famicommanderThu Dec 18, 2025, 6:33 PM UTC
None of those is worse. Every guy on that list knocks Paul out.
DeeMoneyThu Dec 18, 2025, 6:29 PM UTC
This is the rare fight where regardless of the outcome it is a lose-lose for both fighters.
Joshua Wins:
-Joshua gets no credit for beating a youtube star, not a real boxer. Denounced for taking the fight. (Lose)
-Paul gets humbled and put in his place, everyone gloats that he’s proven not to be a real fighter (Lose)
Paul Wins:
-Joshua loses, everyone calls him either a fraud or that he took a dive, because no way he loses a legit fight (Lose)
-Paul gets no credit, as everyone figures it had to be rigged for him to win. People get angry that he rigged this fight for himself (Lose)
boxingitisThu Dec 18, 2025, 6:24 PM UTC
Ennis vs Lima was greater Mismatch.
SteveMThu Dec 18, 2025, 5:00 PM UTC
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Truer words have never been spoken.
I can’t believe he is spoken of by some as a “modern day great” with a better record than the actual greats due to his KO streak.
without box-rec-ing his resume – and ignoring the first 10/12 fights as they’re nearly always no-hopers and journeymen – weren’t the rest at least top 20 hws at the time he thought them? and in some cases arguably top 5 with Ortiz. And if he could go 3 competitive fights with Fury who is likely a top 5 HW the first quarter of this century along with both Klitschko’s, and Usyk – then how bad was Wilder really? Not a modern day great but I’m pretty sure he’ll get in the HOF.
SteveMThu Dec 18, 2025, 4:55 PM UTC
Lets not forget that Mayweather McGregor was a greater mismatch than Joshua vs Paul. Think about it before losing your mind