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Anthony Joshua's punching power may just be the most overrated in boxing history. Well, at least in heavyweight boxing history. He really doesn't have much power for getting legitimate knockouts (and not 'typical British / UK stoppages'). In fact, he could barely just about crack an egg and if we compare him to real and legitimate knockout artists like Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko who can inflict significantly greater damage with single punches, then it is pretty much a mismatch in comparison. As in, there isn't even much of a competition.
Both Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko have the much greater ability in getting legitimate knockouts involving finishing opponents off directly without needing to go too sloppy on said opponents and without needing premature interferences from referees.
Carlos Takam was practically walking through Anthony Joshua's most powerful punches, multiple of them, for multiple rounds whilst showing very little signs that they had much knock-out potential. In fact, a 37 year old, past his best Takam made it seem like Joshua has the punching power of a 10 year little girly sissy.
The same Carlos Takam was knocked out cold, practically separated from his senses and consciousness, dropped and kept down for the 10 count by a 6 foot 2, 220 pound natural cruiser weight midget in Alexander Povetkin who himself is a pretty weak puncher.
It is almost embarrassing, shameful and pathetic that this much bigger sized heavyweight in Anthony Joshua who is 6 foot 6, 240+ pounds with 80+ inches of reach was outperformed by someone who is much smaller and someone that happens to be natural cruiser weight in Alexander Povetkin in the punching power department against Carlos Takam. The much bigger Joshua barely put a dent in Takam and needed one of the worst premature home cooked stoppage in heavyweight boxing history against a near shot version of Takam who was already brutalized in the past.
Please, no mention of drugs or PED's for justification because Joshua looks far more unnatural with artificial looking muscles compared to Alexander Povetkin, who is one of the chubbier looking modern heavyweights. Anthony Joshua is practically a chemically enhanced human being at this stage. Probably far more than Alexander Povetkin is. Unfortunately, Joshua is protected by the masses whilst Povetkin isn't, and therefore able to get away with what Povetkin isn't.
Even Wladimir Klitschko, who has been called a 'glass jawed' boxer that apparently lacks the ability to take power punches from power punchers without immediately being on the verge of another knockout loss, exposed Anthony Joshua's overrated lack of power. It's Anthony Joshua fans and fan boys themselves claiming how Wladimir Klitschko has such an awful chin. Well, guess what folks, Wladimir Klitschko has already been stopped before more convincingly and Joshua still needed 11 rounds to stop an inactive Wladimir Klitschko out of the ring for 2 years at the age of 41. Even there, he needed to throw multiple sloppy punches to get the job done and still couldn't keep Wlad down for long enough as Wlad was constantly able to get back to his feet. Even when Joshua landed his most powerful punch on Wlad (uppercut), he still couldn't directly drop Wlad and needed sloppy follow up punches. It was Wladimir Klitschko who proved to be the more powerful puncher between the two by dropping Joshua down with a single steel hammer right hand that would've been enough to brutalize Joshua 6 or 7 years ago as he would've had the mental sharpness in his youth to finish Joshua off, had Joshua got back up.
Alexander Povetkin, never mind Deontay Wilder would destroy Anthony Joshua. Don't give me BS nonsense about Povetkin being a midget or too small to be a threat to Joshua when Povetkin was capable of beating prime Takam far more convincingly, despite his smaller size than Joshua managed to against a near shot version of Carlos Takam, despite his bigger size. In other words, Joshua's size advantage over Povetkin or Wilder isn't going to be as significant of a factor that'd contribute to the outcome of his potential bouts against Alexander Povetkin or Deontay Wilder.
Both Alexander Povetkin and Deontay Wilder can walk right through some of Anthony Joshua's most powerful punches. However, as soon as Deontay Wilder lands his single windmill right hand or when Alexander Povetkin lands his trademark left hook / overhand right, Joshua goes down and doesn't get back up until a few minutes are passed.
Both Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko have the much greater ability in getting legitimate knockouts involving finishing opponents off directly without needing to go too sloppy on said opponents and without needing premature interferences from referees.
Carlos Takam was practically walking through Anthony Joshua's most powerful punches, multiple of them, for multiple rounds whilst showing very little signs that they had much knock-out potential. In fact, a 37 year old, past his best Takam made it seem like Joshua has the punching power of a 10 year little girly sissy.
The same Carlos Takam was knocked out cold, practically separated from his senses and consciousness, dropped and kept down for the 10 count by a 6 foot 2, 220 pound natural cruiser weight midget in Alexander Povetkin who himself is a pretty weak puncher.
It is almost embarrassing, shameful and pathetic that this much bigger sized heavyweight in Anthony Joshua who is 6 foot 6, 240+ pounds with 80+ inches of reach was outperformed by someone who is much smaller and someone that happens to be natural cruiser weight in Alexander Povetkin in the punching power department against Carlos Takam. The much bigger Joshua barely put a dent in Takam and needed one of the worst premature home cooked stoppage in heavyweight boxing history against a near shot version of Takam who was already brutalized in the past.
Please, no mention of drugs or PED's for justification because Joshua looks far more unnatural with artificial looking muscles compared to Alexander Povetkin, who is one of the chubbier looking modern heavyweights. Anthony Joshua is practically a chemically enhanced human being at this stage. Probably far more than Alexander Povetkin is. Unfortunately, Joshua is protected by the masses whilst Povetkin isn't, and therefore able to get away with what Povetkin isn't.
Even Wladimir Klitschko, who has been called a 'glass jawed' boxer that apparently lacks the ability to take power punches from power punchers without immediately being on the verge of another knockout loss, exposed Anthony Joshua's overrated lack of power. It's Anthony Joshua fans and fan boys themselves claiming how Wladimir Klitschko has such an awful chin. Well, guess what folks, Wladimir Klitschko has already been stopped before more convincingly and Joshua still needed 11 rounds to stop an inactive Wladimir Klitschko out of the ring for 2 years at the age of 41. Even there, he needed to throw multiple sloppy punches to get the job done and still couldn't keep Wlad down for long enough as Wlad was constantly able to get back to his feet. Even when Joshua landed his most powerful punch on Wlad (uppercut), he still couldn't directly drop Wlad and needed sloppy follow up punches. It was Wladimir Klitschko who proved to be the more powerful puncher between the two by dropping Joshua down with a single steel hammer right hand that would've been enough to brutalize Joshua 6 or 7 years ago as he would've had the mental sharpness in his youth to finish Joshua off, had Joshua got back up.
Alexander Povetkin, never mind Deontay Wilder would destroy Anthony Joshua. Don't give me BS nonsense about Povetkin being a midget or too small to be a threat to Joshua when Povetkin was capable of beating prime Takam far more convincingly, despite his smaller size than Joshua managed to against a near shot version of Carlos Takam, despite his bigger size. In other words, Joshua's size advantage over Povetkin or Wilder isn't going to be as significant of a factor that'd contribute to the outcome of his potential bouts against Alexander Povetkin or Deontay Wilder.
Both Alexander Povetkin and Deontay Wilder can walk right through some of Anthony Joshua's most powerful punches. However, as soon as Deontay Wilder lands his single windmill right hand or when Alexander Povetkin lands his trademark left hook / overhand right, Joshua goes down and doesn't get back up until a few minutes are passed.
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