Joshua vs current Top 10 heavyweights

Could still possibly beat Fury.
Could see him beating Parker again.
Would favour him over Ajagba hesitantly.
If he's on decent form I could see him beating Bakole aswell.

 

When was the last time Joshua beat a top 10 HW?

It's either 285lb untrained Andy Ruiz, or 40 year old Povetkin.

It has been a LONG time since he defeated a top 10 opponent. 8 years or so. He has, however, LOST to 4 top 10 opponents in that time frame.

I expect his fanboys to say he beats everyone except Usyk (and now they have to begrudgingly say Dubois)

 

Would pick him against Bakole and Ajagba, and possibly Parker as well. He might be able to beat Hrgovic if Hrgovic gasses. While he wouldn't be favoured he does have the power to beat the others, so 3-4 would be a good guess.

 

I'm not choosing Joshua over anyone, after Dubois brutally demolished him, it's hard for me to choose Joshua over anyone...

 

usyk - 90/10 Usyk
fury - 70/30 Joshua
wardley - 60/40 Joshua
kabayel - 55/45 Kabayel
parker - 65/35 Joshua
dubois - 70/30 Dubois
hrgovic - 65/35 Joshua
bakole - 50/50
itauma - 68/32 Itauma
ajagba - 80/20 Joshua

 

I favour AJ at this stage to beat Fury, Ajagba, and Bakole.

Fury due to his inactivity and his bad lifestyle catching up with him.
Ajagba because he is a very average HW.
Bakole because he has completely lost his hunger, and I doubt he even is top 10 still.

The other 7 listed would beat him.

 

I wouldn't make AJ an outright favourite against any.

His best chances:
- Fury is physically shot, and has been horribly inactive, so AJ has a chance there.
- Bakole, often in woeful physical shape, not difficult to land punches on.
- Hrgovic, might be on a steep decline himself, also very easy to hit.

 

Let's not talk rubbish now, he beats at least 4 (Hrgovic, Parker, Ajagba, Bakole) and 5 are a toss up (Fury, Dubois, Wardley, Kabayel, Itauma) I would bet good money on him beating Wardley too.

 

Thinking 2-3

 

3/10. Max 5/10

I think he'd beat Hrgovic, Bakole, Ajagba

Wardley and Parker are close to 50/50

 

Parker he beats again. maybe Hrgovic who doesn't have enough power. Bakole he'd probably beat. Kabayel and Wardley I don't know.

 

It depends what AJ turns up...

If he turns up to war, he loses quite a few.

If he turns up like Usyk-2 and boxes well and to a plan, he beats most of them - probably even with the physical decline in the mix.


We need to see him fight someone good again and see what he does, how he reacts to pressure, etc - he might just be completely done, or there might still be something left.

 

Joshua/wardley is a good fight imo! 50/50 for me

 

Joshua beats at least 5 of those mentioned imo, there’s some really good hard to call fights in there too