Head-to-head on Joshua and Povetkin

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Adam Booth, David Haye`s former trainer has compared AJ to Povetkin in these categories:
    Power: AJ 9/10 Pov 8/10! he said AJ is athletic and has immense strength, but Pov is not as athletic.
    Winability: AJ 10/10 Pov 7/10 Based on their comparative performances vs Wlad.
    Stamina: AJ 9/10 Pov 7/10 Pov came up short in his bout vs Wlad.
    Footwork: AJ 9/10 Pov 7/10 AJ`s balance when he throws heavy shots is excellent, if there`s one critism it`s that his hips look stiff when he moves laterally. The Russian looks heavy in most of what he does.
    Defense AJ 8/10 Pov 8/10 When AJ leaves his chin a bit too high you need to be lighting-quick to cash in.
    AJ overall scorecard: 45
    Pov`s overall scorecard: 37 do you agree? I feel Pov has more one punch power than AJ. Also Josh has his right glove placed against his chin protecting from hooks, plus he evades a lot of shots well by skipping backwards when he sees a shot coming. Do you Booth knows enough about Boxing to judge these two? How would Haye have compared to Pov using these categories?