Is Joshua the first unified champion with 100% KO rate?

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  1. James Smith

    James Smith Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You've changed the question. You said.

    "A better question would be, is Anthony Joshua the only champ to win his first belt without ever fighting anyone in the top 10"

    He won his belt by fighting a top ten fighter, that answers your original question.

    To answer your new question no, he never fought anyone ranked in the IBF top ten, before beating Charles Martin.
     
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  2. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Thanks for proving my point.
     
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  3. James Smith

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    No problem.
     
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  4. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    He's not a champion Bailey.
     
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  5. James Smith

    James Smith Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bailey?
     
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  6. derrick

    derrick 6ft4 215 bring it on Full Member

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    He is not a unified Champion. Wilder has the WBC belt.
     
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  7. devon2

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    There's nobody. I spent an hour trying to find someone. An interesting feat.
     
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  8. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    And it holds what merit?
    I doubt even Joshua carers about such statistics.
     
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  9. devon2

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    I find it interesting just in the fact that in more than a hundred years it hasn't happened. Doesn't mean Joshua is an ATG or anything. But he still holds a record for the boxer to unify with 100% ko ratio. That's worth something in itself.
     
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  10. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    There are a few things to consider.
    WBC is 54 years old
    WBA is 55 (it has a much deeper history but the org has changed a lot, so lets go with the 55)
    IBF is 34
    WBO is 29

    And Joshua has only had 19 fights so far. In due time his KO % will drop. If he fights world class opposition, that is.
    Mike Tyson, albeit not a champion yet, was had 19 wins and all KOs, before running into James Tillis.

    All it is is just a testament to Joshuas power. It has nothing to do with his resume.
     
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  11. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Are you really going to try and troll me??We BOTH know how this ends ALL the time? :hang
     
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  12. jm2729v

    jm2729v Active Member Full Member

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    KO rates meh.... I prefer 12 round wars. Doubt Josh himself cares about the KO rate
     
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    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Is the following statement True or False? Anthony Joshua never fought someone ranked in the ibf top 10 (at the time he fought them) prior to winning the ibf belt.
     
    Mr.DagoWop, May 14, 2017
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  14. Rockradar

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    Yep to 12 round wars, key word being 'wars'.

    I reckon Josh loves his 100% KO rate. A lotta people love his KO rate, thats why we watch him I guess.
     
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    There are a ton of unified champions with worse wins than wlad to get the title
     
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