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put him in with Shannon Briggs, Shane Cameron or Samuel Peter...

lefty wrote:I remember some people saying he'll be as good Lewis. I dont see that myself. i think Lewis was a better athlete and moved better. However like a lot have said the heavyweight division isnt packed with a ton of talent so he should be ok.

I would say he's as good an "athlete" as Lewis ever was but, Lews had a better physique for heavyweight boxing. Basically I suspect Joshua can run faster, lift bigger and would excel at a lot more different sports than Lewis would have, but, crucially of course, Lewis was more suited to boxing with his physique...make sense?

lillywhite14 wrote:

lefty wrote:I remember some people saying he'll be as good Lewis. I dont see that myself. i think Lewis was a better athlete and moved better. However like a lot have said the heavyweight division isnt packed with a ton of talent so he should be ok.

I would say he's as good an "athlete" as Lewis ever was but, Lews had a better physique for heavyweight boxing. Basically I suspect Joshua can run faster, lift bigger and would excel at a lot more different sports than Lewis would have, but, crucially of course, Lewis was more suited to boxing with his physique...make sense?

Yeah I see what you mean. I think Lewis moved better in the ring in particular. Joshua is so bulky that he does still look rigid to me. His movement isnt particularily free flowing.