Anthony "tough guy gangster" Joshua micd up vs Otto Wallin

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Joy_Rones, Nov 17, 2023.


  1. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

    4,321
    3,330
    Apr 15, 2007
    I want to see that.

    Wilder vs Ngannou

    Fury vs Joshua

    Same card
     
  2. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

    12,552
    8,818
    Jul 30, 2012
    Would like to see it. Think Wilder would KO him if it does.
     
  3. Bob Flaps

    Bob Flaps Boxing Addict Full Member

    4,118
    5,800
    Mar 30, 2019
    If Wallin shows any sign of countering, like Franklin did, Joshua will likely go into winning the easy way. No doubt he'll do enough for a decision but it might not be a pretty fight to watch.
     
  4. BeantownAll

    BeantownAll Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,232
    2,093
    Mar 5, 2018
    Don't really see Wallin countering like Franklin did. Otto will box from a difference - he's not a duck 'n dive guy who likes the inside.
     
    Mickc and Bob Flaps like this.
  5. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

    7,216
    11,473
    Oct 16, 2019
    How is AJ the problem in this video? I can’t stand guys like Wallin, Haney, Plant, etc. These dudes talk a bunch of **** outside the ring just to throw pillows and kisses on fight night. Guys like Tyson and Duran would say some pretty messed up stuff, but at least you knew they were gonna be really violent in the ring. These feather dusters need to keep their mouths shut imo.
     
    box33 likes this.
  6. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

    5,743
    10,151
    Sep 18, 2019
    This is the real Aj
    The fake, manufactured bs is long go now since he humiliated himself throwing belts out of the ring

    This is the real Aj. His nice guy act was just that, an act. Whyte was spot on about the happy, smiling Bruno copy cat

    I would like Aj more if he had of shown his true personality earlier, than trying to pretend he is Ghandi

    He's still the same low life he was when he was a drug dealer. Just his money and fame has hid it through the years

    Least he is finally being himself. Comes across as a bully doesn't he? Probably why he folds when the pressure is put on him
     
    Inglis_1, Decker and Mickc like this.
  7. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,465
    2,628
    Nov 28, 2015
    Wallin has wanted the Joshua fight for a while so hopefully he’s there to win it and not just turning up for the payday,if he’s there to win this could well be fight of the night .
     
    BeantownAll likes this.
  8. BeantownAll

    BeantownAll Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,232
    2,093
    Mar 5, 2018
    Like I said earlier, I think Wallin can do enough to merit a victory even if he doesn't stop AJ (he probably won't). But I have a harder time believing the judges will award him a victory.

    I definitely think Wallin is a good HW. But he's not a guy who quickens the pulses of most boxing fans. He gets overlooked by promoters and sanctioning bodies alike.
     
    Inglis_1, Finkel and Mickc like this.
  9. BeantownAll

    BeantownAll Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,232
    2,093
    Mar 5, 2018
    Bully? Not all. He'd have to be intimidating to be reckoned a bully and his attempts to bully Helenius and even Franklin at the pressers were just plain ridiculous.

    I think he comes across as a bitter man who realizes he's lost his chance to make perhaps a billion dollars and has a chip on his shoulder about being reminded about it. Which is not far from the actual truth.
     
    AdamT likes this.
  10. lucky luke

    lucky luke Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,622
    901
    May 18, 2013
    I haven't seen the Franklin fight, but what I think Wallin does best is countering - when boxing some one taller or of same height as he.
     
    BeantownAll likes this.
  11. lucky luke

    lucky luke Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,622
    901
    May 18, 2013
    That, I'd say, is also his only chance at winning. Score a KO or KD with a counter, catching AJ coming in.

    If AJ fights cautiously from a distance he won't be able to knock him out and I doubt he'll get the nod vs AJ.
     
  12. Decker

    Decker Boxing Addict Full Member

    3,448
    942
    Jul 7, 2007
    Probably not.
    Problem is we don't know what Miller has (clean) at the top level. To be fair, we don't know what AJ has vs. top competition (recently). Unless you count a good journeyman in Franklin or a past sell date Helenius as top comp. Wallin is good but is he legit top 10?

    Until we see AJ or Miller vs. top 5 or even consensus top 10 HWs it's very speculative as to how a fight between them will go.
     
    Last edited: Nov 19, 2023