Chin
Open to question at this stage, I think we'll find out more when they get into deeper waters. I thought AJ's was suspect when he went stiff-legged to a Whyte left hook, but then that looks retroactively quite impressive considering what we've since seen a Whyte left hook is capable of. Fury of course demonstrated one of the most amazing demonstrations of recovery, while Wilder had the doctor in for 15 minutes to give him half a chance against an 86-year-old Cuban.
Boxing Skill
1. Fury
2. AJ
3. Wilder
Pretty easy, that one, surely? Fury's all about technique, and Wilder.... well, he pretty much HAS no technique.
Personality
1. Fury
2. Wilder
3. AJ
Despite the UK media (those bias Brit's!) hyping up AJ as a "good laugh" and "figure of fun", the bland **** doesn't even HAVE a personality. Where Fury is the king of pwn. Wilder slots nicely in the middle.
Dish
1. AJ
2. Wilder
3. Fury
I'd put Wilder as marginally better-looking than Fury (maybe not Fury when he had hair) but the prime position is a no-brainer here. There's a reason why Joshua is the highest-earning, and it's not just because of what he does in the ring. The guy makes men question their sexuality. Not up there with the likes of prime Oscar or prime Haye, sure, but a dish to behold. No ****.
The chin question is the only thing that worries me about AJ.
I know it was Wlad, but his reaction to getting buzzed was worse than Fury and Wilder's.
He completely lost all sense of what to do and probably should have been stopped at that point. It was only the fact that he'd just himself buzzed Wlad that saved him. Wlad didn't have a finish in him at that point.
Wilder at least had the sense to get all over Ortiz and make it messy. Fury just took his counts. AJ lost everything and it took him rounds to move again.
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