On the fabric comprising Heavyweight boxing underwear, he'd be somewhere between a skidmark and a cumstain...
So where do you rate pudding Parker, the guy who lost his only world title to AJ
AJ had a far better career than pudding
AJ Career:
2x unified heavyweight champion
WBA
WBO
IBF
9x world title fights won
Olympic gold medal
Pudding career:
1x heavyweight title (never unified)
WBO (the worst one)
3x world title fights won (and one of those was vs Razvan Cojanu)
You have to stop talking so much shit man.
I feel similar to Canelo, AJ has many asterix' next to his achievements and wins. Firstly before he even turned pro he realistically lost in the Olympics; in the first round to the Cuban and thren in the final to the Italian - he got the gold as the home country fighter.
Then he turn's pro and has the money and privileges fully behind him - he essentially bought the IBF belt of Charles Martin (Martin could've actually got up but stayed down smiling). Against Klitschko he won the vacant wba belt in a decent performance but if we're being real Klitschko was 42 years old with one foot out the door and he should've finished AJ in round 6 - AJ got off the canvas and was out on his feet but Klitschko let him off. Against Parker he won the wbo belt but the referee was clearly on the payroll, he broke them up every time as soon they got close to halt the inside work of Parker. The Povetkin win hasn't aged well as we saw how he should've lost to Hunter and did lose to whyte... He then loses ALL his titles in his breakout fight in America - a fight in which he was knocked down 4 times and permanently mentally traumatised. He became two time unified champion against a Ruiz in TERRIBLE shape, at a career high weight,who had no realistic chance of winning. He went 9 rounds with Pulev, fought extremely cautiously against Franklin, stopped walin (already familiar with and had his number from previous spars)... when AJ did fight top fighters in Usyk and Dubois he was outclassed twice and then knocked out in front of the highest gate in UK history.
In terms of achievements, yes he achieved good things and made shed loads of money - mainly due to the power of Matchroom Boxing and his management. He is a decent fighter with solid fundamentals and very good power. However he is nothing special at all when compared to some of the names who've graced the division. If AJ fought in the 90's era he would've got ironed out on a regular basis.
I’d say he’s definitely up there in the top 10 conversation, even if not everyone agrees. His career had ups and downs, but the way he stuck it out and adapted impressed me. Watching his fights while helping a relative use a discount for carers card for some tickets made it even more memorable—small things like that made following his career more fun and personal.
Not close to top 10 & not as good as his accomplishments would suggest, very cleverly marketed though despite this he has a solid resume, the second best resume of his era I'd say.
I think he gets in the HOF.
So I don't think he's done yet and he could still reclaim one of the Championships. He's not anywhere near the top 10 but he did accomplish a lot. My biggest complain is he never tested himself and never fought Fury or Wilder when the big 3 we're on top of the world. Imagine the excitement in England for an undefeated Tyson Fury vs AJ for the world heavyweight champiobship around 2018-2019.
It makes me sad that we'll never get that special moment.
Regardless of your feelings, he won the olympic gold, became a 3x unified champ and fought damn near everyone. He did good with his limited skills and made his nation proud. Good for him. Hope he ktfo of Fake Paul and retires on a high note cause i honestly think he's done.Buff Guy Joshua is a tremendously successful boxer
internationally televised bouts and belts
Achieved more than 99.99% of fighters
Does he rank among the top 10 heavyweights of all time?
How would you rate his career once it's over, because it's nearing its end?
No. Ducked Wilder and Fury. The 2 biggest fights for his era he never had.
Elite. Far better than the likes of Mike Tyson (beat nobody) Lennox Lewis (lost to two journeyman, his one good win was via a lucky cut, also robbery vs past prime Mercer) Better than Holyfield who lost about 50 fights, but below greats like Wilder, Usyk, Fury, Moses Itauma, and Rocky Balboa. Nash out - His Majesty
Go suck some check you bellend farkwit. Go outside and touch grass. Oh wait, you lacking self esteem you fattie
Triggered...lol
Touch grass fattie ? Do better!
Nowhere near the top 10. Doesn’t have the accolades, resume or even talent tbh. Still achieved a lot though. I’d say:
Commercially: A+
Accomplishments: B+
The fact he never captured the true HW title is a big drawback, but he did hold 3 out of 4 and beat some good fighters albeit many were past their best. I think he’s a lock for the HOF not necessarily due to accolades but due to the impact he had on boxing especially in the UK obviously.
He will make the HOF. Compare with Michael Moorer @ HW - both have name Ws but more name defeats. Tho Holyfield W was prime and Joshua W over Klit was past prime. Joshua makes up margin in longevity and partial unification
What do you rate it?
Pieces of shlt like you always asking but never giving your 2 cents .
Fvkc you and eat shlt
Go suck some check you bellend farkwit. Go outside and touch grass. Oh wait, you lacking self esteem you fattie
Regardless of your feelings, he won the olympic gold, became a 3x unified champ and fought damn near everyone. He did good with his limited skills and made his nation proud. Good for him. Hope he ktfo of Fake Paul and retires on a high note cause i honestly think he's done.
I'd give it a 7 out of 10.
He was a British Olympic Champion, who got the red carpet rolled out in front of him, & basically got belts handed to him through favorable matchmaking that hid his weaknesses
He still had to win the fights, though
B+
2 time unified heavyweight champion, held 3 of the 4 sanctioning body belts.
Does lack a real stand out marquee win but has a very solid line up of wins, Klitschko, Parker, Ruiz Jr, Povetkin, Whyte, Takam.
i still think he could have beaten Ruiz 1 and Dubois but for poor tactical decisions, he could never beat Usyk but he didn't do too bad vs Usyk looking back.
Overall a really solid world level guy, but he fell just shy of fulfilling his potential due to , in my opinion, a touch ppcine of mental fragility.
Yes i see