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Povetkin Live Streaming free Boxing at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Joshua vs Povetkin Boxing fight will be kick of Saturday 22 September 2018,
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Anthony Joshua returns to the ring tonight as he takes on
veteran Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium.This mandatory match-up put on
hold hopes of a heavyweight unification fight with the American Deontay Wilder
but in Povetkin, Joshua faces a fighter of proven pedigree.Povetkin is after
Joshua’s WBA title, but AJ also has WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO belts on the
line tonight.Following Friday’s weigh-in it was abundantly clear that Joshua
not only holds a four-inch height advantage over the Russia, but almost
two-stone heavier!Stay tuned to Standard Sport for all of the build-up to
tonight’s huge fight, plus the action from the undercard.
With knockouts in eight of his last 10 victories, including many against world-class level competition, it's hard not to consider Povetkin the toughest challenge Joshua has ever faced on paper outside of Klitschko. Povetkin's amateur background and experience only support said notion.
Yet the drawbacks against Povetkin's changes need to be considered just the same and are likely a main reason why oddsmakers have made Joshua such a huge favorite. Not only is Povetkin pushing 40, he will yield both a four-inch height and eight-inch reach advantage to Joshua, which could command similar logistical issues Povetkin faced against Klitschko.
There's also the question of whether Povetkin's reign of terror following the Klitschko loss, which featured five straight devastating knockouts, was fueled exclusively by PEDs. Not in Povetkin's favor is the fact that his next two bouts saw him claim decision wins for the first time in five years. Meanwhile, in his most recent fight, Povetkin was dropped in Round 2 by journeyman David Price before he rallied to finish the weak-chinned giant.
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