Not at all. He can crack but a lot of his stoppages were the ref jumping in, often early. A lot came from combinations. He is a good finisher.
He certainly cracks enough to get fighters rocked and he's iced a few with the right but it's not an equaliser like Wilder's was before he was gun shy.
I'd say he's a very solid puncher but a notch below devastating
He caught Dubois flush just before he got folded and Dubois was only rocked a bit. An ATG right hand does more damage with that shot. He had to finish Breazeale with accumulation, despite hitting him flush many times. Look what Wilder's right hand did to Breazeale.
AJ was a top notch finisher but not quite on that level with a single punch
Not at all. He can crack but a lot of his stoppages were the ref jumping in, often early. A lot came from combinations. He is a good finisher.
He certainly cracks enough to get fighters rocked and he's iced a few with the right but it's not an equaliser like Wilder's was before he was gun shy.
I'd say he's a very solid puncher but a notch below devastating
He caught Dubois flush just before he got folded and Dubois was only rocked a bit. An ATG right hand does more damage with that shot. He had to finish Breazeale with accumulation, despite hitting him flush many times. Look what Wilder's right hand did to Breazeale.
AJ was a top notch finisher but not quite on that level with a single punch
Wilder hit Johan Duhapasss 5000 Times and got THE ref stopping it in the 11th round.
I personally think Anthony Joshua's best power punch throughput his career, has been his uppercut 'But overall Joshua is near enough equal in effectiveness with all of his power punches. Uppercuts, Hooks, and Back Hand'.
Certain fighters like Joe Frazier, David Tua, Evander Holyfield, Oscar De La Hoya, Deontay Wilder 'Although they may have been destructive with their entire offense, they also clearly concentrated a lot of power in one specific punch within their arsenal. Frazier, Tua, Holyfield, De La Hoya all concentrated a very high level of power in the left hooks, to the point where it was clear? That one particular punch was their best, and most dangerous power punch'.
Anthony Joshua is not really that type of fighter, I think overall his power is spread out across his whole arsenal 'But if I was to pick out one punch, which throughout his career has set him apart from other Heavyweight fighters? That would have to be his uppercut'.
Note: Wladimir Kiltschko had a better back hand than Anthony Joshua, and Deontay Wilder 'Kiltschko's back hand was more proven in accuracy and destructiveness at World and Elite level. Wilder's back hand when you really analyse his resume, is actually the least proven at a high level out of those three fighters'.
That is why I have always been adamant, that the power punch 'That Wladimir Kiltschko hit Anthony Joshua with in their fight, was a more superior and devastating punch. Than the power punch, which Deontay Wilder landed on Tyson Fury during the 12 round of their first fight'.
Deontay Wilder was fatigued during the 12 th round of Fury vs Wilder I, and the power punch he threw seemed more of a reactive 'Going through the motions punch, still Wilder was able to generate fight altering power'.
Wladimir Kiltschko's power punch which he landed on Anthony Joshua 'Was thrown with supreme technique, I once described the punch as a Tomahawk Missile. You could observe how Kiltschko was just altering his levels in front of Joshua, almost like he was attempting to lock onto his target for maximum accuracy. Then once Kiltschko locked onto the target with his Jab, he launched the punch like a Tomahawk Missile. The power punch was executed with supreme technique, and why I rate Wladimir Kiltschko's back hand very highly. It is the best Heavyweight back hand since Lennox Lewis'.
To conclude: So, as I stated at the beginning of my post 'I would rate Anthony Joshua's back hand, higher than Deontay WIlder's. But not on the level of Wladimir Kiltschko's, who potentially has the best back hand since Lennox Lewis. Anthony Joshua's best power punch throughout his career, has been his uppercut. Joshua uncharacteristically abandoned his usual solid boxing fundamentals against Daniel Dubois, and this was apparent when he threw his uppercut. Joshua threw a lead uppercut, while he was moving forward with his guard completely open? Anybody who knows anything about fighting, instinctively will understand that boxing move was fundamentally flawed and going to at some point produce a technical calamity. Skill for skill Joshua has never fought like that before, not as a Champion'.
But regardless, Anthony Joshua throughout most of his career for super heavyweight 'His technique and effectiveness with uppercut's has been really good. We have seen this vs Wladimir Kiltschko, Dillian Whyte and Kubrat Pulev' etc.
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