Anthony Joshua is mediocre

[Quiksilva]

Parker fought a similar style to Tyson Fury except he is shorter and doesn't have the reach.

Tyson Fury however does and is more accurate. Imagine what the 2015 version of Tyson Fury would do to AJ...

[Poppo168]

Easily and brutally. He’s a sitting duck for Wilder.
Too slow and stiff. I also think he’s hiding a glass chin.
It won’t even take a flush shot from Wilder to do him in.

Neither have good chins

[vasya7]

Klitschko is back, but now he is black

You boxing fans from the UK, who criticized Ukrainian heavyweight for being "boring", now have your own boring "gold" champion, who avoids real fight, hammering from the distance and backing with a straight left. Was size difference crucial today? For shure. Much more than in Lomachenko - Rigondeaux fight.

[BoxingTech718]

Neither have good chins

Wilder has a way better chin. He took a punch he didn’t see coming from Ortiz and never went down.
Took a bunch more punishment and never went down.
Joshua would have been on the canvas. AJ has been down.
Advantage Wilder clearly

[BoxingFan85]

you dont think wilder would land his right? aj barely threw it it seemed. Parker and his short arms wouldnt do a damn thing

How long did it take Wilder to land his right against Spzilka!?
You think Wilder lands his right with 100% accuracy!? Lol..
AJ barely threw it because Parker was bending to his right which made it that much more difficult to land it & if he did it didn't have venom in it..
Parker moved really well and used twitches and feints to confuse Joshua, it was a game plan that worked first half but inactive with his offense lost him the fight but being active meant AJ had his chances..
Wilder' best weapon is his right hook and straight right..
AJs best weapons are his uppercut, left hook and straight right..

[Poppo168]

Wilder has a way better chin. He took a punch he didn’t see coming from Ortiz and never went down.
Took a bunch more punishment and never went down.
Joshua would have been on the canvas. AJ has been down.
Advantage Wilder clearly

Wilder was dropped by some no name in his pro career & put to sleep by some midget polish guy in the amateurs, completely flattened, he doesn’t have a good chin.

[BoxingTech718]

Wilder was dropped by some no name in his pro career & put to sleep by some midget polish guy in the amateurs, completely flattened, he doesn’t have a good chin.

I’m talking about stuff that’s happened in the 5 years. That’s not even relevant since Wilder is a much different athlete and fighter now. AJ has gotten knocked down a bunch in the amateurs as well and in sparring as well. The last time we’ve seen both men in trouble Wilder held up better. Literally

[Bum squad]

Look lets get this straight.good to have a bit of interest at heavy at last but wilder and AJ would be journey men in 70s and 90s.

[Eff Pandas]

He's not mediocre, but he's clearly not the unbeatable force of nature he's being hyped as.

And while I think Wilder can beat him potentially I don't think it'd be a easy W. I could see it being a fight where both guys are hurt/get dropped.

[dsr]

It's all relative. He's clearly not mediocre among the current crop of heavyweights, but he's also a very limited fighter in many ways. I'm actually reasonably impressed with his ability to fight to his strengths and overcome his obvious shortcomings. McCracken deserves a lot of credit for taking him as far as he has.