Boxing Industry Poll: Anthony Joshua still the man

[oogiebe]

Really fun article comparing Joshua, Fury and Wilder, by an eclectic bunch of former fighters, trainers and media. THe results seem pretty reasonable and the comps are a good read.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/boxing/n ... djrt9oevva

[jamamb]

it wud seem strange to me if fury and wilder drawing somehow demoted aj, though i know some of the fury and wilder boys are broing up with 'the 2 best already fought' stuff. cute.

ajs the best hw, the biggest draw at hw, and has the best hw resume

[Onetimeonly]

Your last sentence is spot on.

[oogiebe]

You should give the article a go, it's really has some interesting and rational perspectives.

[tiny_acres]

Predictions are all fine and dandy. But until all 3 of them fight one another we will not have a true champion

[oogiebe]

Predictions are all fine and dandy. But until all 3 of them fight one another we will not have a true champion

Obviously...but the article is quite interesting.

[jamamb]

but whats the bar for 'da man'? do they have to beat the other two?

i mean what if aj next for example destroys fury (who wilder couldnt beat) or wilder (who fury couldnt beat)? he already has the best resume and then he wouldve also beaten one of the 'big' boys who the other couldnt

or what if aj destroys fury but then wilder destroys aj. does wilder still need to beat fury to be the 'man' since he didnt manage it when they fought?

[oogiebe]

but whats the bar for 'da man'? do they have to beat the other two?

i mean what if aj next for example destroys fury (who wilder couldnt beat) or wilder (who fury couldnt beat)? he already has the best resume and then he wouldve also beaten one of the 'big' boys who the other couldntHe'd be the man. Period

or what if aj destroys fury but then wilder destroys aj. does wilder still need to beat fury to be the 'man' since he didnt manage it when they fought?There would be unfinished business for Wilder to be the man. Styles make fights so Wilder would still need to beat Fury. I guess it could go round and round and round

The article goes through many scenarios and breaks down each possibility. Overall, AJ got the most wins and least losses. It's very interesting actually.

[KiwiRider]

I was surprised the boxers put Wilder first, and everyone else pretty much put him last.
I fully agree that if anyone can make adjustments, it's Fury and Joshua- I haven't seen any improvement in Wilder at all, or a game plan other than land the right and maybe a left hook to follow.
Good article Oogie

[godosin]

Very interesting view points on these three matches. I find it funny Lennox Lewis, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Evander holyfield rate Wilder first.

[Mexi-Box]

it wud seem strange to me if fury and wilder drawing somehow demoted aj, though i know some of the fury and wilder boys are broing up with 'the 2 best already fought' stuff. cute.

ajs the best hw, the biggest draw at hw, and has the best hw resume

He has the better depth, but Fury has the better single win. Klitschko was p4p #1-2 when he fought Fury. There is no argument that Fury fought and beat a better version. He also did it in a better fashion.

AJ was demoted because Fury was always the lineal HW champion.

[ArtlessDodger]

Thanks for posting that. An interesting article.

Obviously, we want to see them box. No amount of discussion will answer the debate. I'm of the opinion that AJ is favourite in both match-ups, but it's heavyweight boxing and anything could happen!