Is Anthony Joshua all that?

[boliodogs]

He looks pretty good so far. He has never come close to losing and almost always wins by KO. He has defeated high ranked Wlad and fellow champion Parker. He has a low work rate and can be hit and hurt. He isn't unbeatable. He has good fast punches with real power and fair accuracy so he is pretty good in my opinion.

[EnglishOxide]

You guys are so full of it.

You've just confirmed to me you can't see past your jealousy with that and can't think rationally or give anyone their due.

No point talking.

[Tygshsu]

You've just confirmed to me you can't see past your jealousy with that and can't think rationally or give anyone their due.

No point talking.

He is not lying though, only Lennox Lewis is a legit Good fighter from the UK.Even then he was trained by a American and learnt Boxing in Canada.From Bruno-Hatton now to this Guy, it's always hype, then they get KTFO in America...Even i dont think Wilder is good enough for the word "**** fighter" but i hope he ****s out Joshua

[Kezzer]

He’s fought half the fights of wilder. Wilder is only considering taking on he better fighters in the division now. Joshua therefore has a lot to learn despite having achieved so much already.

[Redd Foxx]

You've just confirmed to me you can't see past your jealousy with that and can't think rationally or give anyone their due.

No point talking.

Lol.
Yes, absolutely jealous of... I'm not sure what... because you've failed to articulate a point. Like so many other nationalistic fans, you're frustrated because you can't find anything to dish back. That's the problem when fanboys try to argue with boxing fans. You play this validation game. I'm a huge fan of Calzaghe and he doesn't belong to you any more than he does to me. That drives some of you guys crazy.

Anyway, you seem like you've had enough so I'll leave you alone.

[4truth]

Lennox Lewis wasn't always "all that" either but he improved over time. Joshua will need to do the same or his reign will be a short one. A lot of tools but a lot of holes to fix also, too bad they never made any more Emanuel Stewards.

[Redd Foxx]

Lennox Lewis wasn't always "all that" either but he improved over time. Joshua will need to do the same or his reign will be a short one. A lot of tools but a lot of holes to fix also, too bad they never made any more Emanuel Stewards.

Great post.

[DoomOnHorseback]

I am nationalistic as far as I'd support any Brit in an international bout.

I'm also rational. There's been plenty of talk about the Brits dominating the HW division at the moment, and I don't think it's necessarily down to the talent pool. It's all about the numbers that can be provided.
Yes, there's other fighters out there, but they can't make anywhere near the numbers that can be made in the UK.
Povetkin must've just fought in front of his biggest ever crowd, on the undercard of AJ.
Haye v Bellew, whoever wins is in for a huge payday against A.N.Other. Fury on the verge of fighting a couple of bums, but will still get huge interest.
Whyte is knocking on the door for a title and is now on PPV getting very large crowds.
There's also a few very talented looking prospects coming through.... DDD, Gorman
Chisora has been in with the best, but always come up short, but still doing the circuits.

You can't argue that the HW division is currently ruled by the Brits.
This has nothing to do with who'd win out of Wilder & AJ.

[Sun_Tzu]

He has accomplished some nice things at the stage most fighters are still fighting no hopers. He has more to work on and I think he is interested in becoming a complete fighter and not just brawler/puncher. Of course as soon as he loses a fight his career will be over here and other social media sites but it seems after some of the interviews ive heard him in he is prepared to deal with a loss.

[2fast2strong]

He's pretty good. But, British fans tend to get overly excited about, and protective of, local fighters. He's no Lennox Lewis and people should have reasonable expectations about the guy.
I think the difference with his fans and Wilder fans is that most Wilder fans admit the guy is a mess, technique-wise. They just think he's exciting and like watching him fight. AJ fans are pretending that he's beyond criticism and of course he's never going to live up to that. I think part of Wilder's popularity is that people are tired of the AJ hype.

Well said, yeah I was a big AJ fan ever since his first pro fight, I didn’t really like wilder too much until his first title fight but I was rooting for him anyway.

But now the hype machine is in full throttle and AJ’s fans are becoming increasingly intolerable, I am still an AJ fan but I just want to see him fight the Russian (two gold medal winners going at it) and Wilder in that order.

If he wins both I will tattoo the Union Jack on my face and learn some soccer chants, lol