comment by JukeboxJunkie (U10162)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
comment by Just another Spurs and England fan (U22695)
posted 4 hours, 5 minutes ago
Hit him

I can't.

Why not?

He doesn't stand still.

What do you mean h e doesn't stand still?

He's got an elusive head

Elusive?

Yeah, he keeps moving it.

You've got the most feared punch in world boxing ffs.

Also he moves his foot sideways.

Oh fk this, I'm going to coach basketball.
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You're an idiot and quite clearly have no idea about boxing.
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This.

comment by Just another Spurs and England fan (U22695)
posted 3 hours, 51 minutes ago

Usyk was a (slowly) walking punchbag in round 9.

This idea that he's unhittable is a fallacy.
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Yeah, the fact he has never been knocked down in his entire professional career...stepping up weight categories in the process....clearly shows he can be tagged, very easily

comment by The Guvnor XI -Iron sharpens Iron- (U12889)
posted 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
All this talk of AJ being finished is typical post fight hyperbole.

If AJ fights Wilder in Vegas, I suspect many people will tune in. That's also a fight that doesn't need titles. Someone is going to sleep and you cannot afford to blink.
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It depends what level AJ wants to fight at, he can fight all the journeyman below world level but he won't be making anywhere near the money he did last night. He used to be an exciting fighter where you want to tune in to see a big knockout but he's a boring fighter these days. The post fight stuff yesterday was the most entertaining thing he's done since beating Klitschko.

comment by JukeboxJunkie (U10162)
posted 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
comment by Just another Spurs and England fan (U22695)
posted 3 hours, 55 minutes ago
Joshua,didn't loss that fight because of Usky's elusive head movement, he lost it through a lack of boxing in instinct

a) being able to manage a fight hinself as it develops, not just follow instructions and a pre fighg plan, and (mainly) b) not having the killer instinct to follow up a big punch and to finish a guy off.

Wilder has those skills. That's my point.
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This is just hilarious now.

Wilder lacks loads of basic boxing skills. He would struggle to land on Usyk as he swung loosely and wildly in the hope of this elusive KO.

Usyk will school him if they ever fight.
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Wilder doesn't need boxing skills, he just needs to land once and he almost always does.

comment by Just another Spurs and England fan (U22695)
posted about an hour ago
Wilder would KO AJ no sweat.
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Yeah he only fights one way and will land.

Wilder KO.

Wilder could KO Joshua, it's possible. Or he could equally get hurt by Joshua before he has time to land himself the way Fury hurt him in the second fight. And Joshua hits harder than Fury too.

The post fight stuff yesterday was the most entertaining thing he's done since beating Klitschko.
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Oh I dunno

Watching him fall about the ring after getting lamped by a wee fat Mexican bloke was pretty entertaining

Wilder doesn't need boxing skills, he just needs to land once and he almost always does.
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......and yet he lost 3 times (that draw was a joke) to Fury, so he clearly does need more than just a big right hand, can't just rely on that

He's not quick, he's not very mobile and he tires badly
The guy ain't a good boxer at all

Also how did one judge score AJ won the fight

WTF

comment by 8bit (U2653)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
comment by The Guvnor XI -Iron sharpens Iron- (U12889)
posted 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
All this talk of AJ being finished is typical post fight hyperbole.

If AJ fights Wilder in Vegas, I suspect many people will tune in. That's also a fight that doesn't need titles. Someone is going to sleep and you cannot afford to blink.
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It depends what level AJ wants to fight at, he can fight all the journeyman below world level but he won't be making anywhere near the money he did last night. He used to be an exciting fighter where you want to tune in to see a big knockout but he's a boring fighter these days. The post fight stuff yesterday was the most entertaining thing he's done since beating Klitschko.
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AJ can fight whoever he wants, outside of Fury and Usyk.

AJ vs Wilder
AJ vs Whyte 2
AJ vs Ruiz 3
AJ vs Joyce
AJ vs Dubois

All good non title fights.

Eddie Hearn hinted at what could be next. He mentioned that AJ is now at a point where there is no point fighting for the titles, he can just have entertaining match ups with no title implications.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted about an hour ago
Wilder could KO Joshua, it's possible. Or he could equally get hurt by Joshua before he has time to land himself the way Fury hurt him in the second fight. And Joshua hits harder than Fury too.
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That's why it's a great fight. Both guys could go at any second.

AJ’s next fight should be winner of Ruiz and Ortiz

To be candid, I'd rather watch AJ vs Wilder than Fury vs Usyk.

comment by Oscar #TeamFury. Champion of NBA Predictions and 2021/2022 Winner (U12980)
posted less than a minute ago
AJ’s next fight should be winner of Ruiz and Ortiz
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I was thinking maybe Whyte or the winner of Joyce/Parker.

As good as Usyk is, styles make fights.

Fury has a style that neutralises all of Usyks strengths.

comment by The Guvnor XI -Iron sharpens Iron- (U12889)
posted 2 minutes ago
As good as Usyk is, styles make fights.

Fury has a style that neutralises all of Usyks strengths.
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Plus fury will do what AJ couldn’t - rough him up, lean on him, grab him, push him

Fury can fight very dirty

AJ is finished in my eyes

If that was everything he had against Usyk last night...there ain't much there anymore

That's also why he broke down greeting in the press conference...he knows losing that fight meant it was over for him at the top table

Joshua’s corner was useless last night btw

Probably doesn’t help they can’t even speak English properly but saying he was winning every round Lol

Should hook up with Booth

comment by The Guvnor XI -Iron sharpens Iron- (U12889)
posted 3 minutes ago
To be candid, I'd rather watch AJ vs Wilder than Fury vs Usyk.
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People hate on Wilder, including me, but you can't deny you want to watch his fights because he has that explosive right hand. Him against any of the top guys in the division is an exciting fight.

comment by St3vie (U11028)
posted 15 minutes ago
Wilder doesn't need boxing skills, he just needs to land once and he almost always does.
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......and yet he lost 3 times (that draw was a joke) to Fury, so he clearly does need more than just a big right hand, can't just rely on that

He's not quick, he's not very mobile and he tires badly
The guy ain't a good boxer at all
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People on here seem to talk about Fury as God and Wilder as a total bum, which is odd seeing as the 2 of them had 3 absolute wars.

Yes imagine thinking the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world is miles ahead of a guy who said he lost because his costume was too heavy.

comment by St3vie (U11028)
posted 2 minutes ago
AJ is finished in my eyes

If that was everything he had against Usyk last night...there ain't much there anymore

That's also why he broke down greeting in the press conference...he knows losing that fight meant it was over for him at the top table
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I think part of what the breaking down was about, was the frustration of knowing that WASNT all that he had, and unlike Usyk, he never emptied. AJ looked to me like he could go another 3 rounds at the end, not a boxer who was out on his feet.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by The Guvnor XI -Iron sharpens Iron- (U12889)
posted 3 minutes ago
To be candid, I'd rather watch AJ vs Wilder than Fury vs Usyk.
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People hate on Wilder, including me, but you can't deny you want to watch his fights because he has that explosive right hand. Him against any of the top guys in the division is an exciting fight.
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Can't really agree to be honest

He literally just stands there getting battered looking for a gap to land a bomb

The longer his fights go on, the more he holds and fcks about coz he's absolutely shattered...it's really not a great watch that

Usyk was mobile, active, and still bouncing about the ring right up until the end of the 12th last night....he only really took a rest in the 9th wjich was pretty much the only time in the fight when AJ looked decent

I would far rather watch that personally, a good tactical battle with the threat of a big punch landing.......no some guy getting skelped, who's pretty much always behind on points by the mid rounds, is constantly looking to land one big punch flush, and ends up throwing punches all over the place in desperation, looking amateurish

comment by Oscar #TeamFury. Champion of NBA Predictions and 2021/2022 Winner (U12980)
posted 5 minutes ago
Joshua’s corner was useless last night btw

Probably doesn’t help they can’t even speak English properly but saying he was winning every round Lol

Should hook up with Booth
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If that's what they told him then very likely they lost him that fight.

Maybe he's the Fernando Alonso of boxing.