I think it hurts Joshua more than it helps Klitschko. Although idk that Joshua would ruin his legacy with a L or Klitschko would drastically improve his legacy with a W. Klitschko's place in history is pretty defined already and Joshua losing to a guy with such a place in history would largely be chalked up to a too soon type situation as Klitschko is a huge class jump for him despite Klitschko's age + last performance.
The impact of a fight on someone's legacy often isn't known for years. If WK beats AJ then every fight AJ has afterwards will help shape exactly what WK's win means.
I think it hurts Joshua more than it helps Klitschko. Although idk that Joshua would ruin his legacy with a L or Klitschko would drastically improve his legacy with a W. Klitschko's place in history is pretty defined already and Joshua losing to a guy with such a place in history would largely be chalked up to a too soon type situation as Klitschko is a huge class jump for him despite Klitschko's age + last performance.
I think it would probably propel Klitschko into much higher status.
People in 5 years would remember only his early explosive KO reign and this fight.
He would probably start to sneakily appear in HW top 10 all time lists.
And would change his legacy forever.
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