That quote is almost a universally accepted fact in boxing besides the very rare and odd fluke when all goes fubar. So with that said, why are AJ and Wilder held to significantly different standards when each of their two best wins came against aging fighters whom they struggled with until their crazy gifts bailed them out? THEY are both very flawed with leaky defense and questionable durability that have shown very good resilience with their backs against the wall, there really is a lot of parallels between them, lets not act like Joshua wouldnt have at best won bronze if the olympics werent in London. But Joshua isnt a lanky and wiry 220 pounds. Hes in the upper 240's to 250's. The weight difference between them is significant, sometimes greater than the disparity from LHW to CW. But only Wilder gets **** on. And that weight difference makes a significant difference dont act like it doesn't. The main reason Joshua doesnt seemingly get outboxed is because opponents are more cautious about engaging with him.
Ya historically speaking at HW. But Povetkin isnt great and is much smaller than Ortiz and skillwise about equal, only difference being he isnt close to the physical specimen Ortiz is nor does he have the physical profile Ortiz has. Ortiz is a BIGGER guy than Wilder. Wilder KO's Ortiz and gets **** on, AJ KO's a natural LHW and is praised like a god. What a miserable little island populated by rotten ****s.
Wait, what was it Povetkin was caught taking, twice for that matter? Lol so original. Haha hes so old and out of shape hes on BP meds hahaha. So funny.
Joshua weighs 240 pounds because he chooses too. His frame is more like a 220 pound fighter which he fought at as a amateur. Holyfield was considered a dominated champion for years and was a 6'1 205 pound fighter. Evander was able to beat the 6'5 or close to it Riddick Bowe and almost beat the 6'5 Lewis in their second fight even though Evander was past his prime. Mike Tyson was 5'10 220 and beat tons of guys who were 6'5 plus. So being taller by a few inches doesn't mean you can be a guy a couple inches shorter than you are.
In boxing guys struggle, that's the game. W. Klistchko was knocked out twice. V. Klistchko quit against Chris Byrd, and they are two of the 5 or 6 greatest HVYTs. Such is the nature of the game when a large powerful man is throwing punches at your head.
