Anthony Joshua vs prime Ali, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe

He loses to all of them, likely by KO.

 

Tell us how AJ beats up 35 year old Wlad even easier than the version he faced

 

Wlad's better than Vitali tho. And punched way harder, which was AJ's kryptonite.

 

@Dynamicpuncher

Who does aj beat

 

He loses them all. Francios Botha would pose questions for probably a good 11 rounds before he gets knocked out. Similar to Michael Moorer vs Botha.

 

Joshua to be brutally beaten by all of the above.

 

Since this is a Florez AJ thread, AJ has to fight them all at once

 

Ali: ko in 7; in fact, Ali ko 7 right up to 1976.

Lewis: ko in 5 though it's quite possible he gets rocked ala Briggs. Lewis was so MUCH of a better fighter than AJ ever was imo. He was amazingly great at some key strategies, his ring iq alone made AJ look like a preschooler.

Vitali Klitschko: murders him in 7, Vitalij was just too good overall imo

George Foreman: I think Big George would be beat worse against AJ than Morrison, but that it would pretty much follow the same plot. Prime George was just too much for him, ko 4.

Riddick Bowe: Bowe's inside game would horrify and humiliate AJ, but if it becomes a shooting match Bowe is going to have problems. Bowe early, AJ late.

 

Luckily for him, Joshua ain't one.

 

His best chances would be against Ali and Foreman.
Ali cause he lacks the power to scare Joshua. And Foreman cause he's way too slow. But Foreman might land a big one and it's all over.
Bowe tended to get hit more than necessary, but he's more skilled. Odds are in his favour.
Lewis and Vitali destroy him. Lewis hit very hard and is more skilled. Vitali is awkward and has too good of a chin.
So, to sum up his chances:
50 % vs Ali and Foreman
30 % vs Bowe
10 % vs Vitali
0 % vs Lewis

 

Neither was Vitali

 

Vitali and Ali present some interesting opportunities for an upset but I wouldn't favor Joshua over any of them. Vitali nor Ali would have the one shot early to KO Joshua, so he has a chance to land shots and win. I think eventually both would be able to wear him down and TKO him, though. I don't really favor any fighter with a lacking defense, middle-ish punch resistance, and a pretty small bag of tricks vs. all time greats.

 

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Although Vitali is not among my top picks skill wise, he is superior to Joshua. Plus he's more awkward and has a far better chin.

 

Joshua obliterates all of Vitalis best wins. Joshua is a much better combination puncher and inside fighter than Vitali. His punch accuracy is better too. Vitali missed 800 punches against Kevin Johnson. And he couldn't land clean enough to even stun-lock Chris Byrd.