Floyd Patterson Versus Anthony Joshua

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Who wins?

  1. Floyd

    35.3%
  2. Anthony

    64.7%
  1. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who wins in this clash of era?
     
  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Floyd gets flattened
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back banned Full Member

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    It’s not improbable Floyd boxes his way to a win here. It’s more likely he’s overwhelmed for being courageous. I’ll pick Floyd for the sake of honour.
     
  5. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wouldn't rule Floyd out, he wouldn't get ko'ed by Andy Ruiz
     
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    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    I think Mr Patterson would be leaving the stadium wearing his bearded disguise.
     
  7. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Patterson by knockout. Joshua’s lack of head movement would just make him a big target for Patterson.

    Joshua also really struggles with shorter fighters and Patterson being 5’9” would be very difficult for Joshua to land clean on.
     
  8. Turnip mk3

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    If Floyd lands a shot on AJ s China chops then he's going down big time.
     
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  9. mr. magoo

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    Patterson’s chin gets better with each passing decade
     
  10. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah he would. Floyd got run over by a 200 pound Ingo. Ruiz is a 6'2 260 pound man with fast hands and power. Floyd was a tremendous fighter in his era but come on now. Watch some film of Ruiz.
     
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    AJ ko before 5.
     
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  12. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruiz is a tub of Lard who got outboxed by a dinosaur named Ortiz and barely survived because Ortiz was SHOT to pieces.,,,
    Yeah that's the film I watched, Floyd boxes the fat off his ears
     
  13. Dynamicpuncher

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    You'll talking about china chins and yet Patterson was on the floor like 20 odd times wasn't he ? And vs fighters not anywhere near the size of Joshua.
     
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    Patterson as far as fighting ability was as master compared to Joshua's novice.
    But Joshua's physical advantages cannot be overlooked here, especially when considering Patterson didn't have a great chin.
    If Joshua was his pre Ruiz loss self when he fought more aggressively, he probably stops Patterson in 7-8 rds. ( Probably would've stopped Usyk also)
    The Post Ruiz version of Joshua, who now is fighting much more cautious, Patterson could win a decision over him.
     
  15. ThatOne

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    Floyd was 6'00".
     
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