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AJ's last three fights -
Povetkin - WBA mandatory
Parker - WBO Unification
Takam - IBF Mandatory
AJ can only do so much....Comment
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The OP suggests Wilder's wins over Ortiz and Fury were back-to-back "monsters". If that's the case why did everyone pick Wilder to win?
http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...ry-predictions
It's not a MONSTER if everyone expects you to win. The fact that the fight was as close as it was (and Tyson won) demonstrates how bad Deontay isComment
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I wouldn't call Ortiz or Tyson 'killers' .Ortiz although old is a excellent boxer with power. Tyson is an excellent boxer who hasn't big power but has massive size and great movement especially in defence.
Wilder has fought excellent fighters back to back and in all honesty seeing how good Tyson still is he has to be commended for wanting to take the rematch.Comment
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That’s sweet of you to say. So commend Deontay for wanting a rematch instead of chasing history and fighting to be undisputed? Listen even if he beats Fury which he won’t he only opinion wise wins his belt back.
Meanwhile you have been campaigning and giving petitions out for the last 3 months on the potential rematch between AJ and Whyte. Personally AJ will step all over him so I’m not keen on the fight but I’m not just saying this Whyte will cause Wilder all types of problems. A 50/50 fight until Wilder lands and inevitably stops him but that right hand is easy to telegraph and if you are hit by it and you manage to get up just guard your face like peekaboo ( you don’t need to worry about your stomach all headshots) and then count clearly as 10 heavy looping shots will come your way. Once you have blocked all of them ,go and knock his arse out... you are welcome
Noel Anthony
( Author of “How to win the WBC belt....easy”)Comment
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He definitely gets a slide on Takam as the IBF is super serious about mandatories. Parker had no chance of beating him, but Parker did have a belt and Joshua should be commended for unifying. I think the issue some people have is that WBA mandatories are pretty much a joke and it's hard to believe Joshua couldn't have fought Wilder before Povetkin if he really wanted to.
Time is on Joshua's side and there really was no reason to rush into a Wilder fight. I think any sensible person would understand fighting Povetkin first. Now Wilder isn't available and it looks like Joshua is going to fight Whyte. Nobody has fought as many top 10 guys as Joshua has and Whyte will be yet another top opponent for Joshua. Other than maybe not rushing into a Wilder fight, there's no room to criticize his resume. He's beaten almost all of the top 10. Nobody else can say that.Comment
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That is not entirely true. Ortiz opted out to fight AJ as he didn’t want to wait. As the IBF mandatory took precedence over the WBA. Ortiz was next in line but chose to pursue Wilder which was a understandable move in my eyes. You know the rest from there I assume? The great thing about being mandatory is that even if AJ was scared he would have to fight him unless you are a WBC mandatory then you can retire for 3 years and come back and get your shotComment
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Wilder wanted an award for fighting Fury.
He has openly admitted to ducking Anthony Joshua, admitting if he was 'offered fair terms by Eddie Hearn he still wouldn't fight Joshua'. That is a direct quote. Ducks don't get any bigger than that.
Anybody defending this imbecile is a deranged fanboy. What are you thinking?!Comment
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I could understand saying he's ducking if he suddenly decides he wants to fight Breazeale next, but if he fights Fury next, is ducking really the best description for the situation? I don't know if British fans understand how much hype there is for Fury vs Wilder thanks to that 12th round knockdown and Fury getting up like the Undertaker.
To the casuals over here, Wilder vs Joshua being next would be a big let down. Wilder and Fury have unfinished business and the US public wants to see those two clarify things.Comment
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