The official A Joshua vs W Klitschko prediction thread

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/12/wladimir-klitschko-mount-everest-boxing-anthony-joshua

 

I want Wlad to win. I hope he wins. I fear he won't...

 

wladamir klitschko wont see rd 10

 

If AJ is all hype than I guess I've bought in.

I see a young, strong, heavy handed offensive minded Heavyweight vs an old fighter coming off a layoff who's weakness was always his chin.. Could be a recipe for disaster..

Although I hope I'm wrong and it's a competitive good fight..

But my pick is Joshua and early!

 

Joshua by destruction.

 

Joshua is perfect for WK, doesn't have any physical advantages, doesn't have a great jab, doesn't have great feet and is packing glass. Wlad KO5.

 

EVERYONE can post their own predictions of the fight,at the end just ONE punch can prove someones prediction wrong,the question really who has the best chance to land theirs with set ups/experiance/style...etc...etc...that leads me to a Joshua win. Ive studied Wlad more than Wlad has.......... I also said Joshua would change the Hw division of skill and how good one has to be to beat this guy 2 years ago,,,NOW hes even better than i thought.


Joshua 6th rnd k.o bc he will not be carrying anyone and wont risk a ONE shot destruction of Klitchko and will try and end it with the FIRST chance of feeling once he has Wlads gaged distance!

either way a win win for me Joshua aint going anywhere and Wlad could continue to win...he WONT retire if he gets passed Joshua bc he wont ever face anyone THIS dangerous EVER!!!!!!!!

 

What does packing glass mean ?

 

I'm really really really rooting for Joshua to KO Wladimir and launch the new era into a different level. But I think Wladimir wins by late stoppage. I think he's too experienced and too skilled for the current version of Joshua.

 

It's crazy what kind of magnitude this fight really has. If Wlad wins this, it pretty much ends all the AJ hype. If AJ wins it'll pretty much give him more mainstream success and probably be a p4p talent.

 

klitschko wins in the 2nd round with a leaping left hook like he did with pulev.

 

Feels like Lewis / Grant to me. Joshua will have some success early, Wlad being rusty, sparring isn't a replacement for a real fight. Wlad gets his timing down and finishes AJ around rd 8 or later. Sanders knocked the **** out of Klitschko, but he kept getting up! He gassed against Lamon Brewster, Davaryl had him touch the mat, but for all the talk of him having china, I don't recall Wlad being KTFO. He was done against Purity, but the corner saved him. I actually think AJ has the weaker chin. I'll be watching for sure, unless of course it PPV in my area.

 

Wlad in 6.

 

Vlad was totally superior to Joshua while sparring in camp not too long ago. How much has Joshua improved? How much has Vlad gone down hill? Vlad is looking fantastic in camp, wish Steward were still here, then there would be no doubt about Vlad winning the fight...................however, Vlad knows what Joshua has got, he knows what to expect and fans forget how powerful Vlad's punches are, plus he is very strong................Joshua won the gold medal by losing and being out boxed by Camerelle, but home cooking won Joshua the fight. Vlad earned his gold medal. Vlad stays in shape, Vitali won the WBC title after a 4 year layoff.............Vlad has much better stamina, better defense, better power, quicker punches, is a little taller, more experience, more skills, a bigger variety of punches/combinations, faster footwork, superior balance, appears to be focused................Vitali said that if Vlad is focused, the fight with be easy...............Vlad should win with his skills, experience, stamina......................can never be 100% sure who will win, esp. in a heavyweight fight, but Vlad is the teacher in this fight............Vitali said that age will not be a factor, remember, he always stays in shape, the other older fighters would get out of shape between fights.....................Vlad has speed, he has a plan, should be no personal problems to get him out of focus like the fury fight and Vlad would have knocked Fury out in the rematch, I am sure of that..................Vlad could lose this fight, but I suspect Vlad will win.....................Vlad needs to get a knockout because of the home town judges and referee, I think he will take his time, set Joshua up, then go for the kill, he can be aggressive whenever he wants and he has plenty of offense..............instead of picking Wilder, easy knockout, or Parker, easy fight, he picked the best he could find because he wanted to beat the best................yes, he had a reason for picking Joshua, he has no doubts about this fight, neither does Vitali. One other thing, Whyte staggered Joshua, hurt him and he is not a hard puncher, Vlad would knock him out easily...................so Joshua's chin is vulnerable and it can be reached easier that Vlad's chin can be reached............

 

I think AJ will win.

Regardless I hope its a good fight!

I love it when the top heavys face each other!!