Video: Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko - Preview & Prediction

Great prediction. Fury is a stylistical nightmare for almost everyone, especially for Wladimir. Joshua is the perfect opponent dir wlad. I am also going with A right Hand knockout by wladdy

 

I'm going with Vlad and by ko
We will see
If its the complete opposite I will not be shocked good fight imo

 

My personal opinion is that any fighter 39 and over is basically a goner. A big slugger like Foreman can get lucky, sure, but it's not something you should bet on. Remember, Foreman was getting killed on the scorecards.

Wlad being 41 and ~1.5 years inactive? He's ****ed.

I don't even rate Joshua that high.

To get a gauge of Wlad's state, you don't even have to look at the Fury fight.

Look at the Jennings fight.

Wlad normally doesn't even lose one round (averaging scorecards). Look at Wlad's reign post Peter. The last ~11 years. The only fights he lost more than a round were Haye, Thompson, and Ibragimov. That's 3 of 18, prior to Jennings.

And Wlad lost, by averaging, 2.33 rounds to Jennings.

That says a lot. Jennings didn't warrant that performance. And now Wlad will be a full two years older.

 

This is a utter mismatch with ONLY ONE possible outcome. Yes, there's certain fights with only one possible outcome, and here's one of them.

Aj is so far superior to Wlad it really is a joke. This is Aj throwing a name on his resume because most fans, (like on here) only care about names on resumes.

Aj will open up and it will end early, if Wlad sees the mid rounds that's a WIN and I'll be shocked.
Wlad never EVER belonged in a ring with Aj, we're not just talking Wlads over the hill as being a reason for the mismatch.

It's a total mismatch in overall skill, durability, speed, power, technique and every single aspect. There's nothing Wlad could do to make himself seem competitive .

The problem Wlad will have is Aj showing respect which means he will effectively remove any off chance of a $$$ shot landing.

If anyone wants guarantee payday put everything you can on Aj by stoppage, even stoppage within 3. That's 100% more likely than Wlad being competitive

 

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What A bull****!!! Wtf are you talking.

overall skill, durability, speed, power, technique and every single aspect => an better than wlad? What are you Smoking?
Overall skill is clearly wlad by A couple of Levels
Durability is not proven on Joshua. No one knows if He can take A Punch.
Wlad is not the best with taking punches, but no one is going to one punch wlad. You need to Connect with A 4 or 5 Punch combination to take him out.
Speed: joshuas hands are faster than wlads for sure, but joshuas footwork is worlds behind wlads
Power? Are you Out of your Mind? Wlad is probably the biggest puncher in the history of heavyweight boxing. Joshua can Punch, but WE havent seen his Power with real durable guys.

Joshua has only Speed and youth on his side. I doubt this will be enough against wlad

 

Excellent break down. I completely agree, Joshua doesn't know how to do the things that Fury beat Wlad with. If Joshua wins, it will be probably by KO. I think they might both exchange knockdowns before Wlad finishes it midrounds.

 

I can see a Corey Sanders replay in the mix if AJ can pace himself for the mid rounds.
Too difficult to call right now

 

GREAT video.

 

Good fight - and as a Klitschko fan I hope you're right Rummy... But the gut tells me that Joshua has too much for him at this stage.

 

I lean Wlad by KO

Despite his age is he in great condition. The big question is how much he has left after Jennings & Fury performances and long lay off.

AJ has had 1 real fight, Dillian Whyte. He passed the test but despite the nature of the KO did not overly impress.
At this moment there are too many unknowns to Joshua's game and despite no glaring weaknesses to my eye he gets too excited whenever he lands something big( this could mean any number of things )

While Klitschko has confirmed one punch KO power the same can't truly be said for Joshua who's bouts have been stopped after accumulation typically. One thing that is undeniable is the confidence Joshua exhibits is real. He believes in himself 100 percent

 

Great Video.

Wlad by KO, and that was my opinion before watching.

 

Great work, as usual.

I agree with your assesments to an extent. I think Wlad will outbox and outsmart him for several rounds, but Joshua's youth, athleticism and power will eventually prove to be too much for old, faded Wlad. I see AJ scoring a comeback from the behind KO.

 

I think AJ wins...but I wouldn't bet money on it!! Wlad I believe lost to Fury not because Fury is that good but because he's over the hill. When AJ KO's Wlad - people will say "oh but Wlad was shot and past his sell by date" But AJ's chin hasn't really been checked in a live fight yet and we all know Wlad can bang you out with 1 shot - left or right. So its an interesting fight!! The rumours of Wlad getting beat up in sparring with Helenus if they are true then he's toast. If Haye has heard that rumour wrongly ie if it is false then who knows. The likely scenario is a young up coming strong lion wins over an old great that was on the decline and 18months of rust on top of his age.

 

wlad is old, joshua skillful, powerful and fast. down goes wlado