Anthony Joshua: best Commonwealth heavyweight champion in last 2 decades?

UnleashtheFURY · Sep 13, 2015

IntentionalButt said: ↑

No worries there; IMO Fury ought to be as much a wide dog as Berto.

...and if he somehow plucks the cottontail from his scally, yes, he'll be as much a candidate as ever there's been to hot-potato in his first defense unless he scrapes the very bottom of the barrel of remotely viable contenders.

I do feel like Fury would've stopped the Highlander of yesterday, but maybe not in under two minutes' time. AJ, on the other hand, probably takes out the 14-0 Del Boy of Fury vs. Chisora I comfortably inside schedule.

So comparing the versions that actually captured the Commonwealth title, I'd say Joshua is a different class altogether than Fury. Comparing the Joshua that beat Cornish yesterday with Fury now (improved as much as can be done in the last 4 years, all of whatever his potential fully realized, and poised to contend for a world title) I still think Joshua is the more potent h2h force and would topple Fury at the moment (as well as beat more top heavyweight contenders, and beat the rest in common in more dominating fashion)
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I agree.... But are you rating these commonwealth champs purely on how they looked AT THE TIME, or are you viewing them in hindsight a bit as well? I mean it's very hard not to that at least a little.... I'd say Joshua is definitely far better than the fat, undisciplined Fury we saw against Chisora I already, no doubt.... But you've got to get Fury some credit for his ability when he has his head screwed on properly. I know you've got a penchant for hating Fury, but you can't say he's without skill.

IntentionalButt · Sep 13, 2015

UnleashtheFURY said: ↑

I agree.... But are you rating these commonwealth champs purely on how they looked AT THE TIME, or are you viewing them in hindsight a bit as well? I mean it's very hard not to that at least a little.... I'd say Joshua is definitely far better than the fat, undisciplined Fury we saw against Chisora I already, no doubt.... But you've got to get Fury some credit for his ability when he has his head screwed on properly. I know you've got a penchant for hating Fury, but you can't say he's without skill.
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I clarified that in a response to Mac on the last page. edit: the very post you quoted, in fact!

The gap between 9/12/15 Joshua and 7/23/11 fury is much wider than what exists between them now, but I still tip Joshua to beat him if they met, say, next week. :good It just wouldn't be quite as easy, as yes, I can admit, Fury has improved in many areas.

UnleashtheFURY · Sep 13, 2015

IntentionalButt said: ↑

I clarified that in a response to Mac on the last page.

The gap between 9/12/15 Joshua and 7/23/11 fury is much wider than what exists between them now, but I still tip Joshua to beat him if they met, say, next week. :good It just wouldn't be quite as easy, as yes, I can admit, Fury has improved in many areas.
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:good

pow · Sep 13, 2015

Needs to beat Brown and Parker to gain legitimacy

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