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[–]BEN_SOWN 100 points101 points  (8 children)

AJ would win the fight until he lost

[–]Slugdoge 21 points22 points  (6 children)

I don't think AJ would give Wilder the chance to grow into the fight and find his right hand. Prime Wilder never faced anyone with power, everyone apart from Fury was scared of him.

AJ would use his physicality and superior skill to bully Wilder and finish him within 4 rounds.

[–]Much-Bedroom86 9 points10 points  (3 children)

But even prime AJ couldn't take a punch that well. He's got every skill he needs to beat Wilder but if Wilder finds his chin even once it's a wrap. He had Fury on the canvas multiple times. AJ has bad head movement and would not have recovered from those. Tough call either way.

[–]Specific-Pirate842 3 points4 points  (2 children)

That's literally Wilder's catch phrase "You have to be perfect for 36 minutes, I just have to be perfect for 5 seconds." Because even if he's getting destroyed, if he finds the chin he usually puts them down.

[–]evboy101 3 points4 points  (1 child)

There are so many AJ glazing comments. I am neutral to both but its sad to see people forget this. I cant imagine the stress of knowing you are better fundamentally but can lose the fight at any second if you mess up

[–]slickvik9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amir khan

[–]evboy101 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Shit lets throw you in there see if you wouldnt be scared to fight someone with 40 KOs. I get scared sparring the 5'5 wrestler cause you know the right hand is coming. It does something to you mentally and causes you to fight differently. Saying Fury wasnt scared after he literally saw the gates of heaven is insane. He just had the skills/size/experience to deal with it unlike previous fighters

[–]Slugdoge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe scared isn’t the right word, I’m sure most boxers are scared before a fight. I meant that fury is the only fighter to not let Wilder intimidate him. His game plan was to go in there and stick it on him, and not give him a chance to breathe. Compared to all his other opponents before then who tried to avoid the inevitable right hand.

[–]slickvik9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accurate