Anthony Joshua vs the giants of the 80s and 90s

Its hard because AJ has the power to knock them out, and I'd give AJ that beat Wlad a chance to beat all of them. This is saying from someone that doesn't particularly rate AJ that much.

At the same time AJ can get sparked by all of those names listed. If they were ALL on their BEST night I think AJ would struggle against them.

 

He'd be favored against all but any could pull the upset.

Given the fragile chins of Cooney and Bruno, the inconsistency of Ruddock and the crudeness of Bonecrusher, AJ is the favorite. But all have the power to turn it around on him.

 

Realistically, he could beat them all, but that is less likely, he would stumble somewhere and lose...

 

Would be fun to see him against Ruddock in particular.

 

I wouldn't favor him to go 4-0. Assuming everybody is at their best I'd favor Joshua over Cooney and Ruddock, but I see him losing to both Bruno and Smith.

 

No chance imo.
He probably beats Smith.
Cooney is a toss up but I lean towards him beating Joshua.
Bruno and Ruddock Hurt him early and stop him.

 

I think AJ is much maligned, but sometimes fairly so...a bit of an anomaly, let me explain. AJ could blast his way through that 80s bunch in less than half a dozen rounds a fight, the old seek and destroy never been hurt AJ. But, even then, I think Bruno beats him. 9 times out of 10. Oh, and the Ruddock that gave Tyson such a strong argument, that Ruddock could blast him out. Cooney I think he beats, and Smith is a strange one. On his night, James had lights out power and prodigious whiskers but nobody seems to he sure when that night was, not even him. So, AJ either goes 4-0, 1-4 or 0-4...oh, when I said he beats Cooney, I meant unless Cooney lands that big hook...c'mon, that was obvious wasn't it...

Post Ruiz AJ has a hard time v any of these fighters and likely loses against them all....oh, unless he can turn in a performance like he did v Usyk 2. Then he beats them all. Unless Bruno chins him, or Cooney lands a wild one, or Rudock makes it a street fight...or...or James remembers he can hit and he's in a big fight....


Jeez, AJ is a difficult one, ain't he.....


Essentially, he is Schrodinger's heavyweight, he can win and lose every fight depending on if the fridge is open or closed.....

 

I think on his best form, yeah, he could blow them all away and have forum posters creaming themselves over how he'd destroy every heavy in history ... as actually happened here.

Then Ruiz knocks him out and hits the buffet circuit.

 

I know this isn’t much of an answer but without predicting specific scenarios I think he simply wins some and loses some. Joshua for all his shortcomings is a good ( but not great ) fighter.

 

Potentially yes. He might go 3-1 but not against anyone specific

 

Cooney - Joshua PTS
Bruno - Bruno early KO
Bonecrusher Smith - Joshua late KO
Razor Ruddock - Ruddock early KO

 

I would probably favour against them apart from Ruddock who sparks him early doors.