Teddy Atlas on AJ v Wlad fight not being greatest ever

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  1. seck

    seck Active Member banned Full Member

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    You think Joshua punches harder than Lewis?
     
  2. Okin129

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    Similar power, not much between them but i think AJ could definitely punch harder than him but i'm not sure.
     
  3. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Both Wlad and joshua hit harder,even Lewis's former promoter has stated this watching and being near both guys before. looking at some impact shots and the way Joshua punches he hits harder and is also faster which produces more force on the punch itself.
     
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  4. Okin129

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    Yeah, i think the same way but it is a long time ago since i have watched a Lennox Lewis fight, so i was not
    sure about it.
     
  5. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Just to be clear Lewis over hand right is certainly a top 5 hardest punch ever when connected at best form.the guy could punch and hurt you at any moment with just that shot.
     
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  6. Madmink

    Madmink Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Could only watch a minute of the vid because the man talks utter bull****,and loves causing a stir,he is a tit.
    No one called it the greatest fight ever,but it doesn't eclipse Dempsey firpo?
    Well I'd disagree,being that firpo was a no body,his resume was threadbare and Dempsey if he was so great should have made light work of him,
    Yet Joshua taking on an all time great with 1 loss in 10 years unifies a couple of titles and keeps a 100% ko and win rate and looks set to dominate.
    Also Lyle foreman,a none title fight which was great to watch sure,but nothing on the line,nowhere near the skill on show the other night and that foreman went on to lose to young soon after,Ali ruined him and Lyle went onto achieve nothing,plus it was in the 70's not the 80's.
    The man craves attention,he is a grade a d ick head
     
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  7. Okin129

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    AJ's uppercut as well :dancer2:
     
  8. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    You need to have watched very few boxing to say that this fight is the greatest fight ever. Or even say the greatest hw fight ever.
     
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  9. howard29

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    Trust me, anyone who has seen Lennox Lewis fight or have seen his knockout reels knows he punches very hard, every bit as hard as Joshua I think. Certainly better punching technique than Joshua at this stage. Ask Golota, Briggs, Ruddock, Grant, Rahman, etc. etc.
     
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  10. rski

    rski Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it shut iron chinned Tua the hell up thats for sure, one graze of that right hand put him in a shell he didn't come out of :eek:
     
  11. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    This right here. Teddy is just pushing back against a tide of hyperbole. Good for him.
     
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  12. rski

    rski Well-Known Member Full Member

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    its not a big deal really, I can see why people get ultra excited at a heavyweight title fight that doesn't stink the place out. I just thought Teddy had a few fair points, he acknowledged the fight was great but there have been better wars in the past. Is Atlas pretty disliked around here? I noticed that most posters are negative about him but most interviews I catch he makes a lot of sense?
     
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  13. alexland

    alexland student of the sweet science Full Member

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    yep, it always seems to me that Atlas' exploits controversy to generate interest in his musings. His P4P list that he posted on ESPN boxing a few months ago, is another good example. The title of the post is not "Teddy Atlas' P4P list" but instead he published it with this title Why I left Gennady Golovkin off my Pound-for-Pound List

    there is no right answer, but (a top 10 p4p without GGG is certainly a minority point of view, so i was interested in his reasoning, but there was none, or almost none--the piece was about 150 words long--and what little there was contradicted itself. He's Teddy Atlas so we just take his word for it?
     
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  14. Madmink

    Madmink Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The man is a grade a f icky wit.

    If you listen to his commentary,he'll make a prediction,get it wrong,then explain what happened as if he was right and he knew how it would play out.
    The way he handles his fighters is pathetic,and that fckin fireman speech with Bradley ha ha,he tried with all his heart with that one to take some of the shine off Bradley and onto himself,so self obsessed he can't see the ***** that he looks
     
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  15. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Teddy talks ****