Re-watching the AJ/Whyte fight - AJ came out aggressive.

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  1. MetalLicker

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    This was one of the fights were AJ came out fast and aggressive. He went after Whyte immediately and started winging punches, all the while smiling and taunting him.

    I expect AJ to come out and be similarly aggressive in the Usyk rematch. Usyk is obviously more elusive and he's a southpaw. If this version of AJ comes out and start attacking, it's going to be interesting for the first few rounds.

    There were a few things I noticed while re-watching this fight.

    - AJ fights with his mouth open. His mouth became much wider in round 5 and you can tell he was getting tired.
    - AJ was fairly open to counters when he fought aggressively.
    - Whyte countered him a few times and had AJ badly hurt in round 2.
    - The punch that caught Whtye and hurt him in round 7 came out of nowhere, while AJ was tiring.
    - AJ's stamina issues were apparent early in his career and it's not going to change tomorrow.

    I think AJ has enough energy to fight aggressively for about 3-4 rounds. That's it. He'll start to tire out after that. If Usyk can survive an aggressive AJ for 4 rounds, he can start picking AJ apart and knock him out in the later rounds.

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