Vlad was an ATG and that version of him was as good as he had been for a few years. He would have smashed wilder to bits. As for AJ, he has something called boxing ability so when he made the mistake of trying to bomb ruiz out of there in the first one he made the adjustments in the 2nd. 20 stone fat ruiz that couldn't land a glove on AJ last time out would have stopped wilder quicker than fury did. Come back when wilder has beaten the guys AJ has, parker, whyte, ruiz... hell even Takam and Povetkin would beat wilder.
He was 41 years old, semi retired, and exposed Joshua as a fraud which was proven in NYC as accurate.
The bodybuilder getting credit for out boxing a short morbidly obese blob. Would he be able to out box Fury? Deontay would have done the same to Ruiz as he did to Stiverne from the first fight. But he wouldn't need a 2nd fight to do it!
Yes he exposed him really bad by losing. Good logic. You mean he dropped him? Oh no shock horror boxer goes down and gets up. Explain how he can be a fraud with only one loss on his record and having fought better names than anyone in the divison. Are you saying every top level fighter who has a loss are frauds? Was Lewis a fraud? How about foreman or frazier? Need I go on...
Every single top ten fighter now knows exactly how to beat Wilder and most of them could pull it off. The fear factor's gone, the myth has been busted. And Wilder can't make major changes and improvements now. He's pretty much done and it's all because his team mistakenly thought the post-obesity Fury was there for the taking. With hindsight Fury's first fight performance was more remarkable than I thought. He was too light and weak for it, quite aside from the lay off, abuse an weight gain. Today we know that was indeed a feeble shell of the real Tyson, yet he was able to box Wilder to befuddlement and survive his absolute best shots. I know I shouldn't but I just feel so embarrassed for Wilder. He's done at the very top level. Frankly he should never have been there in the first place but tin can opponents sustained the myth and kept him there for a shameful amount of time. In a year or two, if he's still fighting, Wilder will be a gatekeeper type like Chisora or Takem, whom upcoming talents must dispose of in order to dine at the top table. In ten years time his prolonged run of title defences will be derided not celebrated, a cause of embarrassment and shame for those who value Boxing's integrity.
As long as AJ goes back to the Fighter who plants his feet and looks to finish guys he knocks wilder out. Passive AJ not so much.
Why? Who has Wilder beaten to show you he beats AJ? Now everyone knows the blueprint to beat Wilder and mentally he might not take this loss well at all.
You act like Wilder was fighting murderer's row prior to facing Fury; his only other high caliber opponent was a 50 year old with heart problems. Fury's not the only one who could beat Wilder, he's the only other talented fighter Wilder took on. AJ went in with the wrong game plan, and paid the price. Sometimes, things just don't go your way. It's like when Fury nearly got stopped by Wallin and Wilder by Sconiers. Besides, it's not like Ruiz was some tomato can. His only other loss was a majority decision against an undefeated Joseph Parker. Harold Sconiers had a negative record even against Wilder, and hardcore fans didn't even know who Wallin was.
I wouldn't pick wilder against even Whyte. He needs room to punch, otherwise he's clueless and shuts down, literally. How many punches did he throw? 50ish in 7 rounds? This is a prime example of a padded record, a team of delusional yes men and the network hype machine. Wilder didn't even show any form of basic defense or have any clue how to set his shots up when an opponent steps to him. All this crap about being perfect for 2 seconds has come back to haunt him. Show the sport some respect, hone your craft and don't think koing 40 bums makes you elite. Fury didn't even cut the ring off, he just kept on stepping forward and Wilder had no answer.
U see how they contradicting themselves? Call Wilder a bum, but celebrate Fury win and call him the best HW and ATG. Some time I get sick of these keyboard warriors who can't fight a lick and has never laced up a pair of gloves in their life, but is a boxing expert.
Honestly, I think Ruiz was a blip for AJ. I think he has the choice of outboxing Wilder or blasting him out the ring early. Wilder's punch power was wildly exaggerated. He landed a few flush rights on Tyson Fury with little effect. AJ v Fury is the only show in town now. Wilder is finished.
