Will Anthony Joshua live up to the hype ??

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  1. mcoleman

    mcoleman New Member Full Member

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    Will Anthony Joshua really become the new star of heavyweight boxing or will he burn out in a somewhat similar fashion to Audley Harrison ?

    I personally think he has a lot of potential and he has the hunger to match but in all 4 of his fights he looks like he has not transformed from an amateur one bit.

    Hope i'm wrong as there's nothing more i'd like to see than him go on to become a world champion in a few years.
     
  2. Lady Girl

    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    i think so. he looks better than fury :lol:
     
  3. I Know Everythi

    I Know Everythi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No he's British. Aside from the not even full British Lennox Lewis there has not been ONE elite level boxer from Britian since Turpin.

    Ricky Hatton never beat a notable fighter (Malignaggi is not notable - a C level fighter) and got KOd vs the top competition. Joe Calzaghe fought nobodies his whole career, before beating a washed up RJJ (still getting knocked down) and getting a gift vs Bernard Hopkins like Sven Ottke and Oscar DLH always got gift decisions. Benn and Eubank ducked Toney and never beat anyone notable. Hamed also beat no names and got showed up by Barrera. Haye's career in any division is also not worth mentioning. Every heavyweight in the post Lewis era (including both Klistchkos) does not have a notable career due to the weakness of the division. Groves is young so we'll see if he does anything notable in the next few years but for now he has a long way to go.

    And let's not end without diminishing Froch's weak career. Who has Froch beaten outside of a washed up Glen Johnson, and padded record Abraham and Bute (who have never beaten anyone notable)? Froch also got a gift from the ref vs Groves and the judges vs Dirrell. Froch's win over Pascal is not impressive because Pascal is nowhere near the same fighter he was then. And Jermain Taylor was a blind squirrel who stumbled across an acorn vs Bernard Hopkins, and did nothing since then. After his 15 minutes of fame Taylor disappeared quickly, so another weak mark on Froch's record. The Brits should stick to cricket and football because boxing is not for them.
     
  4. A|C|S

    A|C|S The original |A|C|S| Full Member

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    How I can use the same site as this 40 year old virgin I do not know
     
  5. Kratos

    Kratos Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No, he's another brutal knockout waiting to happen, he's like Wilder but has more skills though. Both of them will be hitting the canvas for 15 seconds eventually.
     
  6. UK Boxing

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    For the size of our country compared to yours, you guys are the ones behind. You trying to break down our fighters resume's is embarrassing. Anyway onto Anthony Joshua I believe he is the truth and he is very level headed don't know how anybody couldn't like him.
     
  7. LordSouness

    LordSouness Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopefully. Seems to have the right attitude, he can box too. Carries big power.

    Remains to be seen how he fairs when he's in there with guys who aren't tomato cans.

    There are a few potential world level fighters coming out of Britain at the moment.

    Anthony Joshua
    Callum Smith
    Luke Campbell

    I really like the look of all three. Will be interesting watching out for them.
     
  8. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm not sure. Anthony can't control how much people choose to hype him up.

    For example, Mark Breland suffered because people placed a huge hype burden on his career. Even though Breland was an outstanding fighter with two world titles his career still feels like a disappointment.

    If Eddie Hearn guides Joshua wisely, and Joshua continues to progress I can definitely see him beating guys like Fury, Chisora, Povetkin, Stiverne. The Klitschko's and Pulev will might be the guys who really trouble him.
     
  9. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    We will see...I like his activity
     
  10. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He's gotten off to a strong start. He's knocked out some half decent journeymen already. I think they might be taking him too fast and setting him up for a David Price like result. But he's got the tools, from what I can see. I'd say 90% chance he'll at least become a higher level contender than Audley Harrison, 80% higher level than David Price, 50% he becomes a legit top 10 contender, 30% he gets a belt sometime, 20% he becomes a fairly dominant champion.
     
  11. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't see too much hype for him at all at this point.
     
  12. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he is going to be the real deal. Looks very promising.
     
  13. WildStyle

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    I bet he's packing glass. ***y body though.
     
  14. Lopetego

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    His gold medal was gifted, he's a total hypejob
    probably David Price level
     
  15. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super Oneā„¢ banned

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    Delete all your alts then and you won't be.