Anthony Joshua v Carlos Takam 28 October 2017

[Spicoli]

ffs did Hearn just say Tyson Fury. Can we stop with that lost baggage already!

[Primo Carnera]

ffs did Hearn just say Tyson Fury. Can we stop with that lost baggage already!

Yep, Hearn is all about the money. He would give a shout out to Ali if he thought he could sell it.
Wants Wilder, goads him and then virtually says it only happens in the UK.

[Master]

Lawrence Okodie and Buatsi highlight looks good.

Now hyping Haye v Bellew.

[Spicoli]

ffs did Hearn just say Tyson Fury. Can we stop with that lost baggage already!

Yep, Hearn is all about the money. He would give a shout out to Ali if he thought he could sell it.
Wants Wilder, goads him and then virtually says it only happens in the UK.

That was disappointing, they dropped Vegas and dismissed it in the same wind. But this is all talking it up right now. Honestly and said it before it's Wilders move to make and frankly needs it more imo. AJ has options and I'd like to see Wilder buy a ticket to tonight's fight and enter the ring post fight given how much he talks.

If Wilder was willing to go to Russia, surely England is a cakewalk. Beats another Alabama Bingo Hall . Great fight needs to happen

[Gandalf]

Wilder is so much better than Joshua it is funny. Joshua has stamina issues, a weak chin and and no jab. Wilder will windmill him out of there. He should never travel to the UK though.

[Memphis]

Dillian Whyte did a decent job of stumbling through Helenius. The bloke needs to get with the program and fucking quick. What once looked like a nigh on bomb proof beard is now being chipped away at by the likes of Chisora and Helenius. He is literally training any opportunity for success out of himself.

If he gets the Wilder fight, on that evidence, he gets sparked out again.

[Hulk]

Wilder is so much better than Joshua it is funny. Joshua has stamina issues, a weak chin and and no jab. Wilder will windmill him out of there. He should never travel to the UK though.

Wilder might well hit harder than Joshua and could KO him if he caught him. But Joshua is a superior fighter in every way. Looked good tonight. At no point did we see a weak chin, or any real weakness aside from perhaps being too bulky. Just a shame it was a BS stoppage to preserve the KO streak.

[Gandalf]

Wilder is so much better than Joshua it is funny. Joshua has stamina issues, a weak chin and and no jab. Wilder will windmill him out of there. He should never travel to the UK though.

Wilder might well hit harder than Joshua and could KO him if he caught him. But Joshua is a superior fighter in every way. Looked good tonight. At no point did we see a weak chin, or any real weakness aside from perhaps being too bulky. Just a shame it was a BS stoppage to preserve the KO streak.

I'm not convinced on Joshua. I think Wilder, though flawed, has all the tools to beat Joshua. I can see him busier, causing problems with how big he is, and on the way gassing Joshua out. He will need to smart an intelligent fight though. I think Joshua so far has shown the better intelligence and poise, but I can see Wilder coming out on top. He has to avoid the UK though as you cannot risk these kinds of stoppages. Unfortunately the UK has become known for its stoppages like Vegas has for its decisions. It makes you wonder what the point of a prediction contest is as the judges and refs end up manipulating all too many outcomes these days.

[powerpuncher]

Joshua seems to have the tools, but he seemed pretty gassed even though he wasn’t that busy. That may get to him eventually. It almost got to him with Wlad. After this fight I see that Joshua is legit but he needs to prove a lot more to become great.

[oakleyno1]

Wilder is so much better than Joshua it is funny. Joshua has stamina issues, a weak chin and and no jab. Wilder will windmill him out of there. He should never travel to the UK though.

Weak Chin? Did you see what happened to Eddie Chambers when Wlad hit him flush? He was asleep. AJ got off the floor and beat him 5 rounds later! He just leaves his chin open and does have very suspect stamina. Needs to get that jab working too.

[Gandalf]

Wilder is so much better than Joshua it is funny. Joshua has stamina issues, a weak chin and and no jab. Wilder will windmill him out of there. He should never travel to the UK though.

Weak Chin? Did you see what happened to Eddie Chambers when Wlad hit him flush? He was asleep. AJ got off the floor and beat him 5 rounds later! He just leaves his chin open and does have very suspect stamina. Needs to get that jab working too.

Mabe not Khan like or anything like that, but he is hardly James Toney or Ali when it comes to chins. In the last two he has looked a bit chinny with stamina problems to me. I think that plays into Wilders strengths. Wlad was so old in that fight and off a layoff and loss and this was very patchy. I would still like to see James Toney come back and sort them all out.

[Primo Carnera]

Wilder is so much better than Joshua it is funny. Joshua has stamina issues, a weak chin and and no jab. Wilder will windmill him out of there. He should never travel to the UK though.

Weak Chin? Did you see what happened to Eddie Chambers when Wlad hit him flush? He was asleep. AJ got off the floor and beat him 5 rounds later! He just leaves his chin open and does have very suspect stamina. Needs to get that jab working too.

Mabe not Khan like or anything like that, but he is hardly James Toney or Ali when it comes to chins. In the last two he has looked a bit chinny with stamina problems to me. I think that plays into Wilders strengths. Wlad was so old in that fight and off a layoff and loss and this was very patchy. I would still like to see James Toney come back and sort them all out.

You think Wilder is better than Joshua, that's fine . A fair point. But to say AJ has a weak chin to try to justify the point is plain ludicrous.
I reckon his chin is pretty tough. You could say Wilder's chin is weak, because he got wobbled in one of his recent fights, and he's got chicken legs. That would be just as ludicrous.
With the heavies, they're all getting hit hard by massive blokes. They can all be KO'd.
I believe fitness is a lot to do wth recovery from getting clobbered (e.g. Froch) , and I believe AJ has to come in much lighter and therefore fitter than he did last night.