Deontay Wilder vs Anthony Joshua: who will you be rooting for?

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Wilder vs Joshua: who will you be rooting for?

Poll closed Dec 26, 2023.
  1. Rooting for Wilder

    35.2%
  2. Rooting for Joshua

    36.6%
  3. Neither, I just want to see a good fight

    28.2%
  4. I'm not interested in this one

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    This fight seems very likely to happen in December in Saudi Arabia.

    Who will you be rooting for?

    This is not a thread asking you to pick the winner. It's asking you who do you HOPE wins.

    I'll be rooting for Anthony Joshua, but I think Deontay Wilder is more likely to win because he'll be more focused and Joshua's heart doesn't seem to be in it anymore.

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  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    In the vote you asked, I would go for several options:
    1. Neither, I just want to see a good fight
    2. Rooting for Wilder
    In that order.
    If I had to choose who I would root for - it would be Wilder. But not at any cost. Not at the cost of Wilder winning by robbery (and I don't think Wilder can win on points anyway). Not at the cost of Wilder winning as the referee stopped the fight due to a cut from Wilder's headbutt. Not at the cost of Wilder winning because AJ was disqualified and didn't deserve to be disqualified, etc.
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joshua because I don't want Fury to have an excuse to face Wilder again.

    In all honesty though I see Wilder winning because Joshua's mind set hasn't been right since losing to Ruiz.

    It's a pity this fight didn't happen when both were undefeated though.
     
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  4. columbo

    columbo Member Full Member

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    i like the matchup. i don't care who wins, just hope for a good fight.
     
  5. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua because he's English. Wilder will flatten him though.
     
  6. MAD_PIGE0N

    MAD_PIGE0N ... banned Full Member

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    Normally, I would be rooting for no one, but expecting a good fight where the outcome is fair. And even though Wilder is a real dosser and a sore loser, AJ lost his balls and hides behind that scumbag Hearn like a kid behind his mother. Plus, after shaming himself post-Usyk II, he is a kinda dosser and a sore loser as well, so I see him even more unpleasant than Wilder and he deserves to take the cross and go ingloriously into retirement.
     
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  7. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder. Wish it were sooner than December tho
     
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  8. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Joshua because Wilder is obnoxious, was an over protected paper champion and all the conspiracy BS after his losses to Fury are just dumb and lacking in class.
     
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  9. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who is less racist ? I think AJ
     
  10. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Joshua has a better chance of becoming a unified champion. So him.
     
  11. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua, and he'll win it too.

    Wilder held up the division for too long with poor opposition bar Fury. Joshua at least fights top ten opponents regularly.
     
  12. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd love to see this fight (in the UK of course) but if Whyte beats AJ later this summer then I wouldn't crave it as much.

    Wouldn't really root for either of them as they've both done things to annoy me over the years so just hope to see a good fight.
     
  13. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    AJ easy. Funny thing is, 5-7 years ago i'd have been rooting for Wilder big time. But eff him... He won't put in work. All Wilder wants is a title shot after title shot....
     
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  14. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    AJ since he seems less likely to duck the fights we want to see.
     
  15. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Have cooled my jets on Joshua after he was talking bollocks to Usyk after there second fight. So not really rooting for anyone.

    Think Wilder will win