Does Anthony Joshua have the best resume of any active heavyweight?

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Does Anthony Joshua have the best resume of any active heavyweight?

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  1. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    It wasn't a great win. Quite a mismatch in fact. Ngannou had only beaten some washed up bum in his one and only other boxing fight. Hardly the sort of thing to warrant putting him in with a fighter of Joshua's calibre.
     
  2. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The calibre of quitting against Andy Ruiz Jr? Remind me where that is. No shame in back to back losses against Usyk, but AJ quit a la Victor Ortiz against fat Andy. Seems like Ngannou fights are exactly where he should be.
     
  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Remove the fodder and that record is cut by over 50%
     
  4. Penne Pollo

    Penne Pollo Is Sniffing Your Kid's Hair banned Full Member

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    The best boxers on this list were at the end of their careers (and not prime) when they fought and lost to Joshua.
     
  5. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    I don't know if it's the best but it sure craps on Furys resume.
     
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  6. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Today, such "logic" is everywhere and in everything.
    I'm not surprised at all anymore.
    I try not to get angry.
     
  7. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    That's a level above Fury then, who shouldn't be fighting anyone above domestic level at this point.
     
  8. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    He knocked out Povetkin, who then knocked out White.
    He also knocked out White....
    He also knocked out Ngannou, who knocked down Fury.
    But one can always find some justification.
    You should first understand what "resumé" means.
     
  9. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Anthony Joshua was a good champion, but not spectacular. In general, I think he's underrated, because we haven't had a spectacular champion since Lennox Lewis.
     
  10. Supahero

    Supahero New Member Full Member

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    He has the best resume but it doesn't really matter since he still lost to Usyk 2 times.

    People care about who's the champion, not the resume. Even tought i think Usyk lost against Dubois, it doesn't matter since he's still the official champion.
     
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  11. serioussam

    serioussam Active Member Full Member

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    He probably has, but also was very gifted with opportunities
     
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  12. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    A boxer's "resume" includes only the boxers you beat, not all the ones you fight.
    Because in that case Oleksandr Usyk would also be included in Anthony Joshua's resume, which is not the case.
     
  13. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Takam could go on the list, too.

    Something to be said about this list...not only did he win these fights, but it is something that he went out and got them in the first place. It was an era when you have guy like Fury who have a small number of tough fights and Wilder who had almost none outside of the losses. Props to AJ for being a true fighting man.
     
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