If Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko swapped eras, would AJ have done the same?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Would AJ have showed the same dominance over the shitty 2000s heavyweight era?

    I think so. I think AJ + Wlad are near equals in terms of talent level.
     
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  2. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    All these AJ fans can only fantasize hypotheticals about their bodybuilding bum

    But yeah AJ could have become a midget pusher and clincher just as good as robot Wlad. I always said even before he got chinned over 5 times to emulate Wlad would be his best possible outcome.
     
  3. kk17

    kk17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua wouldn't make it to the 2nd Round vs Sanders. Vitali of 2004 would beat him up bad in 7 or 8 Runds. Haye with his quick Hands might have ko'ed Joshua too.
    Stylewise Byrd would be difficult. Tua of the early 2000's might catch him with the left Hook in the early Rounds.
     
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  4. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  5. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Easy answer....no.
     
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  6. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    A younger Povetkin would have taken down AJ.
     
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  7. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    AJ probably wouldn’t have been able to get up and recover from the Sam Peter KDs, for one example….
     
  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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  9. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wlad's Povetkin probably stops AJ
     
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  10. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    Vitali would have badly beaten up AJ.
     
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  11. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    AJ is gifted athlete and very competent boxer. He would do fine in a relatively short time. But he won't be able to reign 10 years in a row without losses like Wlad did.
     
  12. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nope. He doesn't have a consistency that Wlad had. I think only a few heavyweights in history could have repeated his run. AJ isn't one of them.
     
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  13. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    If he had Emmanuel Steward in his corner then probably yes. There might be a couple banana peels in there though.
     
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  14. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Absolutely not. AJ cares more about being a celebrity than a boxer. It's honestly disrespectful to Wlad.
     
  15. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A few people think both AJ and Fury could have had a Wlad like streak in that era lately.