think he has what it takes to beat Wilder.
Too slow and ponderous, no real defense or even punch variety. He's a big, basic as you like robot with above average power.
I can't believe I am typing this but I really do think Wilder knocks him out.
You believe Ward would beat AJ so i'm not surprised you would write the above.
It's far more likely that Joshua exploits Wilders lack of basic boxing skills before Wilder exploits Joshua's stamina problems.
This. Wilder's footwork and open guard would spell trouble.
Let's not forgot, too, that he's been dropped by Dustin Nichols and Harold Sconiers since turning pro.