Some Thoughts on the Fight and Going Forward....

[Larry the boss]

The style Joshua used in this fight was strictly for Ruiz as Ruiz is short, fat and has no reach or jab..would not work with Wilder or Fury nor would that be the game plan imo

[KTFOKING]

AJ has a shot against Fury and Wilder.
Fury was bleeding all over in the Otto fight.
Wilders lost what 15 of the last 20 rounds hes fought, until the right hand ended the fight/saved him with a draw.
All these guys have shown they can be beat on any given night.

Of course, they all have flaws and all can be beaten. Fury is probably the most talented of them all but he lacks pop. Wilder is the worst boxer of the three but he has game ending power and good timing. Joshua is the best mixture of boxer/puncher from the three but his chin isn't the best. I don't like giving hypothetical wins, they need to all face off to see who truly is the top dog. That was my mindset even after the Ruiz fight where people tried giving Wilder the unofficially win. Nah, that's not how it works.

[KTFOKING]

The style Joshua used in this fight was strictly for Ruiz as Ruiz is short, fat and has no reach or jab..would not work with Wilder or Fury nor would that be the game plan imo

Right, but the fact Joshua CAN bring this style out against certain opponents is big. Like against Pulev he can do the same thing until something opens up and take him out. He will have less shaky moments going forward knowing he can fight a style against certain opponents without hardly getting touched. That's huge.

[DeJulez23]

Of course, they all have flaws and all can be beaten. Fury is probably the most talented of them all but he lacks pop. Wilder is the worst boxer of the three but he has game ending power and good timing. Joshua is the best mixture of boxer/puncher from the three but his chin isn't the best. I don't like giving hypothetical wins, they need to all face off to see who truly is the top dog. That was my mindset even after the Ruiz fight where people tried giving Wilder the unofficially win. Nah, that's not how it works.

I agree. Wilder and Fury are on separate ends of the spectrum with Joshua right in the middle.

Styles make fights. Well see what happens after Wilder-Fury II,

[MASTER OF you]

Yeah AJ Vs Pulev homecoming fight at Tottenham ground in May time, between football season and Euro 2020 sounds a good shout...

Good points above.

This makes me think AJ Vs Fury would be a lot more competitive than people thought. AJ could hang with Fury in a boxing match, and Fury always gets tagged himself and AJ has the power to hurt him.

Wilder is just something different, and a special case for anyone. You really do have to be perfect, and AJ always gets tagged too. Wilders power is something else.

you are overrating wilder's power. stiverne went the full 12 rounds with wilder. fury beat wilder and in the process took wilder's best shots and recovered. wilder is severely limited and can win only one way

[Joe Beamish]

Joshua ain’t NEVER fighting Wilder or Fury. That we know.

[Mammoth]

With the IBF and WBO mandos both called I kinda get the feeling the IBF mando will be defended at Wembley against Pulev and the WBO will be vacated and Usyk vs Parker will be made. Winners will meet at the end of next year.

[BigZ44]

I actually think something along these lines is how he should fight Wilder, he can out box and out jab Wilder and slowly break him down. Just stay away from the right hand, AJ has a lot more in the arsenal and if he catches Wilder clean, he can go for the finish. Wilder doesn't have near the hand speed Ruiz does and is not the same kind of threat when hurt. Obviously if you get caught with the right though, it's curtains. Don't think this style would work well against Fury though. You need to go at him aggressively, push the pace and try to blast Fury out of there. AJ ain't winning a boxing match against him, but he also doesn't need to be concerned about what's coming back at him compared to these other guys.

As you've said, I think AJ/Pulev at New White Hart Lane will be the fight for Spring/Summer. Wilder and Fury will probably have a trilogy. Usyk/Chisora in February, Parker gets a tuneup, then Parker/Usyk for the vacant WBO. If Usyk wins, he unifies with Joshua at the end of the year. Things get a bit trickier if Parker beats Usyk, cuz I'm not sure what the clamor would be for AJ/Parker 2 with the guys bringing in the exact same belts as last time. I think if Parker won that belt, you could actually see him fight Whyte again, or even go after whomever is the WBC champ at the time in a unification. If Parker somehow wins THAT fight, then a mega in house unification with AJ for all the belts becomes a much more significant fight.

[KTFOKING]

you are overrating wilder's power. stiverne went the full 12 rounds with wilder. fury beat wilder and in the process took wilder's best shots and recovered. wilder is severely limited and can win only one way

There is no such thing as overrating Wilder's power, it's most definitely special. Stiverne did take his shots and props to him, but Wilder was trying to more so just box him. But Fury hardly got touched against Wilder and when he did, he went down.

[KTFOKING]

I actually think something along these lines is how he should fight Wilder, he can out box and out jab Wilder and slowly break him down. Just stay away from the right hand, AJ has a lot more in the arsenal and if he catches Wilder clean, he can go for the finish. Wilder doesn't have near the hand speed Ruiz does and is not the same kind of threat when hurt. Obviously if you get caught with the right though, it's curtains. Don't think this style would work well against Fury though. You need to go at him aggressively, push the pace and try to blast Fury out of there. AJ ain't winning a boxing match against him, but he also doesn't need to be concerned about what's coming back at him compared to these other guys.

As you've said, I think AJ/Pulev at New White Hart Lane will be the fight for Spring/Summer. Wilder and Fury will probably have a trilogy. Usyk/Chisora in February, Parker gets a tuneup, then Parker/Usyk for the vacant WBO. If Usyk wins, he unifies with Joshua at the end of the year. Things get a bit trickier if Parker beats Usyk, cuz I'm not sure what the clamor would be for AJ/Parker 2 with the guys bringing in the exact same belts as last time. I think if Parker won that belt, you could actually see him fight Whyte again, or even go after whomever is the WBC champ at the time in a unification. If Parker somehow wins THAT fight, then a mega in house unification with AJ for all the belts becomes a much more significant fight.

Joshua will need to mix it up, but will have to box in spots for sure. The problem with that is as I've mentioned a few times, keeping Wilder in the fight for 12 rounds is a VERY dangerous game. And while Wilder isn't quite as fast as Ruiz, he does have quick enough hands and more importantly has the length that Ruiz does not. It's a tough fight for both fighters.

I don't see Joshua vacating the WBO. He fights Pulev next May and then fights Usyk later in the year.