Calm yourselves, we're not trying to perpetuate the theory that Anthony Joshua is the next 'Greatest'.
It's fantastic that Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko blessed the world with one of the best heavyweight world title fights in years and we think the British boxer could be the exciting champion the division has been crying out for.
However, he's no Muhammad Ali, but to be fair, we've only ever had one of those that we called 'The Greatest'.
Aside from being one of the finest pugilists to ever grace Planet Earth, Ali was one of those incomparable characters that captivated the masses. As a civil rights activist, as a leader and as an artist, the world stopped whatever it was they were doing to watch Ali.
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Joshua is already a beacon of hope for a whole new generation, but he's probably never going to fill those massive high tops that Ali left in the heavyweight division.
Ali was a legend who transcended the sport, while Joshua is still a new world champion.
However, there is one comparison that is very fair to make and that is the images of arguably the two fighters' most iconic fights. Contextually the scenes are very different, but from a strictly visual perspective, Joshua standing over a Klitschko lying prone on the canvas is eerily similar to that famous image of Ali doing likewise to Sonny Liston.
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Joshua was involved in a fatal car crash last week. Anthony Joshua is set to retire from boxing, according to a member of his family. Just last week, the former heavyweight world champion was involved in a fatal car crash in Nigeria. Joshua escaped with minor injuries but team members and close friends, Sina Ghami […]
RIP. Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital after injuring himself in Monday’s fatal crash in Nigeria. Lateef Ayodele and Cina Gami, members of Joshua’s team, were both killed in the accident. Ghami was a strength and conditioning coach and Ayodele was a trainer. Joshua, 36, was born in Watford to British Nigerian parents, and […]
Heartbreaking news just in. Belfast boxer, Paul McCullagh Jr, has died at the age of 25. McCullagh was an Ulster Elite heavyweight champion back in 2019 and won both of his fights as a professional. McCullagh comes from a family who are synonymous with boxing with both his grandfather and father being champion amateur boxers. […]