Could Anthony Joshua have beaten Lennox Lewis?

Lewis packs aj into a trash can

 

‘I’m not as good as McCall, i don’t throw punches like Marciano, even though I’m as heavy as Lewis.
But I model more boxers than both, why can’t I win’
This is how this one would go

 

Prime vs prime Lewis wins 9 out of 10.

 

Could he have beaten Lewis? Sure. A Big, athletic, fast, powerful two handed puncher. Lennox was stopped by lesser fighters and lesser punchers. But *would* he have? Probably not. Lewis was better than Joshua in most aspects, particularly mentally, and would at some point overwhelm Joshua with his own power.

 

Joshua was better than Rahman, and a more dangerous puncher, so we certainly can't say that it's impossible.

Obviously Lewis enters the fight as the favorite.

 

He COULD beat Lewis. Would he is another case? If AJ caught Lewis with a strong right hand, he could end things. But he has to land it.

 

Joshua wouldn't have the heart to threaten Lewis and would fold within 8 rounds...

 

So you think AJ would be outboxing Lewis?

 

What does AJ do better than Lewis to give him anything beyond a puncher’s chance?

 

You could argue prime AJ was a better combination puncher. And that's it.

 

Joshua had some very impressive wins - Vlad, Povetkin, Whyte, and he had some surprising losses- Any Ruiz and Dubois.

Lennox was also KO'd from one punch by McCall and Rahman- could Ruiz catch Lennox by surprise? Could McCall and Rahman stop Joshua?

Lennox had a great offense and an underrated defense - Joshua looked like a monster on his way up but had good hands, power and got off the floor to win vs Vlad which was impressive.

Lennox showed heart vs Vitali and others and Joshua showed it many times.

Could Lennox beat Usyk?

I think Lennox had the tougher mentality of the 2 but could Joshua pull a McCall or a Rahman? AJ certainly had the size 6'6 and 250lbs and he has a better arsenal than Rahman and McCall (not the chin of Oliver but a better fighter)

Key could be mental strength, but a good power shot can turn off the thought process.

 

No I think he would get knocked out

 

Wlad was 41 though and came off of a loss to Fury

 

But you said to look at Lewis vs Bruno fight. Bruno was outboxing Lewis before getting knocked out.

 

I don't think that Lennox would be outboxed by AJ to be fair. I do think Bruno was significantly better, Bruno's problem wasj ust his chin. Also Lewis had not hired Stewart yet so he wasn't as refined.

I do think that he would be in trouble if AJ cracked him,but I see him weather the storm