40 year old Vitali Klitschko vs prime Anthony Joshua

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, Jul 25, 2025.


Who wins ?

This poll will close on Apr 20, 2028 at 6:13 AM.
  1. Vitali Klitschko

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  2. Anthony Joshua

    36.4%
  1. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So?
     
  2. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vitaly has 91% KO percentage, "accumulation" or not.
     
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  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Povetkin, Pulev and Klitschko are in joshuas top 5 wins. They were 40.

    Joyce who has no defense and got nuked by Zhang managed to stop Parker and Dubois, something aj couldn't do. His resume is a myth. joshua is just a glorified contender. Vitali stops him
     
  4. ChiefGego

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    ydksab if you didn't realise Vitali didn't KO Briggs on purpose
     
  5. Dynamicpuncher

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    No Parker is a better win than Povetkin he was undefeated and a champion.

    Vitali couldn't stop an asthmatic old Shannon Briggs when the likes of Darroll Wilson stopped him in 3 in his prime.

    We can all pick and choose narratives to discredit a fighter.

    Vitali a better fighter than Joshua ? Probably yeah but that's not the question you're asking.

    You're asking how a prime Joshua does against a 40+ year old one armed Vitali and there's no reason to think Joshua wouldn't have a good chance of beating that version of Vitali.
     
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  6. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, right, LOL!
     
  7. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And still AJ has better top wins than Vitali.
     
  8. ChiefGego

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    Are you seriously saying bludgeoning a man for half an hour to the point he can't fight back, or raise his hands, and you're an elite Heavyweight boxer, that he's standing by dumb luck or chin? No wonder your post/like ratio is ass. Btw Ruiz couldn't drop even 65% of his opponents with "accumulation".
     
  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    6'7, 250 pound Iron chinned behemoth who could handle prime Chisora while 41 and lethargic. A physical specimen. This version of Vitali is still too much for joshua. joshua can't outbox him or knock him out
     
  10. ChiefGego

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    Same reason Tyson carried Mitch Green 12 rounds. Make him hurt.
     
  11. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vitali had pillows for fists, that's it. That's why he was so boring. And you should be the last one talking about post to likes ratio my dude.
     
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  12. ChiefGego

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    Hungover saw the numbers upside down mb lel
     
  13. Dynamicpuncher

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    Joshua is better than Chisora.

    And for all the hate you give Joshua about his wins funnily enough he has a better top 5 wins than Vitali has.

    And remind me isn't Vitali’s best win a 38 year old semi retired out of shape Sanders ?

    Are you going to mention that aswell ? Or does that narrative only apply to Joshua because you don't like him ?
     
  14. MaccaveliMacc

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    Tyson always had the "everybody knows I can knock a guy out, but they don't expect me to go to distance" excuse when he failed to stop his opponent. And it started with Tillis. He wanted to punish him too I suppose, lol.
     
  15. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, I could figure from your post that you're not mind is 100% right.