Anthony Joshua vs Muhammad Ali who wins this super fight?

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Anthony Joshua vs Muhammad Ali who wins?

  1. Anthony Joshua

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  2. Muhammad Ali

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  1. Col Mortimer

    Col Mortimer The question isn't indiscreet.The answer could be Full Member

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    Wow, this is one hell of a thread. 110+ pages.

    Can't believe I can't recall it. Lol.
     
    Col Mortimer, Jul 15, 2022
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's all over now.

    The wave has crashed, the hype has washed over, and all thats left is a bodybuilder fitness trainer in boxing gloves.

    I can't believe i use to be a fan. I'm glad I've seen the light.
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Jul 15, 2022
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  3. Vic The Gambler

    Vic The Gambler Active Member Full Member

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    Haha! I hear you. But though the hype train is over now and stuck firmly at the Tyson Fury station, I still like AJ. He’s just not as good as I thought he was
     
    Vic The Gambler, Jul 15, 2022
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  4. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk gave Joshua fits with his footwork. Ali's footwork would have completely befuddled him.
     
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    VG_Addict, Jul 15, 2022
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  5. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Have I missed something, or did Ali size Usyk just make Joshua look stupid? I must have been dreaming.
     
    Clinton, Jul 15, 2022
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali was easier to hit with hooks than Usyk, but AJ goes through large periods of fights without throwing any hooks, he doesn`t trust his hook which would hurt his cause against Ali.
     
    mark ant, Jul 15, 2022
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  7. BoxingCasual13

    BoxingCasual13 Watches Boxing once a year Full Member

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    So you take two elite boxers in Ali and Usyk. The difference is one is a blown up CW, and the other is a natural HW. AJ lost to the blown up CW, and was even hurt by him, so what makes you think he'd do better against the natural HW with arguably better speed than Usyk, and just as great boxing skills?
     
    BoxingCasual13, Jul 15, 2022
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  8. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Dude Ali was lighter than Usyk and shorter than him as well. Ali said he was 6'2 and he started off his career weighing like 199 pounds. Usyk technically dehydrated to 200 but there is no way he has ever stepped into a ring weighing less than 210. "Cruiserweight" didn't exist when Ali was around, otherwise he wouldn't have been dropped by 185 pound Cooper or dropped and beaten by 5'11 200 pound Joe Frazier. Usyk is Foreman size, if not a little bigger. (Same weight as 70s Foreman with significantly less fat)
     
    JunlongXiFan, Jul 15, 2022
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali didn`t have that much power.
     
    mark ant, Jul 15, 2022
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  10. BoxingCasual13

    BoxingCasual13 Watches Boxing once a year Full Member

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    And Usyk does? He sits on his punches much less than Ali, but still hurt AJ.
     
    BoxingCasual13, Jul 15, 2022
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    The shots he caught AJ with wre sharp and crisp.
     
    mark ant, Jul 15, 2022
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  12. BoxingCasual13

    BoxingCasual13 Watches Boxing once a year Full Member

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    Would Ali not be able to hit those same shots?
     
    BoxingCasual13, Jul 15, 2022
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Usyk is better at it, his feints sent AJ all over the place.
     
    mark ant, Jul 15, 2022
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  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They were sharp but Usyk like Ali isn't a big puncher. Ali still has the power to hurt him
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Jul 15, 2022
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Maybe.
     
    mark ant, Jul 15, 2022
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