No Savon & Camerelle did it in 2012. Joshua has done nothing really at pro but KO a bunch of reguler heavyweights not super heavyweights like Wlad....not much he could do about that of course. Wlad should be able to jab his head off... I'm definitely warming to the idea of Joshua pulling it off though after watching Wlad's past few fights.
No. But he will have the quicker hands and will be getting his shots off 1st and when Wlad feels the power on those shots he will not do enough to win the rounds, especially on somebody elses soil. And if he feels he is losing the fight and goes out fighting, unlike his last outing, he could walk on to something big and get KO,d. Or Joshua stands square on with no head movement and Wlad just takes him out early.
Yes, he has but different than Fury. I was one of the few who said Fury wins. Fry was slick, fast for his weight and height and awkward. He schooled Wlad. AJ doesn't have this ability, but he is going to land these hard jabs on Wlad, he is faster. This will make Wlad more cautious than ever and that's when AJ gains more confidence, slowly breaking Wladimir down. TKO/KO in round 6 or 7.
I think Wlad will love fighting someone like Joshua after back to back match up's where his opponent where A) Did their best heavyweight Willie Pep keepaway impression and B) Someone whom fought negatively behind a tight, high guard defense, which you rarely see. Joshua certainly can't fight in either manner regardless. I doubt Wlad's power has waned one bit, as it almost never does for aging heavyweights, regardless of the erosion he's gone through physically. I still favor Wlad here, without much deep thought on it..
Joshua needs to get him out early if he's going to win. If it goes past 4 I think Wlad will win a wide UD
Joshua was badly buzzed by Whyte and it took him 1-2 rounds to shake it off, if Wlad lands on him, it will be game over instantly.
