Dubois vs AJ - Video Post Fight Review

Many thx Rummy.

 

Who did AJ avoid in their prime?

 

Just pointing out he hasn't really fought any big punchers in their prime. Wilder being the key opponent along with late bloomers like Joyce, Hrgovic and Zhang.

I wouldn't really consider Pov, Wlad or Pulev anywhere near their prime when AJ fought them, but he had other options if he really wanted to persue them.

 

Only seems to apply to AJ too. Funny that...

 

Dubois deserves full credit for game plan and confidence. Terrible loss for AJ. He got blown away. More time in the first round and he would have lost by first round KO. He got a reprieve by the bell and still AJ couldn’t muster much. I do believe he has exited his prime but I don’t think, by enough to explain away this loss.
I gave him pass for Ruiz. He clearly was on cruise control and when he hurt Ruiz he got careless and got caught going for the kill. It happens. And he avenged the loss in a dull but easy rematch for him.
He can’t get a pass for this week. His punch resistance was poor, his recuperation abilities were poor, and his defense stunk.
This was a terrible performance in a huge marquee bout.

 

Pulev was pushing 40 with something like 40% KO rate. Such a perfect opponent for AJ the dad bod destroyer.

 

But he didn't avoid Wilder, it was th eother way around. AJ fought everybody who was willing to face him from 2016 to 2019.

 

Debatable. No matter which way you spin it Dubios is the only puncher AJ has faced in their prime.

 

Charles Martin was considered a puncher when AJ was facing him. Can you call Whyte a puncher? Maybe. Breazeale was known for having a good punch too.

 

Are you seriously suggesting Charles Martin is a puncher?

 

I'm suggesting he was considered as such when he faced AJ. Fury even said he will win the fight based off his punch power. He was 23-0-1 with 21 stoppages at the time. Even now, his 26 out of 29 are by stoppage. I'm not saying he's as hard of a puncher as Dubois, but he wasn't pillow fisted either.