Personally I believe Haye would stop AJ now. Haye's style would be a nightmare for AJ. Haye creates angles for his punches very impressively and his speed would be too much for a robotic Joshua right now. Can guarantee AJ would not want thyis fight at this stage in his career.
Klitchko has the best chance due to size simularity and the experience factor . The rest ,not so much , Haye would be the second guy bc of style but he would have to be able to stay in the pocket ,not sure he could ,against the bigger HW's he stays with the in and out dodging style and i dont believe he will win like that ,particularly if he gets past Wlad and has 20 something fights under him. Heres the reality on Joshua ............ hes 6'6 240 plus . Hes fast and athletic and likes to go in there with a seek and destroy mission as soon as the bell rings ,hes great at creating his range/timing punches and if you get in his distance zone it doesn't matter because he doesn't even need the jab bc he is an inside fighter able to throw vicious pulverising combinations which makes him that more dangerous because he will beat you up inside or outside ,stalk you and try and break you down fast so even if you survive the early rounds and make it past 6 you are likely just like an injured animal trying to survive bc once he knows your hurt hes not going to coast like some past time killers have done in mid rnds ( Tyson , Klitchkos , Lewis )he wont let up . His learning curve to really cut loose hasnt even been reached yet if Klitchko doesn't win good luck stopping this man bc on top of everything else hes also becoming a counter puncher and is getting to be a sharp shooter so one mistake against him is all it takes for him to end a fight early or controlling what you do in the ring by making you timid to throw anything back at him so your screwed either way , if you dont possess WORLD level talent your basically Fu'd . I do know how to defeat him but i think i'll keep that to myself because i look forward to see him literally smash through everyone , good for boxing and its something i like watching . Remember this post when a few years go by!
I tell ya who'live stop him goes by the name of D.Haye. In and out fighter who loves creating angles.joshua loves to throw a straight left followed by a overhand right.haye will be able to duck under and throw his haye maker. HE SHOOK UP THE WORLD HAYE SHOOK UP THE WORLD.
Ortiz is still AJ's biggest threat, don't be fooled by his last fight against Malik Scott, he was fighting a guy who had his running shoes on for 12 rounds.
who is Joseph Parker and who has he fought that is relevant or known? i think haye probably has the biggest chance due to his style. however i think it depends on how Joshua's opponent fights on the night, if they fight scared (like haye did with klitschko) then AJ wins every time, if they come in looking to fight/k.o and are not gunshy then its anyones guess!
Hard to say as AJ is still unproven at top level but has looked great up to this point. Maybe he could beat everyone out there now, but maybe not. Fury if fit and motivated would be a certain favourite in my opinion, his style will give AJ problems. Joshua would have a punchers chance but he hasn't shown me enough to think he can outbox Fury with his size and movement. Wlad can win if AJ doesn't find an answer for his clinching and even if he does Wlad still has a decent punchers chance if he can get off first against Joshua. Ortiz while clearly old and not the threat we thought prior to the Scott fight is still dangerous. Joshua isn't going to run like Scott and Ortiz has more than enough power to KO anyone. Wilder maybe seen as a joke or a fraud to many but he still hits hard, is big, fast and despite issues with balance and footwork still moves well enough to perhaps give AJ problems. Povetkin may struggle but then again he won't have a super heavyweight/human octopus in the ring with him who will smother all his work, if AJ allows Povetkin to work inside who knows what could happen. Fact is for all the hype and potential Joshua still has a lot to prove. He may come in favourite to all these guys but it doesn't mean he'll beat them all. It's far to early to crown Joshua as the next dominant champion, he still has way too much to prove at this point.
Even if Joshua was more seasoned, he can wait out Haye until such time as Haye holds a title, then he can get HBO/Showtime PPV money plus SKY PPV. No sense in taking this risky fight without a duel network mega contract.
Yeah I'd be surprised if Fury was able to KO Joshua. He was ultra cautious against Wlad who is less of an offensively minded fighter I don't think he'd want to try and take the fight to Joshua and try and force a stoppage. Another box, move and spoil type of plan would be more likely and sees Fury win a decision. Fury lacks the one shot power to really take guys out he has to pressure them and beat them down and force stoppages like with Chisora. If he had any kind of serious one shot power he would have stopped Wlad who isn't known for his durability.
that's a big IF for Fury to come back at this point. Don't forget if he leaves it too long he might not come back as mobile as he was.
