Because the Joshua-Klitschko fight is 50-50 and the outcome confirms......

[Thraxox]

That. Does that mean a Prime Wladimir Klitschko destroys Anthony Joshua?

[Sadiqkingofko]

Wlad pre 2013 easily destroys Joshua and Fury

[lizard_man]

How do we know joshua is even in his prime yet? Now a days it seems like fighters don't hit their prime till they're like 35.

[MASTERBX]

AJ fought WK in his 19th fight he's not in his prime yet.

[Redd Foxx]

I think so. That shouldn't be a seen as a slight against Joshua, it's just a testament to how exceptional Wlad was. Very few are going to reach that level.

[NakiFan]

Who wins this AJ vs the Wlad who got knocked out by ross purrity?

that's a better comparrison

[Damn Wicked]

Only time can give us a better clue.

Klitschko still looks pretty damn formidable. I'm sure he's been regressing slowly for a few years because no fighter has better stamina at 41 than he had in his twenties (unless he's a reformed couch potato) but he's still one of the best. I can't think of another heavyweight who moves as well as him even at his advanced boxing age.

AJ has some time to improve, so we'll have to wait to see just how good he becomes, if he does indeed improve. This is too early to reach a definitive conclusion but so far AJ has had a great start.

[Raonic]

Prime Wlad would murder current AJ. AJ still relatively young in his career though so not like he's in his prime though.

[Damn Wicked]

Prime Klitschko would probably beat the AJ we saw today but Joshua still has time to improve. We'll probably have a real clear picture of everything in 4 or 5 years.

What Redd Foxx said is very true though...., most fighters never get to that level, even if they look great in the beginning of their career. AJ might be an exception though. From the outside he seems to be very centered and disciplined, not a mental midget. If he keeps himself together and handles adversity well, I can possibly see his stock rising in the minds of boxing fans. It'll be interesting to see if he can do it.

[LacedUp]

Who is prime Wlad? AJ would always give him a fight. At this stage.

But this is novice AJ. Judge him when he had 40 fights.