Povetkin is past it. I don't think he'll offer much past the first 3 rounds.

David Price is chinny but rocked him. Joshua will win a decision and i'm not his biggest fan by any means.

The Price knockout you could say is because Povetkin is a big puncher but Price is chinny anyway. So, his power will seem accentuated at this point.

Joshua will win comfortably either by stoppage or decision. Povetkin is old and past it. He may have his moments but ultimately he'll not do much.

 

He's still dangerous with his background but i think he looked slowed down in his previous fight with Price and also a bit vulnerable.

David Price is a mediocre boxer with big power. Joshua's power is decent albeit he is more of an accumulative puncher but he's more accurate and technically leagues above Price.

He's 38 years old and he just looked slowed down to me. He looked less explosive than his fights with Perez, Charr, and Takam.

 

He may have his moments but ultimately he gets beaten by most likely a decision. He just comes inside with hooks left hook then overhand right. He's a predictable fighter to train for albeit a tough and technically sound operator.

Just sayin'

Joshua does have some vulnerabilities as he's not the faster puncher but ultimately he should beat this ''vada tested'' Povetkin.

The Christian Hammer version of Povetkin isn't a problem. The Takam version of Povetkin would be.

Povetkin is a ''hook happy'' boxer vs a taller fighter. He's facing a taller, elite boxer who'll use the blueprint from the Wladimir fight whilst throwing hooks and using more strength than Wlad did.

It'll be 3-6 rounds with Povetkin looking slower than before albeit still dangerous. He'll have a couple of moments but ultimately the bigger, taller man will use his strength and size advantage to bring home the victory.

Povetkin isn't ''fleet of foot'' like the Wladimir which showed up dancing on his toes using pace vs Joshua.

He's a shorter fighter who bounces off his right foot to throw combos of hooks on the inside. What will Joshua do? Likely smother him and push him back landing jabs and hooks of his own.

David Price can't box he's a plumber. I like the guy he's a good bloke but he just never learned proper boxing fundamentals and got too confident in his power vs stiffs. It's not even that he's chinny he just doesn't have a boxing brain. You think Joshua will let Povetkin just land openly on his chin with zero defense? No way.

Obviously Povetkin may cause the upset like my old man thinks but i highly doubt it. He's mandatory which he stated but they can bypass mandatories with money. He's fighting him because he's clearly beatable.

It's why Joshua didn't fight a Luis Ortiz when i think i believe he was his mandatory because he was too dangerous and Hearn signed him to keep him away from Joshua. Ortiz is/was more dangerous because he's a hard hitting southpaw. He had no name value, either. Which is another excuse Eddie used for Joshua not to fight him. It wasn't just because he was taking blood pressure pills and got popped. He signed him with no intention of ever putting him in the ring with AJ.

 

Joshua said about the Price rumor he just got out of a jail cell and went sparring vs Price and got caught. He mentions it in the first press conference for the Parker fight.

 

Obviously you can't rule out an upset. Here's the thing, though.

*IF* Povetkin lands a big left or right hook or cross on the inside and rocks Joshua... I don't think he'll have enough to finish him off. Wladimir is more accurate than Povetkin with much straighter harder hitting shots. Joshua went down purposely from the shot from Wladimir to give himself some time.

I don't think he lands the extra one or two punches to wipe out Joshua but he can rock him. I think if Joshua is hurt he'll just smother the smaller, older and weaker man or he'll go down purposely to recoup.

I could be completely wrong and if the Povetkin of the Takam/Perez fights shows up then i might well be. I just don't see it given how predictable Povetkin is as a fighter. He's an elite fighter but he's also predictable to train for. I do think though however he'll have some moments where he'll get some success especially if he gets AJ on the ropes and i do think he'll land a few counters.

Wilder is more dangerous because he's less predictable with his shots and is better than advertised by all the people who mock him. He's not the best boxer around but his unorthodoxy and speed will cause havoc vs AJ. AJ *should* win if they ever do meet because he's the better boxer and stronger but who knows.