I agree with you regarding Joshua. Dude was a criminal before he cleaned up. He's got his public image down pat and I suspect that he's playing it cool because at the end of the day, he knows he's the A-side. But Wilder sure is making it uncomfortable for him.
I also think Eddie Hearn is in no rush to make that fight, not when he's making a killing with Joshua fighting anybody. We'll see how that plays out, especially now with Hearn getting that HBO deal. If he takes Joshua there...uh oh.
Finally, I keep seeing people calling Wilder wild-swinging and windmilling. I have to question their boxing acumen. Wilder does that when he has his opponent finished and he's looking for the fatality. That first knockdown was a beautifully timed straight 1-2 that Stiverne never had a chance to see coming because Wilder set it up by jabbing and occasionally throwing overhand rights. Plus, Wilder's reach is insane.
Wilder isn't all the way technically sound but he's got a pretty good ring IQ, is mean, and throws a good jab. Not to mention his other-wordly power and athleticism. Wilder-Joshua is a great fight that needs to happen sooner rather than later.
Yes, most people think he's soft because of his demeanour in public. But that was a guy that his mum had to send to Nigeria to live with his because he was mixing with the wrong crowd. Came back and was still on the same BS before they had to beg him to start following his cousin, Benga, to the gym, to box. That was how he became a boxer. And he was out there doing his thing, he was a decent shotta driving a mid-range Benz at 19. So he was getting it in. And the last case he busted was a major case that would probably carry a minimum of 10-15 years in the US. But once there's redemption, there's no point putting that on front street and trying to act bad, that's why he changed those around him. He's been there, done that, and got his stripes. The rah rah guy thingy is for fake-tough guys. This guy, Dillian Whyte, knows what Josh is about, hence he tried to bait him during their fight and came to the fight with a lot of roadman from South. I know Dillian proper and he's also about that life.
I think the reason why they're delaying the fight is because Hearn wants to milk it and I believe they want it to happen in Vegas. Josh needs that US money since that's where all the money in boxing is. Selling 200,000 PPVs in the UK isn't the same as selling over 2 million in the US and tapping into the enormous money you can generate from sponsors/adverts there. Wilder just doesn't have that appeal yet in the US. So why fight now and make less, when you can prolong it and make x10 what you'll likely make now? Left to Josh, he'll fight Wilder tomorrow morning. The guy isn't even a threat based on how he fights.
Wilder does that wild-swinging thingy all the time. That's how he fights when he's under pressure and frustrated as well.
Look at this
Josh will knock this guy out cold.
I want to see him fight Dominic Breazeale next.
I was asleep last night cause I got a terrible cold but GOTDAMN! Stiverne would've won the world limbo championship last night.
