I'm British and see Joshua losing
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Fully agree with this, definitely a much more difficult fight to call than casuals would let on and I'm a big Joshua fan having first seen him box in person in 2010 at the aba finals and followed his career since.I can also see him losing.
I'm not really sure if he will lose, i wouldn't want to put money on it but i think Joshua's style isn't the kind of style that is going to exploit Wlad's age as much as a guy like Fury could. Joshua is fairly flat footed and orthodox and will be there in front of Wlad. Wlad might be old now but he has a lot of experience and still in good condition and will still carry power. If he has a stationary target in front of him and can get that jab working, he might just have too much experience. If Joshua was a bit more unorthodox i'd pick him all day but if we're being honest, a few years ago we could have said Joshua's style is tailor made for Wlad in a way. The problem is, this isn't a few years ago..
Fury with his boxing iq, excellent movement and awkward style and massive size did nullify wlad, who was, at that point, nullifying up and down boxers like Joshua with his ring iq, smothering the Orthodox shots from even big punchers.
I do want Joshua to win, I like to have young world champs that can fight on and build big careers for our era, it's also why, if he wasn't so 'managed', I want to see canelo win (clearly, though) against ggg because his age would mean he should only just come into his prime while on top and hopefully give many more years of entertainment.
No more Stevensons and Pacs that aren't and won't fight other top guys in their great divisions because they are well on the slide age wise and likely lose.Comment
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Not sure why the 'I'm British' part is relevant.
A lot of people think Wlad will win, experience, styles, etc...
It's a good fight with two big punchers who will look to land. It certainly won't be a borefest with a flicking jab every 40 seconds like the Fury fight.Comment
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combination of coming of a loss, inactivity, age and facing a big puncher is dangerous for Klitschko.
I learned my lesson with Hopkins. Thought he would easily outbox Smith. Then he did his weird babysteps and trying not to engage routine.Comment
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Josh could !ose, but most seem to think he will win. Must do josh ego a lot oif good.
Hate who lost to wlad even thinks itComment
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