Prime Gene Tunney would outbox Joshua

[ShoulderRoll]

No doubt in my mind.

[QueensburyRules]

- -Funny Tunney beat up by a middlewt never fought black fighters. U live in Candyland?

[HOUDINI563]

The question boils down to the ability to fight. As soon as one goes down the path of being impressed with size, height, reach and weight they are ignoring the skills of great boxing. These skills encompass the abilities to negate an opponents reach, height and size.

I remember years age a “knowledgeable” poster argued that having a longer reach WAS ALWAYS an advantage. This of course ignores the basic skills, the science, of boxing.

[HOUDINI563]

Tunney, of course, would outbox the lowly skilled Joshua.

[Willie Pep 229]

I think I agree with the OP because .

In this fight at least, AJ looked like Usyk put him to sleep with a simple jab followed by a powerful enough right, just enough, to make AJ not want to move forward.

This seems to repeat itself the entire fight. Usyk seems to have neutralize AJ with nothing more than 12 rounds os active sparing.

Queenie is right, on paper Tunney-Josuha looks like an absurd mismatch - but the AJ perforance you see in this fight, IMO offers us no reason to believe Tunney couldn't have done the same.

P.S. I must admit the above evaluation is based solely on watching highlights of the fight. But all the highlights looked the same - I concluded there were actually no highlights to show me. Just the same repeated action.

[billeau2]

- -Funny Tunney beat up by a middlewt never fought black fighters. U live in Candyland?

Sigh... your an idiot

[billeau2]

No doubt in my mind.

How about Usyk against Tunney? They have some remarkable similarities! That would be a fun one!

[ShoulderRoll]

How about Usyk against Tunney? They have some remarkable similarities! That would be a fun one!

Usyk is pretty good. But is he better than Harry Greb or Jack Dempsey were?

[uncle ben]

AJ

I think I agree with the OP because .

In this fight at least, AJ looked like Usyk put him to sleep with a simple jab followed by a powerful enough right, just enough, to make AJ not want to move forward.

This seems to repeat itself the entire fight. Usyk seems to have neutralize AJ with nothing more than 12 rounds os active sparing.

Queenie is right, on paper Tunney-Josuha looks like an absurd mismatch - but the AJ perforance you see in this fight, IMO offers us no reason to believe Tunney couldn't have done the same.

P.S. I must admit the above evaluation is based solely on watching highlights of the fight. But all the highlights looked the same - I concluded there were actually no highlights to show me. Just the same repeated action.

AJ should just go forward like the Juggernaut against Tunney. It's what George Foreman would do.

[Willie Pep 229]

AJ
AJ should just go forward like the Juggernaut against Tunney. It's what George Foreman would do.

Yea, certainly but last night's performance makes one wonder if it's in his nature.