Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Shakes Head at Criticisms From Lennox Lewis

[Jkp]

Unlike Lennox Lewis AJ is ****** rich not because of the opponents he has faced but because of his promoter Eddie Hearn. Eddie Hearn and Sky Sports have made this guy so much money for doing so little, it's not funny.

No, he's rich because gullible UK fans pay big money to see him fight bums. And avoid the top guys.

[Jkp]

AJ lives in a fantasy world, discussing setting world records for his reign.

In reality he's probably not even the best heavy weight in England, let alone the world. But we'll never find out because hes too busy fighting bums and ducking.

[thack]

This sums up the Diva side of A.J. ......

[LetOutTheCage]

Lewis is an ATG in the golden age of HW boxing, Joshua is a top 3 in a garbage division 'nuff said

Lol please stop, Ali's era was the golden age for Heavyweights. The Lewis era is very overrated imo, as is Lewis himself. I do agree that it is still much better than this era of heavyweights though...

[LetOutTheCage]

Lol I love how people create this almighty perception on past generations which well, are absolutely false.
Lewis was at the time of his run was perceived as a boring snot nose Pom that many felt damaged the sport with his long distance jab, constant tying up and holding behind heads illegally while hitting on the break. Although effective for him to win fights didn’t create many fans at the time.
I’d barely call it a golden age either he was just the biggest guy in the division at the time. Then came the klitshko years and now we have atleast 3 huge guys with big power.
We’re in a new era that can’t be compared.

Exactly, its amazing how perception changes with time. For me the golden era for heavyweights will always be Ali's era. Way more killers back then

[Laligalaliga]

What a fking mental midget Joshua is...
He pulled the two favorite cards that idiots always go to when they can't articulate a retort;
"he's jealous"
and
"he wouldn't say it to my face"

Lewis earned the right to criticize anyone he wants. If Joshua ever comes close to his level, then he'll earn that right too.

Lolx..... Lenox at 28yr didn't come close to achieve what AJ has achieved. Hez just a sad gizzer and I can understand.
How can a 28yr old English boy be the unified champion and still attempting to be undisputed.

No one give a fvvk about Lenox opinion. AJ is far ahead of him by back to back comparism.

[lakerz]

Unlike Lennox Lewis AJ is ****** rich not because of the opponents he has faced but because of his promoter Eddie Hearn. Eddie Hearn and Sky Sports have made this guy so much money for doing so little, it's not funny.

Doing so little?unified the division after just 22 fights?what a dumb comment

[Real King Kong]

I agree with you. But based on that don’t you think Lewis view on aj is a bit harsh considering he has achieved more than he did at the same age and I would argue he has a stronger resume.

If Lewis wants to criticize aj/Hearn for what he believes is their reluctance to make fights with wilder or fury, then fine, it’s his opinion. He can’t really criticize anything else tho, cuz aj has done more at this point than Lewis had at the same point in his career. I get where aj is coming from, he feels like Lewis being his countryman, should be supportive of his career and probably feels a bit let down. Saying Lewis might be a bit jealous of his star/earning power isn’t really a baseless accusation either...Joshua gets more love and makes far more $$$ than Lennox did as a young champion, no doubt.

[GodOfBoxing]

Why does the Original ed. Poster need to reference 'IBO' [OH. wait. I know why..because his time in grade w/the Sport isn't "a lifetime".]

[GodOfBoxing]

Joshua makes better money mostly because of the age we live in. "Thank" Frazier-Ali 1 for that big money break thru.