AJ vs Klitschko era fighters

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  1. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How would Joshua do vs Klitschko era fighters? And I mean when they were prime.
    AJ vs Wladimir
    AJ vs Vitaly
    AJ vs Sam Peter
    AJ vs Sultan Ibragimov
    AJ vs James Toney
    AJ vs Ruslan Chagaev
    AJ vs Lamon Brewster
    AJ vs Corrie Sanders
    AJ vs Brock
    AJ vs Chris Byrd
    AJ vs Nicolai Valuev
    AJ vs Chris Arreola
    AJ vs Tony Thompson
    AJ vs Maskaev
    AJ vs Rahman
    AJ vs Povetkin
    AJ vs Pulev
    AJ vs David Haye
     
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    A fully fit and motivated Tyson Fury is the best fighter of either era.
     
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    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury was too young during Klitschko era, he is next era
     
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    ZablieJudahnoff Charleston White 2024 Full Member

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    Against the opposition mentioned, he´d have at least 10 losses. some of them by being brutally knocked out.
    i wonder if he´d be bold enough to overlook somebody like Fat Toney. Dayumn, Toney would put it on him verbally, he´d never fight again and become a local/gym level bodybuilder.
    that maybe sound harsh, but his dummy spitting antics really got me.
     
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    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    IN THE UK ONLY. On paper he wins nearly all of them like Wlad did, but fights aren't fought on paper and that's why Wlad's reign was so impressive. He consistently beat the guys he should be despite factoring in lucky punches, off nights etc.
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    he beag them all but its a pretty weak list,seeing as Poovetkin is the best of that bunch.

    except suagr val.
     
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    Joshua beats Chagaev, Brock, Arreola, Thompson, Rahman, Maskaev, Pulev

    Joshua loses to Wladimir, Vitali, Peter, Ibragimov, Sanders, Povetkin, Haye
     
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    You're delusional. Fat Toney lost to Lucase Browne ffs
     
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    Jamzy ⭐ Active Member Full Member

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    Wlad, Vitali, Povetkin and David Haye all beat Anthony Joshua with ease. Peter is a 50/50 fight and Joshua wins the rest.
     
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    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think even in UK Lamon Brewster, Samuel Peter or even Corrie Sanders would KO him.
    Sanders would need to do it early though.
     
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    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ beats them with maybe the excpetion Vitalli.
     
  12. SmackDaBum

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    He would definitely struggle the Most vs Sanders. In my mind the most underrated fighter of the SHW'era.
     
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    he never even got into climbing contention, hes behind severalof the others.
     
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    ah the guys who koed wlad.

    no that doesnt work.
     
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    Despite the bad loss, if oddsmakers we're actually making offs, Vitali and Wlad would be the only ones favored. I think Sanders, Haye, Povetkin and Peter would be very live underdogs though