He just needs to be able to take those handful of times that Wilder hits him hard. There's not really much doubt that he'd whoop Wilder's ass for most of the fight.
Obviously it's a huge uncertainty whether he would survive those handful of punches.
Joshua might be able to outjab, outrun, and outclinch Wilder you mean.
Because I didn't see anything yesterday that would lead me to think he could "whoop his ass."
I mean, most fighters make Wilder look bad for most of the fight. That's his thing. He looks bad, but he'll land his power at some point and that's usually enough. Joshua most certainly would make Wilder look awful for 99% of the fight. He's far more skilled. I have little doubt that Joshua would dominate Wilder.
Problem is, Wilder's going to land. And he'll land enough that Joshua is going to need to survive some tough spots. And I don't think he will. Eventually Wilder will hurt and finish him, I think.
I think the major difference between Joshua making Wilder look bad, and his other opponents, is that Joshua can really punch. Not as hard as Wilder, but hard enough.
Wilder might not have 36 minutes to get his shot in this one.
Very true, though I put more stock in Wilder's ability to tough through being hurt and survive than Joshua's. Though I admit he was impressive in doing so against Wlad.
It's a fight that is somewhat hard to imagine going the distance.
He doesn't throw enough and lets himself be outworked, and it's just a thing that's been part of his career since he hit world class. It is what it is. Whether it's his stamina or or just a patience he prefers or some mix of both, I don't know. He trusts his ability to counter and win rounds with harder shots.
actually kov plan was working, he was fighting his way to a points win until canelo found him out.
Against someone of poorer timing, Kovie had that just by cruising.
I mean, he didn't really find Kovalev out. He just finally landed a shot that put Kovalev down. He didn't really do anything differently than he did all night.
He's an worn, timid, fighter with bad stamina whose punch resistance has gone down the drain. He was worried about what would happen if he threw with any real purpose. I guess the ending tells us that he had good reason to worry.
It was pretty depressing to see just how far Kovalev's offense has fallen from his peak, but it's pretty obvious why he fought that way. He can't take a punch anymore and opening up increases the chances of him getting caught.
Honestly, Mosley never fought anyone as good as Lomachenko at lightweight and he didn't always look like a million bucks at the weight. People talk about Mosley like he was actually the best lightweight ever and some unstoppable force and the record just isn't there to support that. I don't think it would be very likely he just walks through Loma with ease.
In the end he's probably too big, strong, and quick for Loma. It would be a hell of a fight, though.
Because people have gigantic biases and if they don't like a fighter, they crap all over any record that doesn't have multiple HOFers.
Crawford needs to get in the ring with the best welterweights, it's past time, but his record is more than enough to place him among the best fighters in the world.
I don't see how this fight changes anything about predicting a Wilder fight. As always, Joshua would outclass Wilder for every single second of the fight. Problem is he would get hit, and he would get hit hard, and Wilder has made a very successful career out of getting outclassed and then ending it with a single punch.
He absolutely shouldn't. Range gives Wilder the space he needs to wing those big punches. He needs to stay closer so he can negate Wilder's power a bit.
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Only major thing I think that we should take from last night for predicting a Wilder fight is that Joshua looks much better in the mid 230's to the mid 240's, and he should stay there.
Stylistically he fought a great fight for Ruiz, but he shouldnt even think about trying it vs Wilder. He would get caught at some point 100%. His advantages vs Wilder are basically the complete opposite to vs Ruiz. Boxing at range, moving and fighting behind the jab basically gave Ruiz no shot at winning. Whereas with Wilder he needs to get inside the range and throw in short powerful combinations.
I'm doing pretty good. Took a loooong break from boxing, though.
Yeah, there's no doubt Wilder is going to hit Joshua hard. He's not good enough to avoid it. So basically if Joshua can take those punches when they happen, he's good. But that's a gigantic question mark and I personally lean towards Wilder finishing him at some point.
That didn't remind me of Wlad at all. Wlad wasn't flat-footed but he didn't dance. He kept the jab out, let the hard ones go when he felt comfortable, and clinched if he ever felt uncomfortable with the range. Joshua danced and moved too much to be like Wlad and didn't use his job like Wlad.
I got Crawford. He's become an incredible fighter and I think he's a bit too good for Spence. There are definitely questions about whether he can stave off Spence for 12, though.
There's no one at welterweight who stands a chance against Crawford besides Spence. I can't even imagine what he'd do to the likes of Porter or Garcia. Thurman probably has some success, but in a battle between two counter punchers, Crawford is easily the sharper fighter.
True. He was only hit once before Tarver.
Remember how Tarver didn't hit Roy at all in their first fight? Shame Roy couldn't do that a second time in their rematch.
Probably the same way every Alvarez fight goes when he fights legit competition. It will be close, controversial, and involve at least one judge who was bought before the opening bell.
Pride and ego, mostly. Ward did nothing against Froch or Barrera that was dirty. He plain outboxed them. I don't blame Kessler or Kovalev for being pissed, but it's still an ego thing.
Ward absolutely has pushed the limits in his fights, but people act like he does it every fight. He doesn't. He was bad in the Kessler fight. He and Bika fought incredibly dirty. He was dirty against Kovalev. Otherwise he fights within the rules.
Not without a fight at 140 so we can see what the hell Loma looks like at the weight.
But I mean obviously I would be very excited to see Crawford and Loma fight.
Why the hell does it even matter? Wilder clearly wants the fight. I haven't paid much attention to what Joshua has said, but I assume he wants the fight. None of this petty nonsense really matters.