He probably did enough to earn the shot against Wlad, certainly many challengers got one for less
I take it Tommy Burns is also a Top 10 lock for you.
That's exactly why a consistent run of wins against good opponents counts for so much. Everyone will have off nights and bad match ups.
If Wilder and Fury had fought Joshua's line up of opponents, I think both would have been pretty likely to have picked up a loss.
Every era gets overrated by its fans
It's clearly between Evander Holyfield and Johnny Nelson, no one else is close. Tough one, but I'd pick Nelson. Nelson decisive win over Usyk is...
Muhammad Ali was well known for being too scared to offend anyone to ever speak his mind. It's a shame really. He was so scared of the Mafia that...
I think the big thing with Lennox was that the fire had gone. He would have had a few more years in him had he desired it, but he didn't
I don't think beating Wilder by DQ is as impressive as Madoff beating the entire financial system for years.
There's so much controversy around it it's insane, and it impacted the division for years, which lead to the Gans Nelson fight. How many title...
Joshua has a deep enough body of work, that the win is credible regardless of what happens in a way wins over Wilder and Whyte aren't IMO.
Seemed like more suitable competition than that proposed mismatch of a 4 man tournament.
Right off the deep end.
It was shocking to see him win the title after he quit against Wlad, but nice to see Wlad get one last big win.
Joe Gans Vs Jimmy Britt I
