Video - Who wins? Joshua vs Wilder

Good vid as always Rumsky

Key point is fundamentals.

Joshua ko3 #Bongsquad

 

I think it's about 60/40 in Joshua's favor now. I also think that both have too many flaws to reign for a long time, whoever wins it.

 

Great video, it's a hard one to predict for sure.

 

I’ll be rooting for Wilder, giving just a hair’s breadth of favor towards Joshua.

But I think we should all just pray for no controversy. No British stoppages. No fight ending cuts. No freak injuries. No bad scorecards, or even scorecards at all. Etc.

 

In situations like this where there are two punchers, I tend to always lead to the more superior and "technical" fighter. Think G-Man vs Julian Jackson.

 

Both have hearts of lions, both are diamonds in the rough, I think Wilder will come out victorious due to his sadistic nature.

Win via KO, Wilder.

 

Going to share my thoughts prior to reading other post so forgive me if I repeat anything already stated.
I have to give Wilder the edge every so slightly only because of his natural athleticism and his total disregard for his own safety when it comes to his crazy offense which leaves him WIDE open for a counter punch .
How do you train to counter someone who just throws boxing 101 basics out the window and comes at you like he is line dancing on Soul Train or trying to create natural energy as a wild Windmill???
If AJ can work on his timing in order to make the unpredictable very predictable then he has a great chance to counter and stop Wilder but that is a more difficult task because there is no blueprint for the boxing antics that Wilder displays inside the ring.
Will be a great fight but still give the edge to Wilder as he is the RISK taker.
Great job Rummy

 

Sound analysis. I too am on the fence about the outcome of this fight. The venue could play a factor and I think it's a foregone conclusion that Wilder is traveling and Joshua is not leaving his backyard. So I accept it as a given that the fight will be on British soil. But I think an even more critical factor could be the third man in the ring. Team Wilder should use their venue concession and even concede on the judges to take a firm stand on a securing a seasoned referee from North America with extensive championship fight experience who takes a laizze faire "let them fight" approach. Especially after watching Giuseppe Quartarone's bizarre interventions in the Joshua/Parker fight. Team Joshua benefits with the advantage of an emotional crowd, it's impact on judging and bask in the home comforts to it's fullest. Win-Win.

As far as the fight itself:

Wilder's route for victory is to take risks, create awkward angles, and use his superior athleticism to manufacture opportunities. I believe Wilder has the superior stamina should force Joshua into an 'aggressive" defense. He also needs to take note of the tactics Parker used to neutralize Joshua's inside uppercut. Roll the head and bring forearm under chin.

The route for victory for Joshua is to exercise caution, use patience and stick behind his intelligent jab. Get this fight slowed down to a crawl and get it to the scorecards by using his superior basic fundamentals. I believe Wilder can be outsmarted and lulled into gameplay that plays into Joshua's hands. But Joshua better improve his lateral movement. His pulling straight out is a serious flaw.

I agree the fight needs to made sooner than later but I think there is a real possibility that this fight won't happen in 2018. When it happens I give a slight advantage to Joshua.

 

I like your breakdown with the “Keys to Victory “ for each guy. I agree AJ needs to set the pace like Ortiz did for sooooo many rounds that the fight was literally a crawl. The issue becomes that Wilder is so unpredictable and breaks pace when you least expect it IMO. Wilder also is borderline ego maniac so he is not going to allow a snail pace forever, like with Ortiz, as he will eventually break that up by jumping in or even on AJ to rattle the momentum of the fight
I still favor Wilder but time will tell.