AJ-Takam? How many rounds will it last? Will Takam get past 3? AJ will gas?

What if AJ runs out of puff trying to sparkup Takam?

Blast out or methodical?

Methodical. Takam hears the 7th bell at least.

AJ could carry Takam because he can afford to.

Big event so he will want the fans to get their money's worth.

I think it will go 4 rounds.

I think Joshua will start off quite cautiously, as Takam is quite an unknown quantity and he will not have had much sparring for him.

Joshua will believe that the only way Takam wins is to land a huge money shot early on. Accordingly, he starts off composed and tight, uses his size and reach at distance (and leans all over Takam close up) to break him down.

A long right wobbles Takam in the third, and he is lucky to survive the round. Joshua finishes the job in the 4th

I put the 5th round in my predictions, but it could be any time before that, probably from the 3rd onwards.
when people say about carrying someone a few rounds, I don't think AJ would take the risk. any 16 stone bloke could throw one punch that could KO just about anyone and upset the applecart.
Takam is very game, but he's just too small .

Takam's toughness and survival instinct was being badly underestimated. 2/1 that the fight went the 6th round.

Before the fight the opponent is shit. After the fight AJ is shit. ;D

​Ha ha - very true. We all got this one wrong!

I for one certainly underestimated Takam's gameness for this fight...he did himself proud.

AJ needs to be sharper, a night like that vs a sleeper can end not only a title reign but an entire career because well right now we don't know how he'd react to getting stopped by someone else. We know he's able to get up and win, but coming back after a humiliating loss, that's a tough thing to do.


I just hope the Wilder fight happens soon and that stirs up some more passion for the sport.

Takams only disadvantage would be his height and weight, other than that its an equal match.

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Originally Posted by Badger

Takams only disadvantage would be his height and weight, other than that its an equal match.

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Maybe that disadvantages helped him survive so long.