Top fighters who can beat Joshua at the moment

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  1. Mighty

    Mighty The Gypsy King banned Full Member

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    1-Fury
    He beats the crap out of AJ very badly. I can see a potential death in the ring.

    2-Wilder
    He has better chin, punch power and heart than AJ. He is true warrior.

    3-Usyk
    He already outboxed him badly. He beats him even worse in a potential rematch.

    4-Whyte
    They are 1-1. He beat the crap out of virgin pre-prime AJ and got beaten by prime AJ. AJ is past-prime at the moment. Whyte has at least fifty-fifty chance in my opinion.

    5-Joyce
    Joyce is prime....ish despite his age. He is a bit slow for AJ but can beat him. I don't be surprised.

    Do you agree?
     
  2. TheRevAshton

    TheRevAshton Member Full Member

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    Fury
    I think this fight would encapsulate the term 'styles make fights'. Honestly, I think AJ is all wrong for Fury, a big factor would be his combination punching and accuracy. Call me crazy if you'd like, but AJ by KO.

    Wilder
    A 'who lands first' fight that doesn't go past 3 rounds IMO. I'd favour AJ since he's technically better all around, but Wilder can also detonate that right hand very quickly. 55/45 AJ

    Usyk
    Beats AJ 99 times out of 100. Spanks Fury too.

    Whyte
    65/35 AJ for me - an interesting fight at this stage.

    Joyce
    I'd expect AJ to take this one on points, Joyce would grow into the fight in the second half however... would be a very interesting one.
     
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  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    As per your numbering for ease of reference:
    1. Any death will be that of Luke Tyson Fury as the Gypsy King will be buried.
    2. Wilder’s boxing skills, defence and durability are inferior. AJ was stopped on his feet. Wilder was counted out.
    3. This was a good win like 8-4 in rounds 116-112 on points.
    4. Whyte was brutally knocked out by AJ once and was brutally knocked out again by old man Povetkin. A guy who has been put to sleep once and be put to sleep twice as has occurred and will be put to sleep again if he dares steps in with AJ. There is a reason Whyte refused the AJ rematch to fight for the unified heavyweight championship of the world.
    5. Joe Joyce is a nightmare for any heavyweight in the world. He is big , strong powerful , durable, awkward , can punch and has an unbelievable engine. He is rightly called the juggernaut for a reason.

    Finally you have AJ on your brain and have it bad. It begs the question why do you hate him so much? Is it it an anti-Watford, anti-Nigerian, anti-London, anti-British thing? Totally confused just certain of your hatred.

    Did he shag your missus, or do you which you had his physique?

    Maybe it’s the connection with Matchroom and Eddie Hearn?

    Did Big Bad Femi bully you at school?
     
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  4. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    AJ would lose to Fury and Usyk.

    AJ-Wilder is 50/50 ... AJ is better and has the tools to dismantle Wilder in theory ... but Wilder just has to land one good punch and AJ will crumble.

    AJ probably beats Joyce.

    AJ obliterates Whyte.
     
  5. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Agree apart from Whyte. AJ knocks him out again
     
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  6. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly what I would say.
     
  7. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anyone has a huge chance to beat him, even unproven guys. The list of threats is deep now. His confidence is shot. The Hrgovich's and Jalolov's of the world would probably jump at the chance.
     
  8. seansanashee

    seansanashee Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They can all beat AJ but no way would he lose 5/5 if he fought them all.
     
  9. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agreed :thumbsup:
     
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  10. UmarIFLUmar

    UmarIFLUmar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fighter- % Chance of beating Joshua

    Fury - 90%
    Usyk - 70%
    Wilder - 52%
    Joyce - 45%
    Whyte - 30%

    Fact.
     
  11. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Fury and Joshua depends entirely on Fury - if he turns up 100% like in Wilder#2 then Fury wins easily (80/20)... If the Fury from Wilder #3 turns up I'd fancy the AJ that fought Usyk to take him out eventually (60/40).

    Wilder... AJ 80/20, Wilder's only chance is to land something big, but AJ's a lot better than anyone Wilder's ever beaten and the better the opponent the less likely you are to land if you telegraph like that (unless they just don't fear it, as Fury clearly didn't in #3).
    AJ hits harder than Fury, I don't think Wilder would last too long with him.

    Usyk...
    I fancied AJ in the first place, and think he'd have better odds with Usyk if he'd tried to use his size advantage... I'd give Usyk at least 70/30 regardless of what AJ does at this point.

    Whyte...
    Could be an interesting one. Probably 60/40 AJ, I'd say more but there's clearly something there that Joshua doesn't fancy or he'd have made that rematch already given that it would've been the biggest Brit clash before Fury returned to the scene.

    Joyce...
    Doesn't belong in this conversation.
    His best wins are gatekeeper level fighters in Jennings and Takam - he looks like he might have some potential but picking him to beat the better contenders with so little experience to his name is madness.
    Admittedly, the same criticism can and should be levelled at Wilder, but I wouldn't pick him at 50/50+ beat any of the others on this list either.
     
  12. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Completely disagree, I'd give Wilder 51.4% chance, you're being too generous with 52%
     
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  13. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Of those mentioned: Usyk, Fury and Joyce.

    Whyte will never be able to beat Joshua as a professional and Wilder/Joshua is 50/50

    There are a couple other guys I think might be stiff comp for Joshua as well.