Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes Deontay Wilder would blast out Anthony Joshua in a single round of action.
There is ongoing talk that Wilder and Joshua will collide in a battle of former world heavyweight champions this coming December in Saudi Arabia.
Many observers believe Joshua has not looked the same since getting knocked out by Andy Ruiz in their first encounter in June of 2019.
Joshua is now with his third head trainer since suffering his first career loss and last month he bounced back, after back to back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, with a twelve round unanimous decision over Jermaine Franklin.
After his recent performances, Froch still feels Joshua is gun-shy and that it wouldn’t go well for him against someone like Wilder.
“I think Deontay Wilder beats Anthony Joshua in a round one knockout, because Wilder knows that AJ is gun-shy now. He knows he tries to box behind his jab, he knows he will maneuver to try and keep safe. But Wilder will get to him. In three minutes Wilder will line him up and get to him with a shot, so that fight could be over as early as round one. AJ has been fighting gun-shy now since the Andy Ruiz fight, where he chinned him,” Froch told Sporting Post.
“The rematch with Ruiz was box and move, every time Ruiz got nicked he grabbed hold of him, looked down and looked for cover. He’s tried to outbox Usyk who’s not a big puncher, he’s not a heavyweight. Then in the rematch he had a bit more of a go, but when he had a go he ran out of steam again.
“So I can’t really confidently say AJ has a chance against Wilder, and I’m not giving him stick for the sake of it, I just think Wilder catches him with a shot and when he does, it’s over. It’s definitely a KO win for Wilder, it could be as early as round one.”
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