Hearing this is AJ's next fight and likely to be in September in the UK, Will Joshua just use his size and reach advantage and box his way to another points victory or will he go for the KO after seeing David Price buzz him recently?
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Hearing this is AJ's next fight and likely to be in September in the UK, Will Joshua just use his size and reach advantage and box his way to another points victory or will he go for the KO after seeing David Price buzz him recently?
I think he will use his size, reach and box him as too much on the line now.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
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Originally Posted by DragoI think he will use his size, reach and box him as too much on the line now.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
I think you might be right ;)
AJ will win this with ease. It must be a mandatory but Povetkin got shook up by David Price and is not the force he was when he fought Wlad which was many years ago.
I will just guess that Povetkin fails another drug test before this fight happens and AJ has to fight Manuel Charr or Fres Oquendo or some shit.
I wanted Povetkin to accomplish something in the division, but it's been sad really to see him struggle.
AJ will have a 7-8 inch reach advantage, 4-5 inches in height and be huge all round physically, does the world want to see a Parker style "safety first" performance that puts people to sleep.
If he wants to start winning over the US audience and make the Wilder fight as big as possible across the pond he needs to go back to what he does best which is knocking these fuckers out and putting on a show for the paying fans he claims to hold so dearly ;)
If he wants a long career he'll boxQuote:
Originally Posted by smashup
Povetkin at age 39 is past his prime.
He'd still be a tough fight for most heavyweights, but Joshua is too strong and will become the first to stop Povetkin.
Joshua people are very smart. Take 2 or 3 safe fights then take on Wilder. Joshua is better than Wilder but still needs 2 or 3 more fights. With only 2 or 3 month between fights. He has to stay busy and sharp.
Be interested to see if in fact he can keep it smart and just box. I know a small circle of Stateside AJ fans that weren't all that thrilled with the Parker fight or letting him back in a bit and setting up off jab half the time. Will AJ over compensate to keep up to Wilder bluster or just do work. People want monsters at heavyweight and that's a little shortsighted but if you wanna box and 'just win tonight and look great down the road' then at least be consistent with the jab and set up. Povetkin is not explosive but he will come to fight. I just hope Joshua isn't getting his head to high in the clouds and full of himself.
I think his trainer said to Joshua before the start of the fight to go the distance and pace yourself. Going to points against an undefeated young fighter in a unification is not a bad thing for AJ's development.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
AJ will be more aggressive against Povetkin.
if not Wilder I think this one could be quite interesting.
AJ won't want him going 12 and Povetkin in last chance saloon will go for it I reckon. I don't think AJ will have this all his own way.
Povetkin has seen better days, I think he puts up a decent challenge tho until AJ takes him out.
Povetkin looked like trash against Price, no reason to expect him to turn back the clock
Did he look like trash?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson
He got caught by a big punching heavyweight. Then regrouped and destroyed him. AJ didn't set the world on fire against a timid Parker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primo CarneraDid he look like trash?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson
If AJ wanted to smash up Parker I beleive he could have. As I said I think his trainer told him to fight cautiously and go the distance for the first time.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaHe got caught by a big punching heavyweight. Then regrouped and destroyed him. AJ didn't set the world on fire against a timid Parker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primo CarneraDid he look like trash?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson
I thought Povetkin looked pretty good. He basically did what he wanted. Yeah he got clumped and wobbled, Price can still pull some power from the vault.
When Povetkin initiated attacks against Price they were pretty easy to defend. When he punched with him he was dynamite to be fair. I've never been a fan of AJ the boxer on the outside, it just seems forced. If Povetkin gets inside and rattles the same kind of punches off of Joshua's noggin, as he did Price, he'll knock him out.
Povetkin got wobbled by Price , but if we rewatch it , it's very clear that it was more a balance thing than anything else. Furthermore, it was clear to see that he wasn't buzzed or anything, he was fine. I heard Tyson Fury in an interview the other day say that the bell saved Povetkin, I think that's codswallop to be fair. Although nearly every HW to a man says that whatever Price's shortcomings , he is one of the heaviest hitters in the division .
so even if he was buzzed, it's not a major issue, (but he wasn't.):)