Joshua gave a master boxer in Usyk two tough fights and won at least 5 rounds last fight If Joshua just focuses on boxing Wilder has no chance. If Wilder goes wild Joshua will just KO him. If Fury was able to put Wilder on the canvas Joshu could do so with ease.
I think there's consensus that AJ will outbox wilder. Fact is everyone he ever faced outboxed him until he beat their head in, stiverne 1 excluded when wilder broke his hand and then he splattered stiverne in 1 for the rematch. The issue is whether aj will be able to evade or take wilders power for 12 rounds. You also say "if fury can drop wilder, AJ should be able to easily." Not sure I follow that logic. Even if I thought AJ was a better boxer than fury (I don't), it still took fury like 14 or 15 rounds and a trainer change to drop wilder the first time. Wilder dropped him twice before that and several times after. You feel confident AJ would rise from that shot wilder hit fury with in the last round of their first fight? Or from the multiple knockdowns fury took in the third? Not saying AJ can't pull it off but seems more like faith than science to believe it's gonna happen easily.
Of course he will outbox Wilder, until Wilder lands that punch. Wilder was outboxed by Szpilka for gods sake.
Firstly....AJ did not win 5 rounds in either fight against Uysk. Secondly....Fury dropped Wilder by going at him and roughing him up. When was the last time you saw AJ fight in such a way? AJ fights too cautiously these days, and I think despite the fact that he his considerably more skilled than Wilder, that cautious style will get him in trouble. Fury outboxed him in the first fight, and then he got dropped hard. There is zero chance AJ recovers if he gets tagged in similar fashion.
I agree and I got Wilder by KO. But the difference between other guys outboxing Wilder and Joshua outboxing him is that Joshua can flatline him. It's not gonna be like Fury. He won't take that many from Joshua.
Sorry, but AJ that waits for Helenius to get tired to land his powerpunch, will not flatline Wilder. Of course he has a punchers chance, but I am 100% sure that Wilder will land first, AJ is just too cautious.
I would not say cautious it’s because Joshua is so hesitant to let his hands go due to a complete lack of self confidence .
Years back I used to think AJ would do over dentay... Now, I just can't see AJ dodging that right hand bullet for 12, wilder will land it at some point and it's gonna be goodnight AJ leaving us with a nice highlight reel KO we're all gonna watch a good few times over! I can't wait to see how AJ dances about like amir khan once deontay touches him!!
My prediction: If wilder doesn't blitz aj in the first then aj will brutally stop wilder between the 6th and 9th round
Joshua was gifted a gold medal Wilder went through hell and back to get his bronze medal and David Price don't get me wrong nice guy and I respect him, but when Tyson Fury was young he felt snubbed by the Olympic team.