Anthony Joshua would CRUSH Lennox Lewis

Maybe, but having mentioned Ali, I feel the greatest would have struggled with AJ during his post nam years because he slowed down! But what a chin, that`s something Lewis never had, the punch that Wlad decked AJ with would have stopped Lewis without any doubt!

 

Who is this 19 year old? Is it on youtube? Did he run and where will his career end up? Tillman and Biggs beat Tyson as an amatuer!

 

Pre Lewis was before Steward improved him and post prime was the Vitali fight, Lewis turned pro very late and was at a very advanced age for a boxer when he fought Vitali.

 

The punch that decked AJ from Wlad was as hard or harder than any punch Lewis threw! Amazing comeback.

 

Any version of Lennox Lewis starches Joshua.

 

Lewis had a big reach even for his height, he has an 84" reach compared to Joshua's 82", Wlad's 81". So while he maybe shorter than Joshua by an inch he had the bigger reach to go along with the superior jab.

I can believe that Wlad hit harder but Lewis put his punches together better than Wlad and had greater punch variety. Lewis may or may not be able to take Joshua out with one shot but he was a better finisher he wouldn't let Joshua off the hook like Wlad did when he dropped him.

As for mixing AJ up for Bruno, I've never been one of those to saw the comparison between them just because they were big, British and physically impressive.

 

I don't see Joshua realistically surviving those versions either. He'd have
the best chance against pre-Steward Lennox, but the old, tired, washed up
version that went toe to toe with Vitali, no way Joshua survives that.

 

You don't need to tell me that, i've been accused of jumping the gun on this thread because i said Joshua would
beat pre-prime Lewis, i didn't even say he would beat prime Lennox Lewis even though he would be one of his
best opponents.

 

LL won his gold medal the hard way - he then went on to have an atg career. H2H he may be TBE so to act like he couldn't live with AJ is laughable. At the his point he's a massive favourite.

 

Interesting that you think 93 Lewis would be the underdog. I think Olympian Lewis would of smashed Olympian AJ and had he had Joshua's opponent have a similarly perfect record.

 

I also put Briggs....it was Biggs he was fighting at the same stage Joshua is now.

 

When I picture this match up I always see prime Lewis taking out Joshua in the early rounds. If you put a younger version of Lewis like from his first title run against Joshua I see a much more even fight still see Lewis pulling it out and likely knocking out Joshua.

 

Joshua didnt have a long Am career like lewis who also stayed in the amtauers to puroposely wina gold medal (this is also irrelevant to any meaningful H2H match here) had Lewis not done that he would have fought a younger tyson when he was more relevant..( again this would have nothing to do with an actual comparison of a guy ( joshua) who started out late compared to teenage Lewis who was boxing by at least 12/15 or so.

Lewis a massive favorite ?What fight suggests that?

 

Lewis is an ATG who matches up well with anyone in the history of the sport H2H. AJ has only just won his titles, one off of an absolute joke of a champion Lewis would have prob beaten on his debut - as may of AJ tbf - and an older, inactive Wlad. It's hardly enough to claim he now takes out the legends of the past and that's why with Joshua still an unknown quantity, despite having bags of potential would be the underdog in my eyes.

Also AJ coming to the sport late doesn't change the fact he got a couple of gifts at the Olympics and Lewis' extensive experience from a young age is something else that would help him in any match up with Joshua.

 

Foh lmao...