AJ is finished.

100% agreed. Manufactured HW was never gonna change the world. He was finally exposed and Hearn can go and **** himself.

 

Smartly hyped and manufactured by Hearn.

 

I knew it was over when AJ took what seemed like a year to get a 70 year old Pulev out of there. It also did not bode well the way they were hyping Pulev before they fought. Everyone AJ fights turns into a top 5 heavyweight just in case he loses to them now

 

if he ever beats anyone of note again i am coming after you.

 

I get your point. Mike Tyson was groomed the same way by Don King. Both Hearn and King only care about one thing: themselves!

 

A lot of criticism for AJ. Personally I'd love to see him and Wilder have a scrap, it would be a cracking fight for however long it lasts. Being beat and beaten are 2 different things.

 

It will last how ever long it takes for Wilder to land one solid punch.

 

If he fired McCracken, hired a good trainer and took the next couple years fighting 3-4x a year against lowered opposition to improve his craft and confidence then he could have a future in the division. His ravenous casual fan base and Hearn aren’t going to allow for that though. I think he’s going to be knocked out into retirement in the rematch with Usyk.

 

I remember when after beating Pulev he left the ring and went to Mayweather who was in the audience. I thought: "Here it is two of the most overrated fighters ever who are talking".

 

A lot of people are saying he's not been the same since Ruiz but honestly I'd say he's not been the same since Klitchko. He had a proper war with Wlad and didn't like it one bit. His game plan changed that night from hurt the opponent to dont get hurt.

I dont think he's finished necessarily. He'll still beat most men put in front of him, and he still poses a challenge to Fury and Usyk. He's just not invincible and he's the kind of boxer who'll end up retiring with 5 or so losses on his record I reckon.