Is Anthony Joshua the best HW in the world just now ?

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  1. wellsini

    wellsini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wlad too old now AJ knocks him out

    Wilder isn't anywhere near AJ skill wise he has a punchers chance

    Povetkin is too small

    Wlad ruined Pulev

    Parker has a chance but hasn't fought enough top level comp

    Haye....a better punchers chance than Wilder

    Fury v AJ is the one after Fury takes care of Wlad again. Which he will fairly easily.

    Ortiz...not sure...great skills but he's getting old as well.

    Basically heavyweights rank at the moment

    1. Fury
    2. Joshua
    3. Wlad/Parker/Ortiz
     
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  2. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And...Who will be the new undisputed king of the HW ?
     
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  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    And you're basing this on what? Those ATG wins over Whyte, Breazeale and Martin?:lol:
     
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  4. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You could see Pulev against Klitschko, Fury against Pajkić and Cunningham. Joshua is capable to KO Pulev and Fury easily, one proper punch would be enough. And...Who dropped Joshua, please don't speak about amateurs. Chisora is simply B/B+ level. Honestly, I am rooting for Wilder's great comeback, but just now - he is out of game. Parker is gifted, but he is still green, against Takam he was half-open during the match, I expected his KO/TKO loss against Joshua.
     
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  5. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Being KO'd by Klitschko is nothing to be ashamed of, the sheer amount of brutal left hooks and straight rights it took to KO Pulev proves his chin is solid. Nothing AJ has done has shown me he has Wlad type of power.
     
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  6. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Klitschko-Pulev was massacre, not ordinary KO. If brutal KO loss against Klitschko is any kind of a proof for the solid chin - I can't find the way to convince you the opposite. Yes, Joshua has an excellent power, Whyte would be enough, You may check/rewatch whenever you want....
     
    zop, Sep 7, 2016
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  7. CST80

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    I've already seen it twice (AJ-DW) and yes Wlad-Pulev was a massacre, but here's the catch Wlad would massacre most of his opponents if he came in and fought with the type of passion he had against Pulev, who had genuinely enraged him beforehand, although he'd open himself up to a KO loss if he did that every time, but he figured it was worth the risk.

    Wlad has frightening KO power, AJ stuns guys and flurries on them.
     
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  8. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Honestly, I can not decide who is the most powerful puncher among current HWs. There are five or six pretenders : Wlad, Ortiz, Joshua, Haye, Wilder....very close - Povetkin, Stiverne....Price and Helenius (don't laugh, please !) too...I don't want to omit Gassiev, dude is the beast...
     
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  9. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    The catch is Pulev had to be standing still like a statue for Wlad to catch him with hooks. He put Pulev a canvas made of memory foam to make sure he wasn't going to move.
    Mark my words Wlad wanted to Pulev Haye more than he wanted to Pulev Pulev. The same with Fury. He just was never good enough to come anywhere close to doing it. I saw him attempt to left hook Fury every round and he failed each and every time.
    Wlad didn't just suddenly learn how to throw a left hook at 38 years of age. He's an overrated HW.
     
    dinovelvet, Sep 7, 2016
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  10. millslane

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    he needs to be tested by ortiz,haye, get rid of briggs
     
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  11. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    They are going to have to fight it out to determine who is the best.
     
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  12. drenlou

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    Haye?????:jaja-no:
     
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  13. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eyetest says he's better than Wilder and Fury but we won't know for sure until he fights a top contender.
     
    theanatolian, Sep 7, 2016
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  14. Zakman

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    He'll knock that glass-jawed FRAUD Wilder out, count on it. Fury too.
     
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  15. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I think ortiz is the best hw but thats opinion. The fact is Fury beat the man and holds the belts. He is NO.1
     
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