Would Anthony Joshua do worse then Ron Lyle against Ali?

Just curious is all, just want to see how we all look at AJ around these parts.

Solid conventional boxer - 6ft5 and 250lbs of Olympian and an 82 inch reach with good fundamentals and a great punch.

This is a combination of size, skills, reach and power Muhammad has never seen and he’s a little long in the tooth… how’s it go?

if not for a pesky Mr Deontay Wilder / politics he’d have been “undisputed” Ali doesn’t have the style or pop to undo him Ruiz style…

Let’s hear it does AJ do worse then Ron Lyle in there bout? Does he “no mas” against old timer grit? It’s an interesting bout IMO.

 

You genuinely think so?

 

At the time he didn’t beat the brakes off Lyle, Wepner or Young he was fading fast after Super Fight 2.

 

I think so too, first it’d be a type of strength he hasn’t really felt - Ali wouldn’t be able to control the clinch like he did with Foreman (probably his strongest opponent?) he’d be shrugged off pretty quickly by a guy who has 30lbs of muscle on the old sport, he’d be forced into resuming the action. it wasn’t a time in Ali’s life where he needed to be pushed and frequently hit hard Joshua also has about 3 inches of vertical on him and an 82 inch reach… Ali’s had about 79 inches himself so the jabbing would be uncomfortable, Ali really didn’t like when people pecked at or with him. Joshua wasn’t a bad boxer, good even but physically he’d also just be too much at this point, he’d just need to stay steady, pop off in bursts and not get into a boxing match too often, get Ali to shell up or get “non combative” stay in range the whole time and “pop” “pop” get in and win as many early rounds as he could before we get to 10-12 … however even then Ali wasn’t a busy guy who hovered in range like Usyk to tire him out IDK if Ali wins he’s cutting it razor thin.

 

Let’s let AJ have the benefit of the doubt if he came to fight how’s he do?

 

AJ got up from Wlad’y I don’t think Ali would stop him with one unless he’s dead tired.