Would Anthony Joshua beat Mike Tyson in he's prime?

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  1. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ^^Always get the chills watching his ferocity. He was the world's boogeyman in the 90s. lol
     
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  2. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The peak Tyson would chop AJ up ! It would similar to the Bruno fights !.Aj is to slow to cope with mikes attack .
     
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  3. Devon Dog

    Devon Dog Member Full Member

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    Our fighters now have the best nutrition , Science and advanced training. Ie Dillian Whyte is basiclly a Loughbough University study project .
    I always take this into account . Would the fighters of the sixties and seventies be as good as they were , better or worse with a modern day Rob Mc Cracken or Mark Tibbs backed by science
     
  4. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    You tell em Devon Dog!

    Dave Allen would have danced rings round Muhammad Ali.
     
  5. TheCelestialOneAboveAll

    TheCelestialOneAboveAll Member banned Full Member

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    You remember when Dillian Whyte hurt AJ? You remember when Povetkin hurt AJ with a single punch? You remeber when Wlad almost knocked out AJ with a single punch. The same punch he landed over and over against Ross Purrity with no effect. Tucker was a superior boxer to AJ and had a better chin until drugs got to him. James "Bone Crusher" Smith just ran from Tyson. AJ doesn't have the skill to run from Tyson.
     
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  6. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Today's HW's have access to the best nutrition and sports science etc. But how many of them use it to maximum effect?

    List today's top 10 HW's.

    Look at their physiques.

    What advanced training is there today?
     
  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He'd give Tyson as much trouble as Bruno
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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  9. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he needs more experience. He is just not ready. But if he can get experience, Joshua will be great.
     
  10. Benladdie3000

    Benladdie3000 Member banned Full Member

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    I think the reach would be too much, tyson may be able to get in close but he would be in close range of joshuas devastating upper cut.
     
  11. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You think AJ's uppercut is devastating??
     
  12. Donkey Ohtay

    Donkey Ohtay Member Full Member

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    Joshua himself admitted Tyson would batter him.

    As for the claim Tyson is too short in this match-up, he's only 1 inch shorter than the guy who TKO'd Joshua in the amateurs in under a minute.

    Tyson by KO inside 4 rounds.
     
  13. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not based on the Povetkin fight. If Tyson is landing those shots, Joshua is in trouble.
     
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  14. Sandman_

    Sandman_ Undisputed Full Member

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    A big guy with a granite chin could do something against prime Iron Mike, but if you don't have that forget it b/c in Tyson's prime, he's hitting you on it hard & often.

    That's why I don't think prime Lennox, Wlad or AJ could beat prime Iron Mike.

    Tyson is definitely going to hit them & when he does it's tim-ber.

    It's possible AJ's chin could turn out to be sturdier than it appears though, in which case the question would need to be revisited. That is to say, if AJ doesn't get pole-axed in the next 2 to 3 years, you would have to entertain the possibility that perhaps he could be competitive. If he can be competitive, he can win.
     
  15. TheMotorCityCobra

    TheMotorCityCobra Active Member Full Member

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    AJ would destroy the little midget. Mike couldn't even handle Buster's power.