Anthony Joshua vs Hasim Rahman

[EdwardRevolver1993]

Joshua of today vs Rahman of the 1st Lewis fight.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Joshua in a wipeout

[Joson]

Assuming Joshua fights up to potential - doesn't have one of his bad nights - he'll win big and easy, by UD or stoppage.

[scorpio83]

AJ take either by decision or stopping Rahman late after outboxing and outpunching him on the outside.

[margaret thatcher]

rahman was pretty basic but wasnt bad. heavy jab with unusually long reach for his height, big right hand. the 2 times he got handled in his prime, one was by an atg he'd already beat, the other he had a good lead vs solid contender in maskaev.

aj beats him and possibly ends up getting a ko with the right hand, but not a total wipeout. he's enough of an offensive threat to keep aj off for a while

[EdwardRevolver1993]

rahman was pretty basic but wasnt bad. heavy jab with unusually long reach for his height, big right hand. the 2 times he got handled in his prime, one was by an atg he'd already beat, the other he had a good lead vs solid contender in maskaev.

aj beats him and possibly ends up getting a ko with the right hand, but not a total wipeout. he's enough of an offensive threat to keep aj off for a while

That's about how I see it, too. Especially, if we speak about Rahman of 1999-2001. Particularly, about the one who upset Lewis. Even if Lennox wasn't at his best that night - Rahman looked sharp in that fight, nevertheless. And was well-prepared.

If you're interested, I also dropped a topic on Vitali-AJ below.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Rock couldnt counter. Joshua struggles with quick fisted counterpunchers

He doesnt do anything better than joshua and joshua would land a right hand at will on rock

Its a nightmare fight for rahman

[EdwardRevolver1993]

Rock couldnt counter. Joshua struggles with quick fisted counterpunchers

He doesnt do anything better than joshua and joshua would land a right hand at will on rock

Its a nightmare fight for rahman

I agree, for the most part. That said, Rahman countered well several times in that Lewis fight. In particular, early in the 4th - when Lewis put him on the ropes and unleashed a combo. In that particular sequence, Rock fought off the ropes well. That's if my memory serves me well.

Otherwise, I agree with you. Normally, Rahman would just cover himself up and would wait till the end of opponent's rally.