Maybe. But Wlad has long arms and reach. He could box his ears off outside dangerous area. This theory is too forced imo.
The real shame is that Fury ducked the rematch with Wlad and ate a pie factory instead. Maybe he was trying to reach an optimum fighting weight of 350lb.
i think Wlad is a salty man, he only likes AJ because he knows Aj isnt that good where as Fury and Usyk are actually great.