Povetkin fought admirably and went out on his sword

Really like Povetkin's effort. He came to win, with a good plan and had some success. In the end, Joshua was simply to big and strong and he also showed the ability to adjust his plan in the ring and execute.

 

Povetkin stuck to the plan for the first 5 rounds, using good feints and movement to get on the inside outlanding AJ and hurting him (breaking his nose).

However he then lost his discipline and started looking for the one big punch and leaping in. Once he started taking that approach he was easy to read and then AJ needed only one proper opening.

If only Povetkin had kept his discipline but I think he was too relaxed and encouraged by the success he was having and got sloppy.

All in a great performance by Povetkin though but spoiled by him getting sloppy. He did far better than Wlad did against AJ, but then Wlad was shot to bits and Povetkin still has a lot to offer the sport.

 

This.

 

true thing but its really a guaranteed cert picking a guy who was going to gass before double figure rounds.

 

He came to win but in the end it was rather predictable. Joshua is a very good fighter, but he needs more experience. I want Joshua to beat Wilder. I think he is a better fighter and more complete for a long reign. Wilder punches hard but he leaves his chin out there. Eventually he will get hit and hurt and knocked out.

 

Povetkin did very well and he's clearly not done at the top level even at 39, he could keep fighting, maybe finally chase down Wilder.

I expected this to be an entertaining fight, with Povetkin's aggressive style in contrast to the movement used by Takam and Parker. I expected him to chin check Joshua, what I didn't expect was him to be in control of the fight for the most part, he was dictating things and Joshua was reacting. Had Joshua been less durable Povetkin would of scored a KO, he caught Joshua with some big shots.

Where does Povetkin go from here? Personally I'd love to see Povetkin/Ortiz or Povetkin vs the winner of Usyk/Bellew.

 

Credit to Pov.

Bank credit that is, so he can buy new designer drug from Pushkin and Gorby back hom.

 

Just shows how tough Parker really was in hindsight. First proper clean combination and it was lights out for Povetkin. He didn't take punishment like Brezeale did either, before he succumbed to the merciless power of the ferocious bodybuilder. Looking forward to the Whyte rematch, or big baby Miller if the fight comes off.

 

I had to google that povetkin´s ring walk song: Not a big fan of russian pop music, but that Nikolay Emelin´s song rock and roll.

 

Well put.

That's the statistic not measurable. Typically, punch volume is used. but that does not account for legs. Upper body movement. Hips. And does not delve into feinting.

Povetkin uses a lot of energy to do that 3 minutes per round. Always has. And he has, by far, the most accurate hands in the division. Once he gets an opponent in that circumference he likes, forget it. Is he ever deadly with his punches. Terrific short left hook. And he has the balance to even throw a perfect left uppercut.

But I did not think he was anywhere near as effective as normal with those terrific follow up shots. Maybe because Joshua took away his jab. Or Joshua being a little off 12:00 and straight in front of him. I thought Joshua used a little angle in there and wasn't clipped with the punches Povetkin usually lands against opponents.

But what a tough task fighting a guy like Anthony Joshua for Alexander. He is a world class finisher in there. That really was not that big of a window Povetkin gave him. But within 15 seconds, it was all over. He just didn't miss punches when his opportunity was there. Perfect extension and placement. Awful tough assignment going 36 minutes with Joshua and not making a mistake.

And lets not forget a big thing---Povetkin was trying to win the fight and take the title away. He was not playing the survival game and see what happens or having to dedicate 75% to defense. He was trying to make things happen. We really have not seen a bunch of heavyweight title fights in recent times doing that.

 

We'll see how tough Parker is when he is also 39 years old.

 

The big difference between the Parker and Povetkin matches is, that Parker didn’t really fight to win. He started okay, but once Joshua turned up the heat, Parker was not willing to engage. And because Joshua has very slow feet, he had difficulties timing Parker and getting the big shots in. Same with the Takam fight.

Povetkin on the other hand, was on the front foot the whole time and piled on the pressure. Once he got a little tired, he was tailor-made for at counter puncher like Joshua.

This is also the reason I think Usyk can UD Joshua. Hes got the skills, movement, speed and IQ to make Joshua look foolish.