Mike Tyson In Prime vs Anthony Joshua who'd win?

Joshua is the goods IMO but he has yet to fight a top 25 HW or anyone who is above domestic level. He's at a completely different stage in his career from GGG so it's nothing to hold against him. If the rumored fight ends up getting made with TT late this year or early next year and he goes through him in style then we will know a lot more about Anthony. He has questions to answer about his defense, chin and stamina against a top 10 caliber HW. I have no reason to believe he can't answer these questions but, unlike with GGG, we just don't know yet. I thought he looked like he had spent a little too much time in the weight room and came in top heavy in his last fight coming off the back injury and that worried me a little. But he has a good team around him and I think he'll get the balance back in his physique.

As for him going through the Klitschkos? Well Wlad will likely be retired by the time Anthony is ready for his shot and Vitali is currently Mayor of Kiev so unless you know something we don't about a comeback that won't be happening. Of all the prospects and Fury/Wilder type undefeated contenders out there right now I have the most faith in Joshua to rule the division in 5 years. But Povetkin is not going anywhere and is better than Wilder and Fury until proven otherwise IMO (he certainly has the 2nd best resume of any top 10 HW). If Kudryashov moves up to HW things could get very interesting.

 

I like Joshua but hes not even really a gold medalist he lost in the opening fight against the cuban. He is a good pro though with great power but seems a little stiff to me I think Tyson would easily get on the inside and kill him with a 20 punch combo

 

Ya I'm British and a big Joshua fan but his gold medal is a farce.

 

aj wins

 

Mike Tyson in under 2 rounds easy

 

Tyson!

 

Prime Mike Tyson was the perfect boxer both in style and body. He was a genetic freak and him meeting Cus was a match made in heaven. Seriously I have yet to see an athlete built like Tyson. He was genetically engineered for boxing

 

Joshua is 250 lbs. of man meat

 

Watch the Jose Ribalta fight.

It plays out like that.

No amount of sparring prepares you for a Tyson.

 

mike too much. aj hasnt fought a live body yet

 

Great post Tyson had great genetics and his ruthless criminal fighting ability helped him a lot too