How good can Anthony Joshua be?

Hes not in his prime though ,why you guys matching him up with guys who have over 30 fights? lol And no my examples show Joshua is more than capable of handing Lewis a loss right now,did you not see the knockout losses Lewis suffered and Bruno fight? Tucker? ive mentioned all these..Joshua would literally crush these guys.

“But I’m not hitting anywhere near as hard as I can because I want the rounds. People say of every opponent: ‘When are you going to knock him out?’ But [url]I’m not like Mike Tyson[/url] who came flying out of his corner. I’m much more composed. A guy is supposed to be durable but then I start finding my range and, well, it comes together. Boom.” A. Joshua

 

Hes already had that with Breazeale ,if Joshua carries his opponents is the only way. Do you think mike Tyson developed knocking out guys quickly? nope ,he had to carry some and openly admitted this ,particualry Biggs and Green,but a big puncher is not ever going to look good when he k.os guys constantly ,its not his fault. Even if he k.od Ortiz in 5 rnds ppl would just say Ortiz is a bum. lol

Who do you actually think is going to last with Joshua to give him rnds if he goes all out? An opponent thats available.

 

Good points.. took notice of this in the Molina fight but Molina didn't throw a punch.... you can see it for the Cornish fight and some of the Whyte particularly in the 4-6 rounds....

 

By no stretch of the imagination can you call that a "tough" fight like Unforgiven said was what was needed.

 

No one said tough, im talking rnds. don't be shocked if he doesn't gets that tough fight anytime soon,if ever when he peaks. Looking down the line up,i wouldn't be shocked if all his fights are one sided wins. he doesn't need tough fights, skills speak for themselves,it's CAN you beat him ,not how anyone should make him struggle that judges him as fighter.

 

You need to be offensively skilled when throwing punches back at him or you get countered. this point also is important bc AJ knows he can end fights with almost anyone when he wants. After the Whyte fight he progressed to something untouchable, i see no fighter current or developing to defeat him, not even close outside Klitchko who has the experience and that's all on him.

 

I think joshuas a real talent. I still see him struggling bridging the gap between the guys hes currently fighting and say klitchko. Haye. Maybe even ortiz and parker.

Hes done everything right so far and looked sensational doing it...but the reality is no one thats been in with him barring whytes hit him back. You could say it speaks more highly of joshuas ability...but the truth is their picking opponents that dont have any real offence to speak of. Breazeale, martin, molina the rest of them dont have the offensive ability to cause him problems. Or speed of any kind to talk of.

Watching ortiz and parker recently...it might not look that way but these are guys that will give him problems. Have a physique of some sort to not be totally nullified by joshua also. I think joshuas looking as great as he is because these guys are all the same type...slow of foot. No offence to speak of. No speed. Not even good counter punchers. Lacking physically. At least breazeale had a physique that could at least stand up for a good few rounds. Whyte and molina both came to the ring looking like they were no where near ready to tussle with joshua. I know physiques not the be all and end all of boxing but to withstand joshua your gonna need to have a strong physique of some sort cause hes a big imposing unit in there. Big ortiz. Klitchko even haye although smaller have developed physiques to be able to go up against him. I dont think their gonna have to run from the off...backing up to the ropes like molina did.

He is the best prospect and most likely to take over the division but with him i cant help to wonder theres flaws in that game that will stop him crushing everything in his path. The only guy thats put it on him whyte caused a bit of a mini crises. I see klitchko dealing with him. But he ll give him a great go at it. Tough fight for both men. I still say the man that will smash his atg credentials will be david haye.

 

Sorry not whyte and molina came to the ring looking like they were no where near ready to tussle with him. It was meant to be molina and martin.

 

He's very talented but still raw in some regards. There is a lot in his favour and provided he continues to improve and test himself he can go far. He's a bit too stiff and musclebound for my liking which long term could hinder him.

 

Nobody knows how good Joshua is, but Vladimir Klitschko does know................he had an easy time out boxing him is sparring. Joshua has not fought anyone who can fight back, so nobody knows if he has improved since the sparring.............I will not be surprised if Vlad knocks him out though...................Vlad has power in both hands, great jab, if he's up for the fight he will get the knockout!!!!!!!