I think so. It's his toughest test and I don't see how he comes back from it. Incidentally, I think Wlad gets better with years and experience and isn't past it at all. Look at him, he looks wiser and more focused than the Fury fight, in which he looked wary, bored and confused.
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Well, it depends of course...
If Wlad is on-fire and he and AJ have a back and forth war, then hardly. If it's the old, gunshy Wlad who was hesitant against Jennings, then I'd say 'yes'.
Most likely, if Wlad wins then it's safe to say that AJ was exposed because Wlas is in his 40's, coming off a loss, and has looked severely gunshy. Being a young, popular, super-muscular world-champ and losing to and old vet usually means you were exposed. -
I don't think so. AJ had 18 fights so far. Does anyone think that this is his best? Of course not, he will develop much more, and reach his true prime in 3-5 years.
He is going against the ATG HW. Past prime, but still, Wlad did it all. You can't take much from AJ if he loses. It will mean he took this one too soon.Comment
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I think if AJ is going to be the next great fighter he should slap Klitschko around at this stage of his career, if he doesn't he's probably not quite as good as people think, though he would still probably be one of the top guys for a long time.Comment
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no!! i dont understand why majority of this forum act like wlad is a bum or something. wlad is hold heavy weight crown for more than decade.Comment
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Not exposed...he will still probably be considered the best of the rest. I honestly believe furys win over wlad was a one off...i dont think wlad really took him seriously because of all the palaver fury was going on with beforehand. Im sure wlad thought fury was in it for a laugh not believing his luck when he won the lottery. Fury was smart in having wlad thinking he wasnt taking it seriously then behind closed doors training his ass off. Wlad wont be fooled like that again. He recognised his mistake and i believe he is determined to prove it was more his loss than furys win. Therefore i take fury out of the equation for those who think fury is anywhere near AJ or wlad for that matter.Comment
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Unlikely to be completely exposed. But it's possible that flaws people already suspect, shaky chin, heavy feet, small gas tank etc would be shown up in a losing effort. But he is green to be facing Wlad, even an old Wlad. And ifhe gets caught or struggles with the distance I don't think it would be Price-Thompson level of exposure.
It would deflate the hype of course. Harder to market a guy as a heavyweight destroyer when a 41 year old beats him. Sky would go all in on Wlad as one of the greatest ever but that then leaves the awkward fact that Fury beat him.Comment
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Originally posted by Redd Foxx View Post
Wlad has no business beating anybody unless they're some young kids and a damn near Jeff Lacy/Nas Hamed type of fighter.
The guys with worldly talent and little discipline of the ones who you say shouldn't even be losing to such a fighter. In the end, after watching how fearful he was against a guy like Jennings and he wasn't some worldbeater, if he washed AJ, its hilarious because i expected him to lose.
I wanna see AJ X Wilder. Deontay makes so much fundamental mistakes but in an era where Mayweather leaned on his IQ over time and made fights '' boring '' i need a heavily flawed guy to turn up and make **** exciting because he has one punch KO powerComment
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Wlad is shot, gunshy, 41 years old and out of the ring approaching 2 years...Originally posted by betmen View PostComment
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