Foreman from the late 80's to the early 90's destroys Joshua. Joshua has a chance against the 70's version of Foreman, who was strong, but was sloppy and sometimes too aggressive. Foreman in the late 90's would lose a decision unless he lands on Joshua, which is possible because Joshua's stamina is that bad.
Foreman is stronger, faster, the 90s version is bigger, hits harder, and has a better chin. Stamina is about even.
Joshua CAN'T box like Young and doesn't have even half of Youngs defense. Both guys can knock anyone out with the right punch. Do you really trust Joshua's chin over Foreman's?
The only opponents that came to win vs Joshua had him in dire straits. One bodypunch from Whyte stopped Joshua dead in his tracks and had him in survival mode for a few rounds. Those thudding bodyshots from Foreman would have an already exhausted Joshua bent in half.
I would certainly be picking Foreman if we are talking about the actual prime version before the Lyle and Young fight who was not suffering with depression or having too much of a layoff. Foreman would hurt Joshua and not let him off the hook.
Foreman 6'3" 220 pounds Joshua 6'6" 250 pounds Foreman never beat a man that big. He was the big man. Good fight. It doesn't always have the be a definitive "yeah he KO's him"
For all the delusional clowns thinking 2nd comeback Foreman could handle AJ please look at Foreman's embarrassing robbery win over Eurolevel nobody Axel Schultz.
AJ's defence is meh AJ's boxing IQ in meh AJ's chin is meh AJ's stamina is meh Yes he can punch (no more than 4 times per fight or he gasses), but that's all he's got, foreman no doubt would spark him. I dont know why you all ride AJ's dick like that, but he's nothing special in terms of boxing skill. He's average boxer giant freak. A jounger Wlad would have wooped him badly and a prime foreman would destroy him completely.
And Foreman was in terms of skill? My god the level of delusion with the classic fanboys. Put a fighter in black/white footage and they automatically the skill rating goes up! Pre-war footage? Oh even better, add more skill points! Oh he regularly destroyed heavy bags? He must be unbeatable!
Joshua actually performs better when he's closer to 240 than at 250. At 250 he gasses too much. Foreman even in his late 40's is the last person you want to run out of gas against. Foreman struggled with guys that had quick hands, stamina, and mobility. Like Ali, Holyfield before he bulked up, and Jimmy Young. Foreman also has a great chin, while Wlad has a glass jaw.
he actually was a awesome offensive ko artist. thats skill, dipshyt. if hitting someon well isnt skill you are in the wrong game.
Foreman's skills were not orthodox, but they are totally underrated by you, as far as I see. This guy was skilled, oh boy! yes he was. In terms of skills foreman was like 10000x AJ. Maybe more. I'm not talking about foreman destroying joe louis, I'm talking about a very mediocre AJ, for god's sake, foreman is way way way way better fighter than AJ, by far. My god the level of delusion of fan boys.