good to see AJ in with someone bigger than him for once. breazeale will need to keep a tight guard otherwise aj will stop him no problem. if breazeale can get through the early rounds then this fight could get interesting, i like the fact that hes not afraid to brawl like he showed againt mansour and kassi.
LOL, Breazeale is a garden variety soft chined big man who's already been exposed. He's skills are moderate. Yes, he has some power, but that's about it. To be honest Mike Grant was a better version. The question here is will Joshua be exposed in victory like say Wilder has been vs top 20-40 type opponents, or will he KO him clean? And the Brits better hope Joshua's chin isn't tested..because it's not very good. An upset here would ruin lots of interesting fights. I'm rooting for Joshua even though I'm American because heavyweight boxing needs him. 85% chance Joshua wins. I'll predict a 4th to 6th round TKO.
joshua wins by rsf around round 4 breazale is big /game / will give it is all. but his limitations play into joshuas strengths. the height IMO will suit joshua to time the counter rights over the top of breazales long/slow /soft jab / breazale leaves the jab to extended / does not throw it with power / its just a range finder for his long straight right. breazale left hand work all needs a lot of improvement/ his jab / left hook always misses leaving his chin exposed. his footwork is fine for a man his size/the fact he tries to grab and fiddle his way through when hurt is also a asset. but his power shots are thudding more than ko shots and IMO not enough to make joshua to wary. if breazale tries to trade / he squares himself up and will take clean shots down the pipe/ joshuas handspeed is faster / footspeed might be a bit slower. but power wise joshua is a big puncher and has the size to land clean and often. unless breazale has not been showing us something that was not there v kassi or mansour / to small heavys / then this fight looks easy to call just going on previous fights / and both fighters attributes. joshua is by no means the finished fighter / is raw and his own jab is lacking / but he has better boxing abilty than breazale and should win comfertabley.
AJ in 2 or 3. Breazeale looks worse than Martin to me, very lazy jab and gaurd which is Joshuas bread and butter. He will fall to the exact same shot Martin did.
I watched live Breazeale fight to the death against Mansour. I was convinced that Mansour would stop him and then Breazele took over. Breazele made me a fan. I'll be supporting Brazeale.
I like a man who stands by his predictions. If Joshua upsets the apple cart I know you will give him credit for the unlikely victory.
People who **** on Breazeale don't know what they're watching. He's not technical but keep in mind that he started boxing late. He's a natural fighter though, I saw the raw fighting ability that reminded me of a young Pacquiao. The man ate a lot of bombs by a great fighter Mansour and survived, came back and obliterated Mansour, making him quit. He broke his jaw and his will. Breazeale is also a very quick learner, he will improve by the time he fights Joshua. Joshua has never faced someone as good as Mansour he has never been tested to the extent Breazeale was tested. That shot in 3rd round would have knocked out Joshua into next week. I think Joshua vs Breazeale will be a classic case of a cherrypick gone wrong
He didn't break Mansour's jaw, Mansour retired because he bit his tongue nearly in half during the second round and had trouble breathing from all the blood he was swallowing. That win was a total fluke and I expect Joshua to bang Breazeale out early.
Is this even a question? lol. Joshua of course. There is not a man alive that can get in a ring with Joshua and come out victorious.
All this "Breazeale started late" is a completely moot point. So effin what! So did Joshua. He was still a novice himself upon entry to the olympics. As for all of the chin nonsense... Who has been knocked down as a pro? Who stayed on his feet from a massive left hook?
If Brezeale wasn't American, would anyone give him a prayer? No. He's cannon fodder and will no doubt be thrown under the same bus Charles Martin was when he gets blown thrown in a couple of rounds.