I'm sort of on Beefy's side here. Deep down, I don't think there's a more devastating puncher in the game than AJ, but that's only half the game. Like all fighters, he's going to be hit, and these mammoths hit with authority. For mine, there are only a hand few of serious heavies out there at the moment, AJ, Fury, Wilder, Klitschko and maybe Ortiz & Haye. Easily the most elusive of these are Fury, Wilder and Haye. The other three, AJ, Klitschko and Ortiz don't appear to be as mobile. The latter group would most likely be the ones plodding forward from centre ring, while the others circle and work from the outside. That doesn't mean they'll stay out there, when they get the chance, they pounce. We could pull all of these fighters apart and discuss them for hours, but as far as AJ is concerned, I think he's far from fluid. I've sometimes read of him being described as "clunky," something I think I agree with. I think he's there to be hit and when it happens, he'll fall. Hopefully not in the near future, but it happens to just about all of the greats, so it's likely to happen to him. I'm an AJ fan though. If I had the chance to "own" a heavyweight, I'd choose him over the others in a heart beat. But I fear for him. American form is proving to be rather soft, so
maybe Wilder can be discounted, Klitschko has age against him, Haye looks very fast, but too small, Ortiz I'm not sure about. He looked so so in the States, but last up was wonderful, admittedly against a third rated fighter, but he looks dangerous. The real fly in the ointment for me is Tyson Fury. He's huge, he has arms like an octopus and he's the best spoiler in the game. And again, this is only a personal opinion, I believe Tyson has more ring smarts than the other five, with the possible exception of Haye. I don't think Haye has the same heart though. If Fury has his head screwed on properly, I feel he'll prove a bit too good for anyone else out there at the moment. How's that for going out on a limb.
