Is AJ the most exciting heavyweight since Iron Mike Tyson?

[tysonesque]

AJ isn't even close to being as exciting or in the same league as Tyson.

It shows how desperate the heavyweight division is right now when people are making ridiculous comparisons like this.

The first time I ever saw Tyson I knew he was a future all time great. He was doing things other heavyweights don't do and his knockouts and all action style together with that unbelievable defence set him miles apart from everyone else.

Joshua looks good. He's big and he hits hard, but he's only "exciting" because the heavyweight division is absolutely dire and anyone who looks half decent is going to stand out and seem like a potential saviour.

Fifteen or twenty years ago he would have been looked upon as just another promising young professional who hadn't really proven anything.

The comparison with Bruno is not supposed to be an insult. Bruno was a decent enough fighter, it's just unfortunate that he was around in an era where there were a lot of very good heavyweights and you had to beat the likes of Tyson and Lewis if you wanted a world title. Sure, Tyson gave him a good hiding, but there's no shame in that and he was beating Lewis. Had Bruno been around now, I wouldn't see him having any trouble with a Wlad or Wilder. Frank was a very dangerous guy who could knock anyone out with one punch if he caught them right.

AJ does remind me of Bruno or someone like Ruddock. He certainly doesn't make me think of the likes of Tyson.

[Primo Carnera]

AJ isn't even close to being as exciting or in the same league as Tyson.

It shows how desperate the heavyweight division is right now when people are making ridiculous comparisons like this.

The first time I ever saw Tyson I knew he was a future all time great. He was doing things other heavyweights don't do and his knockouts and all action style together with that unbelievable defence set him miles apart from everyone else.

Joshua looks good. He's big and he hits hard, but he's only "exciting" because the heavyweight division is absolutely dire and anyone who looks half decent is going to stand out and seem like a potential saviour.

Fifteen or twenty years ago he would have been looked upon as just another promising young professional who hadn't really proven anything.

The comparison with Bruno is not supposed to be an insult. Bruno was a decent enough fighter, it's just unfortunate that he was around in an era where there were a lot of very good heavyweights and you had to beat the likes of Tyson and Lewis if you wanted a world title. Sure, Tyson gave him a good hiding, but there's no shame in that and he was beating Lewis. Had Bruno been around now, I wouldn't see him having any trouble with a Wlad or Wilder. Frank was a very dangerous guy who could knock anyone out with one punch if he caught them right.

AJ does remind me of Bruno or someone like Ruddock. He certainly doesn't make me think of the likes of Tyson.

All very well put.