Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Demolishes Molina in Three, Klitschko Next

[Boxing98]

Go play your Xbox or something dude. Boxing is not for you.

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[aAgger]

Looking forward to Joshua vs Klistschko.

[oscar9992]

[theface07]

Arreola is going to be Arreola; no one is saying anything about speed here. Simply making the point that, with one arm to use, Deontay Wilder was able to navigate the space in the ring to maximize the use of his left hand, on the outside and on the inside.

Long, stiff jab to the head/body, solid sweep hook when Arreola tried to press in (with a pivot to keep Wilder in range to still deliver his shots), and effective use of navigating the space on the inside.

One good arm or two, it's easy to "navigate" the ring as you put it against someone who is too slow to catch a cold. Arreola actually had potential at one time in his career and wasn't always as ineffective and easy to nullify as he was by the time he fought Wilder. Any legitimate contender would be able to use even minimal footwork to control distance against Arreola. All I'm saying is you any praise given to Wilder for his ring tactics against an opponent like Arreola is completely irrelevant and inconsequential.
I also disagree that speed isn't a major factor since Arreola's lack thereof makes it easy to keep him at a safe distance, especially when you have a significant reach and height advantage.
I still have more respect for Arreola than Wilder because even though he was never world title material, at least he had the balls to take a tough fight. Wilder is the supposed world champion but he continues to fight non-contenders. He is a joke and an embarrassment to the sport. I don't give a damn if he's from the US and has been deemed the great American heavyweight hopeful. In nearly 40 pro fights he has proved very little. After facing Klitschko, in 19 pro fights, Joshua will have a better resume than Wilder in his 37 pro fights unless he fights somebody decent before April 29th and because of his injuries (a perfect excuse) I'm sure it will be a soft touch.

[Scipio2009]

One good arm or two, it's easy to "navigate" the ring as you put it against someone who is too slow to catch a cold. Arreola actually had potential at one time in his career and wasn't always as ineffective and easy to nullify as he was by the time he fought Wilder. Any legitimate contender would be able to use even minimal footwork to control distance against Arreola. All I'm saying is you any praise given to Wilder for his ring tactics against an opponent like Arreola is completely irrelevant and inconsequential.
I also disagree that speed isn't a major factor since Arreola's lack thereof makes it easy to keep him at a safe distance, especially when you have a significant reach and height advantage.
I still have more respect for Arreola than Wilder because even though he was never world title material, at least he had the balls to take a tough fight. Wilder is the supposed world champion but he continues to fight non-contenders. He is a joke and an embarrassment to the sport. I don't give a damn if he's from the US and has been deemed the great American heavyweight hopeful. In nearly 40 pro fights he has proved very little. After facing Klitschko, in 19 pro fights, Joshua will have a better resume than Wilder in his 37 pro fights unless he fights somebody decent before April 29th and because of his injuries (a perfect excuse) I'm sure it will be a soft touch.

Wilder and Joshua were basically both late starters in boxing; main difference is that Wilder spent almost 3 years as an amateur, while Joshua spent 5 years as an amatuer (with his final 2-3 years at the international amateur level).

Joshua was a more finished product when he turned professional, while Deontay Wilder has basically been learning on the job from the jump.