He seemed to be in a better place mentally than after the last few fights, particularly the meltdown with Usyk. Maybe the dark room stuff helped? Idk. Either way its good to see he's back in the game although I have no idea where he goes from here.
He was up against a guy that had very little power, got punched in the face and was on survival mode. Hard not to look like good with that type of opponent. They were already looking at his next fight. Tells you how much they thought of Wallin. Wallin was a paid sparring match for the Wilder fight. Wilder just couldn't keep up his part of the bargain. A motivated Parker showed up. He waits for the winner of Usyk and Furry.
Nah, Wallin had nothing but a big mouth. No idea who he could fight next. Parker? Already beat him. Ruiz III? No one wants to see that one. Big Bang? Eddie H would NEVER let AJ near Zhang. Fury after Usyk humiliates him would be the biggest fight for him but there is a rematch clause. Anyway Fury will be mentally destroyed and would retire. How about Ngannou? That would be a circus. Dubois? Could be a good bout in the UK.
Hrgovic for the IBF is a meaningful fight. Their rankings put it in place. If the Saudis want a genuine headliner to consolidate their position in boxing, that's it. Or some weird thing like stepping in for an injured Usyk or Fury maybe.
Joshua has beaten Wallin who was never a threat to him, and Helenius and that American kid. Nothing to write home about.
I'm probably in the minority, but I'm ok with an AJ-Parker rematch. When Parker beat Wilder today he took a watermelon-sized **** on AJ's lawn by ruining what would have been a big money fight for AJ. And I'd bet you that AJ is pretty pissed off. If that doesn't happen... Usyk v. Fury winner tosses the IBF belt in the trash - maybe AJ & Hrgovic fight for it. This is susceptible to Fury backing out of the Feb 17th date though. DuBois took a **** on AJ's lawn when he stopped Miller...cuz that could have been another good money match for AJ. Yeah, I think AJ v. DuBois is do-able. My bet would be AJ v. Dubois get made.
