Do you think Anthony Joshua is overrated and over-hyped?

[boliodogs]

After his fight yesterday I think I had him overrated and I don't think he is as good as I once thought he was. His stamina and punch output is very poor. He has lots of punching power but he has to pace himself so much. I think he might be getting too much credit for KOing Wlad who was 41 years old and way past his prime.

[juggernaut666]

I think he's justly the #1 heavyweight right now but for sure he's beatable. Certainly not a Lennox Lewis calibre of fighter

You know Lennox Lewis went the distance with a 210 pound 6'0 no punching power journey man named Levi Billups in his 19th fight right ? lol

Lennox was so more elite than Joshua he had to switch trainers twice after that , Joshua is no Lennox though ? Well we certainly have a different level standard tothat of a tough 6'2 235 pounder who can punch and take a punch to THAT guy Lennox fought who wouldnt even be top 100 today .

Last time i checked he dominated a 90's era !

If social media was around then imagine the posts on here ?

[dellboi94]

To me he looked far better around 240 lbs, he looked more sharper.

[uppercut510]

a bit but hes no bum, needs to drop weight

[Mr Objecitivity]

Define 'overrated' and 'over hyped'! Relative to whom and what? Of course, anyone claiming he is already a great heavyweight is certainly 'overrating' him. Anyone claiming there is enough evidence to go by in predicting he can be an all time great like the Klitschko brothers or even greater is grossly 'overrating' him. However, he is still one of the best heavyweights in the world and is one of the most talented without a shadow of a doubt.

[Kigali]

After his fight yesterday I think I had him overrated and I don't think he is as good as I once thought he was. His stamina and punch output is very poor. He has lots of punching power but he has to pace himself so much. I think he might be getting too much credit for KOing Wlad who was 41 years old and way past his prime.

Vlad was KO'd in his prime....just to put him in perspective.

[The Gambler1981]

I would say both.

I say over rated not because he isn't at the top of the division but a lot of people call him the champ or the man at heavy. Sure Joshua could be called the number 1 guy at the moment but champion in boxing have a very specific meaning and while beanie Wlad is a good win Wlad was not the man at that point and was really not rated because he had been off for so long so that doesn't make a guy the man. It put him at the front of the line and anyone wanting to be the man needs to fight Joshua but he has more work to do to really be the man.

Over hyped for sure because a lot of people really seem to think he has already achieved greatness. Greatness in boxing is not about one big night that is what Buster Douglas and Tyson Fury and a thousand others dudes have done have one good night but no matter how impressive a victory if there is just one that is just a great night not a great career.

[GhostofDempsey]

This is the nature of the beast. A fighter makes a slash on the boxing scene, no matter how big or small, and there will always be a faction of fans who either hype him as the next coming of Ali, or hate on him as though he was some Primo Carnera hype-job.

The good thing is he is getting fans excited and breathing life into the HW division. I enjoy watching his fights, but I see flaws that can be exposed by the right opponent. Is Wilder that opponent who can expose him...only time will tell. This is why he is a compelling figure in boxing right now. We are going to witness two of boxing's undefeated HW champions collide (eventually), and while neither of them is on the level of Bowe/Lewis in terms of talent, they are all we have at the moment. So enjoy it while it lasts.