Here`s a vid of AJ piercing the guard, Wilder sometimes covers his head leaving him open to these tactics, I saw him using the high guard against Fury and I feel AJ using these tactics would have knocked him out as he used his guard, does that make sense? I feel Wilder is more evasive when slipping shots. This content is protected
AJ is not going to need tactics for Wilder. He just has to go in there and take Wilder into deep waters as soon as the bell rings. Wilder is only effective at range so AJ gotta take the fight to him on the inside and launch his head into outer space. Wilder is going to end up as another Charles Martin. Exposed as soon as the first big punch lands. He has been hurt by journeymen so once AJ hits him it's over.
It doesn't work on everyone , only if it hasn't been taught . Not everybody is dumb for that old trick ..
If we are going to talk tactics for Wilder though, AJ needs to hold a tight and high guard. No need to slip Wilder's shots, just catch and counter. Wilder throws his jab out and is always off position afterwards as well. He holds his jab out just a half second too long out, AJ should use either a catch and counter 1-2 or dip his body and throw the right hand over the top, or if he feels really confident punch directly with Wilder on the 1-2 and move into close range. AJ has to take Wilder's range away. Once he does that, Wilder becomes ineffective. He isn't going to get any combinations off at close range and he is not really effective at mid to close range. Straight ragdoll him, no need to try and give Wilder time to gauge his range. He is only a right handed puncher. Nothing more to his game.
The huge and glaring difference between Wilder and AJ is AJ sets up combinations, Wilder tends to setup single shots. Also AJ's finishing is so much more educated and calculated whereas Wilder almost goes into panic mode to ensure his opponent gets finished. Wilders finishing reminds of what I used to see in a school play ground fight or street fight.
I think there's an argument for what you are saying, we know aj can adapt and i completely agree he needs to get inside but from the only competitive/dangerous fights wilders had he seems to tire and take time off in rounds. we saw it against Ortiz and fury,so I don't think Joshua has to rush at all just bide his time and wait for wilder to take a breather,then it's game over for wilder. don't get me wrong Joshua some times takes a breather,but there's a massive difference between the two, Joshua takes strategic breaks wilder takes them as he overexerts himself trying to force opening or by throwing wildly. also I don't think wilder has faced anyone in their Prime especially some one he's quiet clearly scared of.