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		</div><h3><em><strong>&#8216;Next stop: likely unification battle against Deontay Wilder&#8217;</strong></em></h3>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Anthony Joshua to change his style drew in Alexander Povetkin, before dismantling the Russian World No 3 in front of 80,000 fight fans </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Anthony Joshua dismantled one of the toughest guys in the sport on Saturday night at London&#8217;s Wembley stadium, to build his resume to 22-0<br />
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<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>I feared the worst for Joshua with how quickly Povetkin started – he was on point</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The key was Joshua changed his style, maintaining a sustained body attack, unusual for the normally head-hunting AJ</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Joshua adapted to Povetkin by dropping his height and targeted his body, neutralizing the challenger&#8217;s typically aggressive fight style<br />
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<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">His next opponent is likely to be the winner of Wilder vs Tyson Fury on Dec 1, for likely April 13 unification fight</span><br />
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<h6 id="para_top"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-299691" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Anthony-Joshua-after-Alexander-Povetkin-fight-2.jpg" alt="Anthony Joshua after Alexander Povetkin fight 2.jpg" width="803" height="471" />Joshua retained his WBA, IBF and WBO titles fter Saturday&#8217;s fight<br />
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<div>Reigning world heavyweight champion Anthony &#8216;AJ&#8217; Joshua, went a 22-0 record after toughing out a victory over highly rated challenger, Alexander Povetkin, in front of 80,000 at London&#8217;s Wembley Stadium on Saturday.<br />
Fight fans saw an unfamiliar AJ on Saturday night, as he dismantled one of the toughest guys in the sport, a guy who had never been stopped before and is justifiably regarded as the No 3 heavyweight in the world.<br />
As most boxing experts had predicted, Povetkin started off all action, rushing the champion and catching him off guard time and again.Joshua to his credit withstood the initial onslaught.<br />
Commentators all agree that Anthony Joshua needs to be applauded for how he withstood the early blitz and systematically dismantled one of the toughest guys with impressive authority.</div>
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<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-299681" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Anthony-Joshua-after-Alexander-Povetkin-fight-1.jpg" alt="Anthony Joshua after Alexander Povetkin fight 1.JPG" width="766" height="514" /><strong>Anthony Joshua accepts the adulation of the Wembley fight fans after he dismantled one of the toughest guys in the heavyweight ranks on Saturday night</strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Anthony Joshua ultimately overcame a massively talented challenger, and highly regarded opponent in defeating Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night but the Brit had to dig deep after a sloppy start at Wembley.<br />
British fans were concerned as they watched AJ struggle early on, most feeling he had lost the opening rounds.<br />
Incidentally all three the judges ringside had AJ ahead on their score cards before the Round 7 knockout despite what many fight fans at ringside saw as an uncharacteristically slow start with Povetkin putting his head down, like Mike Tyson, slipping through Joshua&#8217;s guard to explode with hooks to the head.<br />
Heading into round seven, the judges had the champion ahead in the fight 58-56, 58-56, 59-55 all to Joshua.</p>
<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-299687" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Anthony-Joshua-left-vs-Alexander-Povetkin-fight-5.jpg" alt="Anthony Joshua [left], vs Alexander Povetkin fight 5" width="692" height="404" />In the early rounds Alex Povetkin was catching Joshua with big hooks until the champion switched stance<br />
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Povetkin fought true to his predicted fight style plan. Tyson-esque, head down, fast, explosive, a heavyweight at the peak of his powers and he came into the ring to finish business.<br />
As the fight progressed Joshua switched his style. Presenting a previously unseen style &#8211; He dropped his profile, almost stooping and creeping forward to give Povetkin a different look to consider.Sshowing unpredicted versatility, the champion dropped his hands, unleashing stiff jabs to the body.</p>
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<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-299682" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Anthony-Joshua-left-vs-Alexander-Povetkin-fight-2.jpg" alt="Anthony Joshua [left], vs Alexander Povetkin fight 2.JPG" width="757" height="486" /><strong>Povetkin managed to sneak through the defense of Joshua in the early rounds on Saturday</strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The problem was, as Joshua got accustomed to the change in tactic, Povetkin seized the initiative.</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Maintaining admirable discipline each time the challenger bobbed and hit the champion expecting to draw out his jab in response, enabling then hit under it. Instead, Joshua restrained himself and consistently targeted the jab to the body, which eventually forced Povetkin&#8217;s guard down.<br />
After the fight Joshua said, he knew Povetkin could take blows to the head but not the body. Eventually it was Povetkin who fell into his trap and, as he dropped his hands, Joshua found his mark with a right.<br />
Next up for Joshua beating Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte.</p>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-299684" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Anthony-Joshua-left-vs-Alexander-Povetkin-fight-3.jpg" alt="Anthony Joshua [left], vs Alexander Povetkin fight 3.JPG" width="752" height="486" /><strong>Joshua adapted to Povetkin&#8217;s strong start by dropping his height, presenting less real estate and targeting the challenger&#8217;s body with body shots and jabs<br />
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<p>No sooner had Anthony Joshua brutally dispatched another pretender to his heavyweight titles than attention turned to who the British fighter would face next as he seeks to clean up boxing&#8217;s most glamorous division.<br />
An eagerly anticipated fight on December 1 will go a long way to clearing that up.<br />
Deontay Wilder, the WBC champion, is scheduled to take on Tyson Fury, the former champion before drug and health issues got in the way, somewhere in Las Vegas. It&#8217;s a fight between two unbeaten heavyweights who represent the biggest threat to Joshua, the WBA, IBF and WBO belt-holder, and could provide his next opponent.</p>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><strong> <img class="alignnone wp-image-299693" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Deontay-Wilder-2.jpg" alt="Deontay Wilder 2.JPG" width="687" height="533" />American Deontay Wilder takes on former champion Tyson Fury on Dec 1. The victor gets a shot at Joshua at Wembley on April 13</strong></h6>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-299688" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Anthony-Joshua-left-vs-Alexander-Povetkin-fight-6.jpg" alt="Anthony Joshua [left], vs Alexander Povetkin fight 6" width="855" height="475" />Joshua threw a wrench and changed his fighting style, investing in thudding body shots forcing Povetkin out of his preferred crouch, bobbing, head hunting style</strong></h6>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-299686" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Anthony-Joshua-left-vs-Alexander-Povetkin-fight-4.jpg" alt="Anthony Joshua [left], vs Alexander Povetkin fight 4" width="689" height="455" />End game: The body shots pay off as eventually after Povetkin pedals back and Joshua connects with crunching head shots</strong></h6>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-299692" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tyson-Fury-1.jpg" alt="Tyson Fury 1" width="682" height="409" />Tyson Fury is also aiming for a show down with Joshua<br />
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<p>The victory sent a message to Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, as they approach their rival world title fight on December 1, that he is the man to beat, and against whom to make the most money. After the fight AJ said he isn&#8217;t bothered who wins out of Wilder and Fury. In fact, he even suggested he won&#8217;t even watch it.<br />
A fight against either on the next designated Wembley date of April 13 would be to find the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world since Lennox Lewis.<br />
With boxing politics and the nature of negotiations, I believe Whyte is the most realistic next opponent on April 13.<br />
Joshua is the No 1 heavyweight, the big money draw. Still a fight with the stylistically awkward Fury, good money says, could prove the most difficult for Joshua.<br />
Fury however, needs a few more fights under his belt to improve the chances of a big fight and payday against Joshua. On current form experts don&#8217;t see him beating Wilder in their December clash.<br />
Pundits still acknowledge that with Fury you never know, considering his unorthodox style and sheer ability to absorb punishment. The consensus is that Fury is a fighter you can&#8217;t really train for because he is so unpredictable. You just don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to come out and that&#8217;s what makes him all the more dangerous.</p>
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