How would you match Anthony Joshua?

What a silly list. I would cancel my Sky subscription if he was matched like that. Get the pointless Sprott fight out of the way then get Kevin Johnson over, then Adamek, Charr, Thompson, Ustinov. That is the level he will learn at, not pointless fights with Ian Lewison!

 

Can people stop mentioning Malik Scott, this is a boxing forum.

 

Lewison comes too fight more than can be said from his first 9 opponents plus he's a puncher why the rush?

 

Sprott > Zavorotnyi > Johnson > Thompson > Ustinov > Charr > Wach

Sprinkled with the likes of Chisora, Fury and Price.

 

Whats the point in him KO'ing no hopers in a round or 2 either, I think its all about a gradual step up in competition where he can get rounds and learn from facing guys who have fought on higher than domestic levels

 

Eddie chambers

 

To be honest, how many truly dangerous fighters are there in the heavy weight division. You can count them on one hand. I reckon AJ could beat a few top 10ers right now. Only ones I would keep him away from are Fury, Chisora and Haye from the UK, Wlad obviously and the windmiller from the US. The rest are nothing special.

 

Kevin Johnson for the rounds(and quality IFL) should happen sooner rather than later I'd imagine

 

Andriy Rudenko would be a good shout could give Joshua some much needed rounds under his belt, went the distance with Lucas Browne in his only loss.

 

Me of course

 

Oh for **** sake...

 

Johnson

Sherman Williams (To get the rounds in. Joshua needs to go until the later stages of a fight a couple of times before stepping up and Johnson and Williams will do that)


Tarver (Again, a fight against a fighter with a solid jaw to get some rounds under his belt)

Joseph Parker (Test him against another unbeaten prospect with good KO power)

Chambers (Tough, experienced fighter with a good jaw. Will be a good challenge)

Then start looking at top 10 ranked opponents.

 

Pulev. He does an absolute demolition job on him

 

See this is the exact opposite as to what should happen with AJ.

By no means bring him on slowly, but why try and rush him? Look what happened to David Price... he went from blowing out domestic fighters looking the *******s doing so, then went in with Thompson and got beat, because he hadn't been progressed properly.

 

I wouldn't put him in with Pulev/Povetkin in 2015. Cornish after Johnson I'd say, make Fury fight him (highly unlikely) for the British Title or vacate (incredibly likely). Wach, Pianeta or Leipai would be acceptable for Joshua in the Summer and then maybe Price near Christmas 2015. I doubt Joshua fights more than four times in 2015.