Who do you think genuinely defeats AJ? And potentially rules the HW divison? As, personal opinion AJ is top at the min due to resume, belts held, current form etc.
There is no top heavyweight at the moment, since the Wilder-Fury winner needs to fight Joshua for us to find out.
Wilder could. If Fury's win over Wlad wasn't a fluke and he can beat Wilder he could outbox Joshua. All the up and coming HW like Hrzgovic or Dychko can gain experience and beat him eventually. In theory Usyk can beat him since Povetkin fight showed how vulnerable Joshua is vs smaller quicker fighters.
With wilder is a coin flip. They both make so many mistakes, and hit so hard because of being physically freaks, that this fight is, as I said, a coin flip.
Vlad sirenko has the best chance around 2022. I don't believe anyone dethrones him nor are or will be ever favored over him. Wilder will either avoid him altogether still or get sparked out by mid rounds. Fury wont have the style to beat him , no back footer is going to out point him for 12 rounds and without getting caught solidly. Boxers don't remain stagnant like Joshua hes not even at his peak yet...the other 2 probably are .
Usyk or Fury (depending on his level) possibly but I wouldn't favour either. Definitely not Windmill.
Think Wilder could potentially beat Joshua but if they fight 10 times I think AJ wins 8 out of 10 via points and stoppage, with Wilder winning 2 times via stoppage. I think Wilder can win but loses a rematch, if that makes sense. Fury would have to be at his absolute best and jab and move all night. I see Joshua being more aggressive than Wlad, so a bit like the Parker and Hughie Fury fight where Parker won because he looked like he was trying to engage in a fight than actually landing more shots. Usyk would have to show me some pop at HW to keep Joshua cautious. He will win rounds but Joshua could just turn it ugly and rough Usyk up with dirty boxing and eventually Joshua will catch him. Usyk would win rounds definitely. Whyte would be put to sleep again. He can't smother Joshua like he did Parker. He probably still has nightmares about that uppercut AJ landed. He does not want to be on the inside and he hasn't improved his technique which is still questionable, his stamina has got better. He can't outbox AJ and if he lands that left hook then Joshua shouldn't be HW champ. If Povet kin can't beat AJ then I can't see Ortiz winning. Whether somebody new appears on the scene time will tell. Joshua not great but for me he's quite a bit ahead of the competition.
ATM I don't see anyone beating AJ Fury @ his very best maybe Hmmmm ,but i'd still favour AJ @ this time.
I think Hrgović and Joyce poses a serious threat even right now, though I really doubt the latter would actually beat him. Dychko, Ajagba, Makhmudov, and Jalolov could too after a couple years of development. Joshua beats Wilder to a bloody pulp if he comes out and let’s his hands go, if he tries to box him Wilder’s got a solid chance of catching him. If Fury hasn’t lost it he’ll be the first one to do it though I think.
Oh and Usyk of course. I don’t think we’ve seen a version of him that beats Joshua, but that’s just bc he’s been fighting opponents who are completely different from him. I’m confident he’s capable of making the necceary adjustments to either beat him or give him the fight of his life.