Comments Thread For: Joshua Feels He Can Outbox Wilder, Break His Confidence

[Deus]

This overconfidence will be the downfall of AJ. He will keep too much focus on the right hand until he gets caught with the left. This is the problem with most of the guys that face Wilder - happened to Washington, Spilzka, etc. Even Molina was too focused on the right and got caught with a left hook which dropped him. AJ ignores the fact that Wilder has left hook is much improved and Wilder has the better and more wicked left jab. Wilder does not need the uppercut to destroy AJ. He prefers to fight at long and mid range, rather than close range. So, AJ will have to go through the landmines and will get caught. Wilder stops him under 6 rounds - maybe even under 3.

Wilder is not overconfident in his right hand. The threat of his right hand is what makes his opponent focus too much on it while ignoring other things he brings to the table - his athleticism, his lateral movement, his jab which is used as a bait to set up the right hand, his left hook, his ability to fight both on the front and back foot (something only Fury and maybe Ortiz do well of the top 5 fighters), etc. More important is Wilder's mind - his confidence that he is better fighter than AJ. Wilder knows he is not a more technical boxer but he is a better fighter and that will make the difference. AJ will get beat - mark that down and fairly easily and in embarrassing fashion.

So Joshua being confident is a reason Wilder would win and Wilder being confident is also a reason Wilder would win. Logical.

[Scipio2009]

If Joshua truly thinks that that's the only weapon, and McCracken is thinking that too, he's about to get smoked like a pack of menthols.

Wilder's right is definitely the death punch, but he still set Stiverne on rubber legs with a near punch perfect left hook.

Fought Arreola, after the injury, almost solely behind that left hand, and basically didn't lose a round.

[Larry the boss]

well...do it!!!

[Uncle Rodge]

outboxing wilder is not the issue. It is doing for 12 rounds without getting caught. Have not seen anyone of the current folks who can do it. Maybe a fit tyson since both he and wilder are awkward. Aj keeps his hands up and comes in a straight line. He also does not know how to fight on the backfoot. Wilder destroys him very easily.

bet????????????????????????

[Uncle Rodge]

I failed over and over again in my life and that, is why I have aids. - Jordan.

[PunchyPotorff]

Joshua should be able to withstand the early attack from Wilder (assuming there is one, and Wilder hasn't went all shellshocked spazzo and forgets how to fight until round 4 starts). From there, Joshua will indeed likely start chipping away at Wilder's confidence. It will be a tough fight for both fighters, their toughest to that point... but IMO Joshua is sturdy enough to handle it. The big question will be... can Wilder handle the incoming from Joshua. I doubt it.

[Sledgeweather17]

Another one who didn’t watch this fight.

How has a fight in which AJ won every round before finishing with a stoppage, somehow become a ‘life and death struggle’ in the minds of Wilder fans?

Wilder went life and death with Stiverne in their first fight. He barely beat a fat, overhyped, pillow puncher who was gifted the title and got a gift on the scorecards.

Barely? Lol, so that's what you call a shut out then? Barely winning?

Oh and let's ignore the fact that Wilder broke his right hand early in the fight. You think that fight would have lasted twelve if Wilder didn't break his hand?

[Sledgeweather17]

Joshua should be able to withstand the early attack from Wilder (assuming there is one, and Wilder hasn't went all shellshocked spazzo and forgets how to fight until round 4 starts). From there, Joshua will indeed likely start chipping away at Wilder's confidence. It will be a tough fight for both fighters, their toughest to that point... but IMO Joshua is sturdy enough to handle it. The big question will be... can Wilder handle the incoming from Joshua. I doubt it.

You've got it the other way around. Wilder is the one with the super human stamina, not Joshua.

It's Wilder that has to withstand the early onslaught from Joshua, after which Joshua will typically gas and Wilder can take over and quickly demolish him (Let's face it, Joshua would be instantaneously demolished if he gassed against Wilder like he did against Klitschko. There's no better finisher than Wilder in the entire world).

[Tobi.G]

This overconfidence will be the downfall of AJ. He will keep too much focus on the right hand until he gets caught with the left. This is the problem with most of the guys that face Wilder - happened to Washington, Spilzka, etc. Even Molina was too focused on the right and got caught with a left hook which dropped him. AJ ignores the fact that Wilder has left hook is much improved and Wilder has the better and more wicked left jab. Wilder does not need the uppercut to destroy AJ. He prefers to fight at long and mid range, rather than close range. So, AJ will have to go through the landmines and will get caught. Wilder stops him under 6 rounds - maybe even under 3.

Sorry man but let me tell you that you ain't know **** about boxing.

[JimmyD729]

Well no **** he can outbox him, spzlika looked like the next coming of Muhammed ali when they put him in the ring with wilder.

Gerald Washington was outboxing him too.