Has Wilder suddenly become the “A Side” against AJ?

[El Kabong]

All I want to see is the fight actually happen. I THINK Joshua will win, I'm not certain of it but I'm leaning that way simply because I rate the offensive prowess of AJ & Wilder as A+, I rate AJ's ring generalship higher, but like as has been said Wilder is unpredictable he fights more like he just stepped outside a bar than stepped into a ring and that offers him a different kind of aura about him...not bad, just different.


As for opponents, I know AJ is a gold medalist and Wilder is a bronze medalist. Wilder was 30-5 as an amateur, Joshua was 40-3....there's not much difference there. When they turned pros is where you see the difference. AJ was seemingly paced, pick the right opponent get the training in, get the rounds in. Wilder was fed bums for about 4 years.


Jason Gavern was Anthony Joshua's 11th pro fight (2015)....he was Deontay Wilder's 32nd pro fight (2014). Eric Molina was AJ's 18th fight (2016)....he was Wilder's 34th fight (2015). Does that mean AJ will beat Wilder for certain, HELL NO! It means earlier in his professional career AJ is taking fights that Wilder didn't take until later in his career and yes that will lead to people thinking Wilder's record is a bit padded.


As raw as Wilder is/was I think he NEEDED those years of feasting on tomato cans so that his trainer could hone his skills....I'm impressed with the guy he jumped from tomato cans to challengers right into title fights with ease so far. I also don't want to forget AJ's struggles in his last fight vs Takam. Takam is tough, but should have not lasted like he did vs AJ. Maybe it's just a hangover after the big fight vs Wlad (which could have taken a lot out of AJ) but we'll see. Parker is no slouch that's going to be a tough fight.


I am thinking that Wilder vs Parker won't be as big as Wilder vs AJ, but don't count it out from happening. Like I said I just want to see the best vs the best.

[powerpuncher]

I don’t feel like either has ducked anyone lately. Wilder obviously took a while to start fighting anybody with a pulse, but for the past few years he has fought anybody that is put in front of him. And don’t forget that some of them tested positive for banned substances.

Anyways. If AJ beats Parker, an AJ vs Wilder fight is the most excited I will have been for a HW fight since pre Wlad. Probably since Lewis vs Vitali.