Via Charles Brun: Deontay Wilder says he believes Anthony Joshua can beat Tyson Fury. Wilder says that if Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) changes some things “morale,” he can beat WBC heavyweight champion Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs).
Even if Joshua doesn’t change things mentally, he can still beat Fury because his entire fight is now focused on using today’s mauling tactics.
In other words, lean over, wrestle, and throw illegal punches at the rabbit. Those are the tactics ham & egger-level heavyweights use to win fights, and it wouldn’t be a problem for a high-level boxer like Joshua to beat that.
Too bad Fury ultimately didn’t want to fight Joshua because the intermittent repeat deadline he set showed he wasn’t interested in fighting that fight.
Instead of fighting Joshua, Fury will likely face Manuel Charr or Derek Chisora. In other words, Fury will play it safe before taking on IBF, WBA & WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk in the first quarter of next year.
“I can see Anthony Joshua beat Tyson Fury. I know it’s crazy – some people will think so,” Deontay Wilder told Dan Rafael’s Against the weirdos unite.
“But I could actually see Joshua win that fight. I think if he changes some things mentally, he can come back and redeem himself like never before.”
Joshua’s powerful left and right hook will be the kryptonite that defeats Fury with his side and rabbit punch tactics. It could very well end up being a mismatch.
Before Joshua lost to Andy Ruiz Jr and Usyk, many boxing fans felt that he would be too strong for Fury and would wipe him out.
If you take those fights out of the equation, Joshua will be a favorite to beat Fury, the weak puncher, and will have an easy time beating him. We’ve seen what Otto Wallin did against Fury, and he’s not a big boxer.
Joshua has the size & power to nullify Fury’s hitting tactics, and a good umpire will care about his rabbit punch.
“We offered Tyson Fury 60-40 to fight AJ when Tyson Fury wasn’t the world champion, and he rejected it. He said, “I want 50-50,” Eddie Hearn told iFL TV. “Nobody mentioned that.
“Nobody mentions that eight or nine months ago we signed up to fight Tyson Fury, and Tyson Fury pulled out of that fight because of referee Deontay Wilder.”
