Vitali Klitschko vs Anthony Joshua

[Ruthless-RKO]

We are seeing Wlad vs. AJ in 2017..

But what about Dr. Iron Fist!! KO artist.

Who would win and how?

[Boxing Writer]

We are seeing Wlad vs. AJ in 2017..

But what about Dr. Iron Fist!! KO artist.

Who would win and how?

Vitali wasn't KO artist. His brother hits much, much harder. Vitali had big KO%, but in the most cases he just battered his opponents to submission. Chris Byrd said Wlad hit 3 times harder than Vitali

[Enlightened-One]

Isn’t it a bit premature to discuss the topic of this thread when Anthony Joshua is a relative novice with a limited resume?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Isn’t it a bit premature to discuss the topic of this thread when Anthony Joshua is a relative novice with a limited resume?

You could say the same with discussing Wlad vs. AJ, but that's happening at an early time in his career. Let's jsut replace Wlad with Vitali

[Enlightened-One]

Isn’t it a bit premature to discuss the topic of this thread when Anthony Joshua is a relative novice with a limited resume?

You could say the same with discussing Wlad vs. AJ, but that's happening at an early time in his career. Let's jsut replace Wlad with Vitali

The situation is completely different!

By the time Wladimir shares the ring with Anthony Joshua, it would have been 2½ years since Klitschko delivered an impressive performance (in the Kubrat Pulev fight). He would also be 41 years of age and generally considered well past his prime.

Klitschko struggled for a good portion of his fight against Bryant Jennings and barely threw a shot against Tyson Fury.

This thread is forcing people to consider a prime version of Vitali Klitschko versus the currently unproven and untested Anthony Joshua.

[Loki]

Although his younger brothers accomplishments are better, Vitali was the better boxer and tough as hell.

[gilgamesh]

Since you didn't establish if they'd be in their Prime I'm guessing you're imagining this match if it happened next year or so. Vitali would get his ass kicked.

[HyacinthusTurnipseed]

Is the question, if Joshua beats Wlad next and then his brother feels like trying to get revenge late 2017? If so Joshua beats a 46 year old Vitali easily and painfully. Prime VK knows too much and likely stops AJ before 7 rounds (AJ may not have reached his own prime yet though).

If AJ were facing a 41 year old Vitali instead of a 41 year old Wlad (i.e the one we saw around the Adamek / Chisora / Charr fights) I'd probably favour AJ slightly but without confidence.

Although his younger brothers accomplishments are better, Vitali was the better boxer and tough as hell.

wlad is the much better boxer, vitali has the better chin

Nah, Vit was much more sophisticated. Wlad is the better athlete, but everything else about being in a boxing ring came much more naturally to VK - judging distance, shot selection, setting up a punch, "pocket" defence / counter-punching / mixing defence and attack etc etc. Wlad's hands and feet are faster.

[Rexob]

A prime vitality would beat a Joshua now but we haven't seen a prime Joshua just yet so can't really say with any conviction.

[SFW]

I wouldn't call Wlad a better boxer than Vitali, the only thing Wlad clearly had over Vitali was power. Only one of them got destroyed a few times, no idea how that makes Vlad better lol.. Vlad's entire reign predicated on never fighting his brother. Big bro even cleaned his mess up after the first destruction, something a champion should do himself. Vitali was definitely the real fighter of the two, I'm sure Vlad appreciates never having to face his brother.

AJ is untested and just now hitting his prime, need to see more before comparing him to proven champions of the past. He looks the goods, against sub par competition though.