Comments Thread For: Joshua Does Not Expect Historical Rep Like Ali, Foreman, Holmes

[Sun_Tzu]

You guys are getting way ahead of yourselves. Aj looks promising but he isnt in the same conversation as Holyfield/Lewis and the like yet.

[Someone88]

Respect Joshua is driven and humble.

[juggernaut666]

Well I wouldn't take the size issue into consideration. It was a different era. The super heavyweights came later. I just think if we look at the level of difficulty, Joshua had a taller task.

Don't think it's really arguable.

You have to take size into consideration one is 4 inches taller and about 40/50 pounds naturally heavier.This in itself is a taller task than someone of a spinks who wasnt known for punching power.

[DonJunker]

He may become a bigger star (celebrity) than Lewis and Holyfield, not Tyson though.

His boxing skills are not that impressing though. I believe he looked slow and a little clumsy. Lewis/Larry/holyfield at young age were all much more fluent and dynamic in their boxing, much more natural boxers in my opinion. But his size will always be a challenge.

He met a live version of Klitschko, but having seen all fights of klitschko more or less, it was clear it was a faded version. Still a good victory, and I like his honesty and personality.

[iamboxing]

Exactly what I was thinking. If he runs the table on his four contenders (Parker, Wilder, Ortiz, and Fury) he surpasses Tyson, Holyfield, and Lewis in my book. I don't recall any of them beating a guy as good as the one he just beat. They all fought each other really late. There's just so much nostalgia around them and that era that's disconnected from reality imo.

Holyfield, Lewis & Tyson?

[richardt]

No, but he is hard working and fun to watch and brings it every time. I'm not missing any of his fights, thats for sure. Always exciting.

[hugh grant]

I was under impression josh didn't want to fight abroad on basis of what Lennox lewis said.
Yes, be a world champ like Ali, srr a d pac. Not like floyd

[TonyGe]

I think Joshua is definitely on the road to stardom, but I think Tyson's destruction of Michael Spinks was more impressive than Joshua's victory over Wlad because Spinks was much younger (32) and undefeated! Not to mention, Mike was only 22 years old!

Micheal was a Light Heavyweight that was in over his head. He knew it and so did everyone else. Spinks was one of the best LHWs of all time and one of my favorite fighters but.....

[BigZ44]

I'm probably Joshua's biggest fan in the US, but we need to pull the reigns back on talk like this. The dude is 19 fights into his career, it ain't time to start talking about how he will stack up to the all time greats. It all goes out the window if he gets KO'd in his next fight. One fight at a time and just let things play out as they may

[Bronx2245]

Please tell me you really dont think any version of Wlad would be an easier fight for Tyson in 1988 than sub 200 pound Spinks who had no power next to the 6'6 Klitchko and who wouldn't be intimidated?

That version of Wlad, that I saw last weekend, would be no match for Tyson @ age 27 (same as Joshua). In fact had Joshua went to the body early (like Mike would've from "ding") Wlad would've never made it past 5. I'm not trying to throw shade on AJ, I just thought Mike's win was more impressive because Spinks was a good boxer, and he lost at the stare down! It was a bigger moment in boxing history than Joshua beating a 41 yr. old Wlad!