Heavyweight Boxing

Wilder can take an awful lot of punishment especially in the 3rd fight with Fury.

Don't think AJ would have lasted 11 rounds against the onslaught of Fury.

This was discussed before. Had Fury more power, and cleaner and more efficient follow ups, Wilder is out there far earlier. Plenty proper power hitters with better finishing ability would not have allowed Wilder survive.

Well, the fact that I believe both are chinny and both can end it with a clean solid power shot leaves me at a 50/50 shootout.

Yes, folks point to AJ of the last few years being more careful and cautious, but Wilder is also very careful at times, and reluctant to extend himself. AJ has to know it's kill or be killed, and knowing this, he will surely not be "hanging around" hoping to avoid Wilder and win via his own 'later rds' KO, or by points.

We could see both being very wary and cautious and passive. It could be a case of the neater and cleaner and more tidy hitter winning, as opposed to the more aggressive and committed. I have a feeling that IF Wilder is more aggressive, that this could be his downfall; a waiting and counter-punching AJ gets to tag him hard to end it.

You’d have to favour Wilder over current Joshua. I think AJ will fold if someone pressures him enough. He won’t engage.

I doubt he gets stopped on the first knockdown though, he seems to be able to get back up when dropped albeit gassed and dazed.

I will be interested to see if wilder has anything left, he’s done nothing since he vanished for a year into the mountains on a magic mushroom holiday after fury 3

he came back to unveil a statue of himself and was filmed talking to the statue lol

be good to see a good scrap, wilder was giving his all against fury so I can’t see him being worried about Aj - fingers crossed it’s a good fight if it happens

Wilder fought Helenius before and put him to sleep in the first round.

He'll have Joshua finished inside three.

That fight will never happen though unless Hearn thinks there no money to be made fighting bums.

And remember Wilder's ringwalk costume wore him out as well 🤪

im still not sure how good wilder is, he went up in my estimation in the fury fights but maybe i am overrating fury, to me he destroys this version of Joshua, Joshua pre Ruiz is a different story but i think wilder will find him early to be honest, far too tentative.

I think AJ could get in cleaner and as early here, should he put real commitment on the shots. Get right through to Wilder’s chin early to end it.

in a funny way, the careful and cautious AJ may well see him defend a bit better, and then boom, he connects clean and hard

I just can't see this, AJ will get smoked in 5 rounds ,

He is afraid to engage & gets hit by everyone he faces, Wilder will crack him once he open's up & good night,

AJ knocking out Helenius means nothing ,Gerald Washington has only won 2 fights in his last 8 & one of those was knocking out Helenius

AJ doesn't knock live fighters out anymore, Helenius & Pulev since what 2018 ? Helenius is brutal & Pulev got beat by Del boy

Wilder threw 3 punches & flat lined Helenius,

Wilder will destroy this version of AJ ,

I don't see Hearn making this fight ,

I wouldn’t think it goes to 5..

the Wilder win over Helenius and AJ win have 0 bearing on AJ v Wilder. Both simply knocked him out with their one shot power. One just took longer to land it.

Wilder is just a boxer with power. Helenius a boxer with less power. Far too much being made of scenarios.

AJ connects clean and hard he wins. Same for Wilder. I wouldn’t be backing Wilder too heavily here. AJ can whack, and can deliver a serious whack on a lighter Wilder to end it.