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AJ is going to surprise a lot with just how well he boxes, I think he is better now than before he got stopped, I dont get into the HWs much thats just my observation on their recent fights and I wouldn't be at all surprised if he outboxed Fury, to be honest I see a lot of holes in Fury that I think AJ will test.
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I look at the punch Wilder dropped Fury with in their first fight. I look at the left hook he caught him with on the way down when Fury was falling, head completely unsupported. I ask myself 'If that wasn't enough to keep him on the canvas, then what is?' I just don't see Joshua winning this. I don't think he has the tools. That said, I thought he was done after Ruiz spanked him the first time and he came back, fought smart and proved me wrong. I pray to the boxing Gods us fans get to see this fight next because the anticipation is killing me!Comment
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Im a fan of Both and wouldnt mind either of them winning, but skill vs skill... Fury is on another level, say what you like about Wilder (and i am no fan) but he had a very quick 1-2, plus his unorthodox method of boxing made it harder to predict his attack then say the conventional boxing style that Joshua has. Also Fury has shown when hes up against it, he ALWAYS shows up.Comment
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Personally, if I were Joshua I'd be targeting Fury's body at least 30-40% of the time for the first few rounds.
Fury's head movement is great and he turns his chin well to mitigate hard punches, but his body movement isn't nearly as dynamic.
After 3 or 4 rounds, AJ will be tired and need to take a round or two to recover (if Fury is smart he will throw everything at AJ during this vulnerable period).
If AJ makes it to round 6 or 7, he'll have his second wind and will probably batter Fury for 3 rounds knocking him out.
As for Fury, his best bet is to evade and frustrate AJ for the first few rounds then switch it up to heavy handed hitting when AJ starts to gas.
If he can't stop AJ between 4 and 7, he should switch back to evasive boxing and go for a points win.
That is how I would approach the fight from either side of the ring.Last edited by Angeljuice; 02-08-2021, 06:03 AM.Comment
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The article days the exact opposite. Wilder telegraph's his big punches but AJ is harder to read.
I don't rate Molina highly but he has faced (and been knocked out by) both men in the ring.
He fought Wilder in 2015 and Joshua in 2016.
That's pretty much the final product regarding Wilder's progression but AJ has grown a lot and is a much better boxer today, so I would expect the difference to be even greater.Comment
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AJ could outbox Fury, it's not impossible but it's unlikely. He could also win if he knocked down Fury in a couple of rounds and it went to scorecards, or if he reopened that cut on Fury's eye which Otto Wallin left behind. It needed like 47 stitches. So Fury could get stopped on a cut too, he was kind of fortunate he didn't get stopped against Wallin. KO isn't necessarily the only option for AJ, there's other scenarios.Comment
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some people are just fascinated by wilders basic-ness. its like trump followers. they imprint onto him their own thoughts and desires when in reality hes just a basic mongoloid clown. joshua easily dismantled both breazele and molina without being in any trouble while wilder did beat them he was rocked and had trouble with both before stopping them which proves he is tough but not necessarily skilled. then when you factor in joshas resume is ten times better than wilder i dont know why people even compare the two? fury seems like the sure winner against joshua but both guys are levels above wilder. its kind of insulting that they are in the same sport to be honest and to think wilder wouldnt even take 100 million dollars to fight joshua...true cowardice. i respect a guy who just goes out there and tries to win even though he has no skill but thats not wilder. hes the guy with no skill that tries to cherry pick his way to greatness. patheticComment
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Whether wilder improved over the years is irrelevant at this point. I still think he throws his 1-2 quicker then Joshua does, and if Fury avoided wilders shots, he should be able to negate Joshuas attack, joshua is a inch shorter then wilder is as well. Fury has improved significantly over the last 2 years as well. Clearly Joshua has too in his ability to box on the outside but we all know in order for AJ to win this hes going to have to brawl with Fury and get on the inside to let his signature shots off... most notably uppercut left hook. I just cant see with Fury being the bigger stronger man letting Joshua to set his attacks up or even get close to him. Ultimately Fury can box as hes showed in wilder 1st fight and make it easy or he can fight and push the opponent on to the back foot and pretty much beat him up.. as he did Wilder rematch. Joshua aint boxed sum1 6ft 9 either. Think his tallest opponent was wlad at 6.6. Im a fan of both, at the end boxing wins regardless of the result but im inclined to believe that fury gets the job done in the fashion he wills.Comment
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That is the same way I see it. Anthony Joshua puts his punches together a whole lot better than Deontay Wilder does and he is also not as predictable either. He likes to throw his punches in combinations and in bunches.Comment
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