Does anybody suspect Alexander Povetkin is durable enough to not get KO'ed by Anthony Joshua?

I think he has the chin but he doesn’t have the movement on the outside that Takam and Parker displayed. Povetkin will probably look to be more ambitious than both those guys were and I think AJ is very underrated on the inside, he can throw big body shots, upper cuts, and can vary his punches.

I think Povetkin can last the distance but he will have to fight to survive, I got him getting stopped around 7-9

 

Yes he can. He may not and of course much depends on how his opponent chooses to fight, but he's very capable of going the distance.

 

Maybe, he does have a good chin but Wlad would of stopped him if he didn't smother his work due to a lack of an inside game and Joshua does have an inside game, though he doesn't hit as hard as Wlad.

 

not at his age, no. he will likely get koed late. Or JOshua lets him survive.

 

AJ might do what no one has done to Povetkin before and rip him with chop shots. Povetkin can take it to the head all day long , but he's probably weaker downstairs.
I think Joshua will go after the body area early.

 

Yes.

Joshuas offensive game has become stagnant, I will be very surprised indeed if he legit stops povetkin. (Unless povetkins stamina really let's him down)

 

Joshua KO5

 

Yes he can, not solely of the front foot though, i think Povetkin will have learned from Takam and Parkers experiences that he is going to have to be on the backfoot in stahes with plenty of head and upperbody movement, but at the same time hes also going to have to spend a lot more time on the front foot than those 2 if he is going to have a chance of winning.

 

Povetkin definitely has the capability to go the distance, but like Vykus said above me, he can't be too defensive and let joshua pick his shots

 

If we factor in British stoppages (a la klitschko/Takam) as well - the short answer: he won't.

But could very well see him stand his ground at the end.

Povetkin is a P4P ATG, a man that would rule a <225 division. But this time he is facing yet another talented SHW...

In my opinion, this is going to look like a schoolyard fight when a brave kid is standing up against a much bigger bully, holding his ground but still looking like a total mess at the end, while both sides of the spectators will get pissed of by the end result - but the little guy also's winning everybody's respect at the final bell nevertheless.

 

Exactly. I wouldn't say I "suspect" he can stand his ground so much as I expect him to.

 

Povetkin is as durable as they come and he has good head and body movement when he is so inclined. I rate his chances of seeing the end as quite high. I also think he has a decent shot at putting Joshua on his arse and derailing Hearn's cash train.