LEWIS 03 V JOSHUA 17?

Spot on, Yoda.

 

I think the version of Wlad that Joshua beat was better than the version of Lewis who beat Vitaly. Wlad was in top shape and more motivated than he'd been for more than a decade. If you're out of shape and out of focus as well as old then you're there to be taken, but with the right preparation and motivation even an old ATG can become great again for a night.

 

lewis handled slow eurolevel hitters well. He'd end AJ inside 7.

 

its hardly luck to be 37 when your opponent is prime. in fact everything was against him, yet he used his vastly superior skills to pull off an early win.

 

not a difficult win. His opponent had spent himself inside 5 rounds by neglecting his defence and going all out attack. One of the easiest tactical battles lewis ever had, simply get him gas and take him apart with counters.

lets not pretend vitali had any strategic nous going in except an inept blitzkrieg that reeked of a lack of technical ability.

 

Lewis picked up that Vitali was an inaccrate puncher from round 1. Easy meat to let him crash and burn, end it early. Though still a bit of a trial for a 37 year old man to absorb it.

 

Lewis would have annihilated him.

 

Lewis started sniping when Vitali was slowing down. He got at the cut as a direct resultof Vitalis failed comeforward blitzkrieg. If Vitali hadnt gone for broke he'd not have left himself open and would have lasted longer.

 

AJ is a more faster and fluid version of Frank Bruno. Complete with the physique with similar strength and punching power that he's more effective at using.

AJ would have a good chance at victory