By Scott Gilfoid: There are some boxing fans that believe that IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) is already the No.1 heavyweight on the planet. They look at the way the 26-year-old Joshua has mowed down his first 16 opponents, and they extrapolate from there to predict that he’ll beat every other heavyweight on the planet. I don’t agree with this kind of thinking.
You can’t accurately predict future outcomes based on a small sample. It makes no sense. Joshua’s promoter Barry Hearn is another one that believes he’s the best fighter on the plant already. Never mind the fact that Joshua still hasn’t faced Deontay Wilder, Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz, Tyson Fury, Kubrat Pulev, Joseph Parker, Carlos Takam, Alexander Povetkin, Bryant Jennings, Bermane Stiverne, David Haye or Wladimir Klitschko.