What If AJ tries to ruff up and fight aggressively?

Does he beat Usyk?

 

Maybe… but Usyk is in AJ’s head so probably not.

 

Joshua will have to get close. His stone feet wont do the trick.

 

AJ isn't a good aggressive fighter

No head movement
Slow feet
No stamina

Usyk should easily be able to reposition and leave blowing in the wind

Stick to the puddings of the world.

 

He fights more aggresive he gets knocked out simple as that.

 

Aj’s not got the chin, stamina or balls for that.

 

Joshua simply does not have the engine,movement or the heart to do neither,it’s just not in him to fight that way .

 

No doubt he's going to try an put his glass chin on the line.

 

Anybody notice he likes to smile when hes hurt, or dropped? Theres something wrong with that guy.

 

Just a reflex like so many others have.

 

Usyk has great accuracy and movement, AJ won't be able to catch Usyk and expose himself if he fights aggressively. Usyk won't miss those opportunities and knock him out easily.

 

It’s his only path to victory but whether he’s good enough to make it happen is another question.

Much was made of the size and power difference before fight 1 but Joshua failed to employ any of his physical advantages and chose to outbox perhaps the best boxer in the fight game. He lost 8 rounds to 4 but he also suffered round by round at the pace which Usyk fought at. That pace culminated in Joshua being in desperate trouble in round 12 where he was almost stopped through exhaustion rather than anything Usyk landed.

However, even when not employing his size and power Joshua still beat up Usyk and marked him up like I’ve never seen before on Usyk face. It’s clearly evident that even when Joshua isn’t sitting down on his punches he carries enough power to hurt and damage Usyk.

If Joshua comes out looking to find a sweet spot between all out assault, bullying tactics with big power with a modicum of boxing skills underpinning it, he may well get home with punches that have Usyk in serious trouble.
If that happens we may well see a justification of the pre fight 1 predictions of the size and power gap being too big.

If I were placing a bet it would go on Usyk being too good and Joshua being gun shy and shot

 

It's the weight lifter's only chance, but he'll likely gas out & get knocked out if he does that.

 

If AJ tries to be aggressive he needs to do it in a smart way. If he rushes in like a dumbass Usyk will slip and turn him and maul him when he's off balance. AJ really needs to be able to cut the ring off on Usyk and I'm not sure his feet are good enough for that.

 

uysk nullifies it
ties him up and starts with movement from range