DON'T DO IT AJ
The quest for the undisputed would heavyweight boxing champion rages on and few weeks ago WBC heavyweight title holder Tyson Fury came out of retirement to throw his hat into the ring. In a short video he called on the promoters to put a lump sum on the table and he'll come out to defeat Oleksandr Usyk to redeem Great Britain's pride after the Ukrainian defeated Anthony Joshua twice.
Last week the gypsy king came out again, this time to challenge Anthony Joshua to duel, telling the former champion and his team to get back to him with a date, venue and other necessary information. AJ on his own came out to accuse Fury of chasing clout and told him to reach out to his team if he really wants a fight.
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On paper, it might look like a good opportunity at redemption for the power puncher, but in reality it is a trap that AJ should do everything possible to avoid. The anglo-Nigerian is at his lowest and even at his best is still miles away from Fury's level.
Since being knocked out by Andy Ruiz jnr, the Brit has been a shadow of his former confident and imposing self. His return match against the south American in which he had a decision win was nothing more than a fluke in a fight that AJ kept running away from his opponent, only winning as a result of jabs aided by a better reach. At some point a frustrated Ruiz was seen visibly charging AJ to come at him and stop running away.
Then came along undefeated Usyk which was an opportunity for AJ to really prove to the world that his loss to Ruiz was only a minor setback. But again he was out foxed and out boxed by simply a better boxer and ended up being resoundly beaten in a unanimous decision in Favour of the Ukrainian.
It was the same story in the return fight with the Ukrainian recovering from an early AJ onslaught to take the fight in a split decision. Not even the change of his coaching team could save AJ. Now at this point, he has run out of mistakes and set backs and cannot afford to fall again if he wants to rescue anything remaining from his career.
AJ's travails has been in complete contrast to that of Tyson Fury who has obliterated everything standing in his way since his return to the sport in 2015. His latest victims being Dillian Whyte and the self acclaimed bronze bomber,who famously claimed that to beat him you need 12 good rounds, but he only needs one second to beat you.
That was before he got into the ring with the gypsy king whom he only managed to last 12 rounds with in the first fight which ended in a draw "in his favour". In the second fight, his corner had to throw in the towel to save him from being eliminated. Just like AJ he decided to hold his trainers responsible and change them.
In the third, even after being knocked down twice by Wilder, Fury still strolled to a successive knockout win against the bomber. I have to say that apart from his powerful right hand hooks, Wilder is one of the worst heavyweight boxers I've seen over the years. Just all brawn and very little brain.
But so is Anthony Joshua. The moment they fail in their power punches, they go stale and have absolutely no technique. Fury on the other hand might not have their punching powers, but he's the sleekest of the lot out there.
His movement, both feet and head is so elusive, sometimes it seems impossible to get a scrape of him, and when you eventually do, he's got a tough chin to handle almost anything.
Add the fact that he's on a roll right now with confidence skyrocketing, I don't see how AJ with his fragile emotional state would last 7 rounds with the gypsy king.
I don't see any logical reason for AJ to dive into this fight. My sincere advice for him will be, don't do it AJ. It's good to be brave, courageous and fearless, but most times we stand at a coward's house to point fingers at the ruins where a brave man once lived.
AJ should try to recover from his latest setback, improve on his technique and overall boxing, and try to build up confidence with winnable matches and climb up the ladder again before going for the big time.
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Is this some kind of trap? No, it's not. A trap is never this obvious to the naked eyes. If AJ fights Fury, he will have maybe a 10% chance of winning. But, it doesn't get bigger than Fury in heavyweight boxing right now.
This is AJ's last chance at a big payday before riding into the sunset, winding down his boxing career in accordance. He will never get the chance to fight Usyk again; Wilder and White are less attractive opponents than the tired AJ.
The battle of Britain's most popular boxers will pull massive crowd, they've being talking about this for five years. AJ already lost three fights, it's no big deal if he loses one more and pack a decent sum of money in return. This type of opportunity will never cross his path again.
As much as I really see the point of harvesting a last huge payday, I still feel like he can still build himself up again. AJ is at a point where if he loses another match now, his career is going to teeter into oblivion.
I still have some level of respect and faith in the man, but if he's just looking for a payout, then he can take the fight, but if he believes that he can build up again, then he shouldn't
Before the second Usyk fight, some guys close to AJ predicted he may retire from boxing if he loses to Usyk. Honestly, Fury is the guy that can give AJ the big fight atmosphere once again. Who else? Whyte? Wilder? Jarrell Miller?
Without Fury's fight, AJ drops back to the mid-level circle. I believe he will rather retire when the memory of his triumphs is still fresh, than to wander into fights with average boxers.
You're right though. Let's wait and see what he's going to do next
AJ is useless and has been protected by promoters for most of his career. He is all muscles and no brains lacking the skills. This would be his last big paycheck as a fighter he is finished. In sport you only get so many chances and he has used them all up. He doesn't have the heart and not everyone does which is why he should pack it in and move on. When he had no money he was hungry and now he has the money what is driving him?
He displayed so much emotion in the last fight, he looked like he'd grab a chance to resurrect whatever is remaining of his dead career. I guess this is the point at which he needs to decide what's next for him, get a last fat check or fight for his career.
This is the fight that AJ need to win in order to redeem back his old glory, if he didn't, he would be forgotten very soon so he need to give it all this time. He just have to fight and win
There's a 1.5 percent chance of him winning that fight. If he takes it up, it'll most definitely be for a last huge payday and then retirement