Anthony Joshua v Alex Povetkin

[old-school-lifter]

who's your pick?

AJ the heavy favourite

younger, 7 inch reach and 4 inch height and prob 20pound weight advantage

Povetkin is 38

my pick, Povetkin by KO
in a HUGE upset

POvetkin knows this is his last big chance and will go all out

AJ is too mechanical and reminds be of a bigger , faster frank Bruno but his defense and head movement is knot the best.

If Povetkin can get inside AJ's jab and reach and nails AJ he can KO him as AJ's chin is not cast iron.

Pvetkin got a solid chin- Klitchko has him down many times but couldnt KO him

[Conker]

povetkin is a live opponent but joshua shouldn't have too many problems with him. povetkin in his prime never won a round against klitscho. so at 39 i can't see how he's going to seriously trouble joshua, who outpointed klitscho up to the point he knocked him out.

povetkin always has a punchers chance but nothing more against aj.

[G_Thang]

who's your pick?

AJ the heavy favourite

younger, 7 inch reach and 4 inch height and prob 20pound weight advantage

Povetkin is 38

my pick, Povetkin by KO
in a HUGE upset

POvetkin knows this is his last big chance and will go all out

AJ is too mechanical and reminds be of a bigger , faster frank Bruno but his defense and head movement is knot the best.

If Povetkin can get inside AJ's jab and reach and nails AJ he can KO him as AJ's chin is not cast iron.

Pvetkin got a solid chin- Klitchko has him down many times but couldnt KO him

Povetkin fights a lot like Takem, up on your chest with hooks.  I'm not sure Joshua has a Wlad type jab to control him, assuming he will wrestle Povetkin like Wlad and stop him late.

Start at 3:50  

[SuperTed]

AJ should take it by late stoppage. Povetkin is very tough and solid, he'll be gallant but fall short. Maybe a younger version could have pulled it off.

[Desolate]

What time is this thing if you are on the east coast of the U.S.?

[Conker]

Povetkin fights a lot like Takem, up on your chest with hooks.  I'm not sure Joshua has a Wlad type jab to control him, assuming he will wrestle Povetkin like Wlad and stop him late.

Start at 3:50  

joshua has a very good jab , probably better than klitscho's. before the fight caught fire, joshua won every one of the first 4 rounds against wlad behind his jab.

AJ is technically way better than he's currently given credit for.  i could see him being as dominant in the division as wlad was maybe even more so.

[Desolate]

Anyone got links to this thing?

It should be starting soon.

[Rascal full]

Eddie Hearn will be more worried than Joshua's mother! His main man takes a heavy loss and that's his cash cow down the swanney as we say in these parts ('up in smoke' for my friends from around the world).

I expect a 12 round shut out for AJ very similar to his win over Joseph Parker.

[Desolate]

Links?

[Desolate]

http://neosportek7.blogspot.com/p/boxing-2.html

UPDATE

Alex Povetkin was winning early. First two rounds easily.

Joshua's nose was bleeding.

But Joshua turned it around in the fourth.

In the seventh, Joshua put him down. Alex didn't know where he was.

The referee let it go, but a few seconds later, Joshua landed again with hard shots and the referee stopped it as Povetkin fell back and away.

Joshua stops Povetkin in seventh round. Technically, a TKO victory.

A lot better that the Klitschko fight.

Prince Naseem Hamed was there. Showed him in the crowd.

[Conker]

povetkin caused more problems for aj than i expected , he really came to have a go. aj found it very difficult to control the fight as he usually does.
i believe aj will have a much easier time with wilder and even fury. povetkin's speed and style caused problems. but the power from aj to finish it was phenomenal. klitscho in his prime never managed to do that to that povetkin.

[illuminati]

Povetkin is 39
Nearly 2stones lighter
And around 4 inch shorter
With less reach
In a big ring fighting in England - How many other advantages does Joshua need.

How do you think Joshua would fair in similar conditions in a fight 
After the first 3 rounds it was only going to end one way

Tyson Fury if he’s near his best & Mentally Stable will tie up & wear down Joshua
As He’s bigger & heavier.
Though being at his best & Mentally stable are the deciding factors.

[Ssxa]

Povetkin gave it a serious go. I had it 3 rounds a piece going into the 7th. He got caught and took some bombs from AJ. No shame in that. Povetkin is a few years past his best at this point, but it was a good test for AJ.

[Conker]

Povetkin is 39
Nearly 2stones lighter
And around 4 inch shorter
With less reach
In a big ring fighting in England - How many other advantages does Joshua need.

How do you think Joshua would fair in similar conditions in a fight  
After the first 3 rounds it was only going to end one way

Tyson Fury if he’s near his best & Mentally Stable will tie up & wear down Joshua
As He’s bigger & heavier.
Though being at his best & Mentally stable are the deciding factors.

being 4 inches shorter and lighter was actually POVETKIN's major advantage in the fight. aj found it difficult to control the fight with his jab against a little guy with the speed of povetkin , he's much more comfortable with bigger slower fighters.

fury can beat aj but aj is the favourite. aj has the tools to win on points or knock him out. fury can only win on points. i predict aj knocking him out. would love to see the fight though.

[Desolate]

Povetkin gave it a serious go. I had it 3 rounds a piece going into the 7th.

I did too.

Alex just began to slow down... tire.

He could no longer get inside the reach. Joshua started to land the jab easier.

That first knockdown was weird.

It's like Alex couldn't get his arm to find the rope to get up and steady himself.

I give the referee credit for letting it go on.

They stop fights too soon nowadays.

[Desolate]

How do you think Joshua would fair in similar conditions in a fight 
After the first 3 rounds it was only going to end one way

Tyson Fury if he’s near his best & Mentally Stable will tie up & wear down Joshua
As He’s bigger & heavier.
Though being at his best & Mentally stable are the deciding factors.

fury can beat aj but aj is the favourite. aj has the tools to win on points or knock him out. fury can only win on points. i predict aj knocking him out. would love to see the fight though.

Whoever wins, Joshua/Fury needs to happen in 2019.

[Conker]

I did too.

Alex just began to slow down... tire.

He could no longer get inside the reach. Joshua started to land the jab easier.

That first knockdown was weird.

It's like Alex couldn't get his arm to find the rope to get up and steady himself.

I give the referee credit for letting it go on.

They stop fights too soon nowadays.

he couldn't find the rope because his brain was completely scrambled, you could tell from the difficulty he had getting up the fight was over. the left hook before the last straight right (1st knock down) was the punch that ended the fight.

[Conker]

Whoever wins, Joshua/Fury needs to happen in 2019.

yep i agree. i think wilder is a fraud, not in the same league as either. but he'll always have a puncher's chance.

[Randomum]

Wilder is just a physically gifted fighter with bombs in both hands (more power, and speed than Joshua). Joshua is athletic and has good power, and his technique is improving. I still see it as pretty even though as even Joshua's technique is not amazing but if I had to bet I'd say Joshua becomes the dominant heavyweight in this era.

[SuperTed]

Knew it would be a tough fight. Povetkin has a great pedigree (former Olympic champion) and lots of heart.

Fight was even before the KO but that's what makes AJ so dangerous. His power can finish a fight in an instant.

[MegaTron]

Darren Avey would beat all of these cucks....

[Conker]

aj was ahead on all the judges' scorecards but povetkin was definitely more dangerous than most expected  . i'd back pov to beat wilder


"Judges had the fight 58-56, 58-56, and 59-55 in favour of the 2012 Olympic gold medallist."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/7324834/anthony-johsua-alexander-povetkin-ahead-on-scorecards/

[Darren Avey]

AJ is keeping the belts warm umtil…………..

[illuminati]

AJ is keeping the belts warm umtil…………..

Is he out of Shootfighters
And with Them Scary Hardman Tats I’m surprised he’s not already World Champion.   

[old-school-lifter]

So Povetikin didn't pull off the upset but gave it a really good try by the sounds of reports

AJ better fight Wilder before someone upsets AJ and he loses a  $50 million plus payday for a WIlder fight

AJ is ducking Wilder

Wilder has improved with each outing, his KO of Stiverne in the rematch shows he's more skilful.
WIlder has also fought a much better quality of opponent than AJ

sure AJ is techinically better but he wont have all the usual physical advantages like the height, weight and reach against Wilder

WIlder will KO AJ