Would Big Baby Miller have beat Anthony Joshua?

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  1. Jason Gordon

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    Depends on how much punishment Miller could take. He takes a horrendous beating in the first 6 but if he survives he could come on late.
     
  2. Sonny1

    Sonny1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I doubt it, he would have caught up with crap stamina Joshua at some point.
     
  3. Furious

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    Agreed. Think Miller was the perfect style for Joshua at the time. Would've won fairly easily and looked good doing it. Exactly what Hearn etc would've intended.
     
  4. DJN16

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    I think Joshua gets it pretty tight on here. Primarily because he was marketed as a boxing god by Hearn which he clearly is not. However he is is still a good fighter.
     
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    Hmm Miller was massive but in all honesty not very good. I'd pick Joshua
     
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    Joyce is tough with a good engine but he’s tailor made for Joshua. Stiff come forward European style with zero head or lateral movement. Joshua would pick him off at will. Look at the success Takam had against Joyce for 5 or so rounds.
     
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    Joshua has not given anyone a horrendous beating for years.
     
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    Nothing about Miller makes me think that he’s the sort of fighter to come on strong late.
     
  9. Wig

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    Miller possibly not quite old enough not quite shot enough not quite midget enough for big josh to deal with. Could have quite conceivably given the chinny robot absolute kittens and made him QUIT same way the obese Mexican middleweight did.
     
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    Everyone saying "Joshua would have knocked him out in the first half" has nothing to base it on, especially as Miller never showed poor punch resistance. In the last 6.5 years AJ has stopped just two opponents early: a green Martin and a washed up Molina, both of which came to take dives. Everyone else made it to the 7th round minimum: Whyte, Breazeale, Wlad, Takam, Parker, Povetkin, Ruiz 1, Ruiz 2, Pulev, Usyk.
     
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  11. Wizbit1013

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    Miller would have been embarrassed tbh
     
  12. UmarIFLUmar

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    Depends what his chins like I suppose. Ruiz won because his chin is absolutely rock solid. He ate some massive shots on the way in, punches which would have stopped a lot of fighters.
     
  13. Furey

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    AJ would slap the fat melt silly