If Wladimir Klitschko was in his prime, could he beat Anthony Joshua?
vs , was a professional boxing match contested on 29 April 2017 at in , England, with Joshua's and the vacant and titles on the line. Joshua won the match via (TKO) in the eleventh round with 90,000 fans in attendance. Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing a few months after the fight. The bout was named and the .
In 2014, when Joshua first arrived in Austria, Klitschko was preparing to face Kubrat Pulev, which, it could be argued, is the last time he looked anywhere near his best in the ring.
Lack of reflexes due to age combined with a long layoff will retire Dr. Steelhammer but his ability to land and clinch will keep him upright or at least on his feet after 12 rounds. The thought of Wlad down on the all scorecards in the Tyson Fury fight and not showing any real desperation is troubling. Then again Joshua hasn’t gone past the 7th round and with all those muscles he’s bound to get gassed. This podcaster is banking on Anthony Joshua finding his second win after early problems.
Scorecard: Joshua gets up from canvas to KO Klitschko
to see if the 41-year-old can reclaim two of the belts he lost when he was beaten by Tyson Fury in November 2015, which remains the last time he fought.
Wladimir Klitschko's prediction for his heavyweight showdown with Anthony Joshua has finally been revealed.
"He said I will gas out, I will try to knock him out and as I come rushing in he will catch me with a right hand and knock me clean out," he said on the recent BBC documentary Joshua v Klitschko: Return to Wembley.
Joshuan otteluista vain neljä on jatkunut vähintään neljänteen erään asti lontoolaisen iskettyä 16 vastustajaansa kanveesin kolmen ensimmäisen erän aikana. Vain Carlos Takam sekä Vladimir Klitschko ovat kestäneet yli kymmen erää ammattilaiskehässä vuoden 2012 Lontoon olympialaisten kultamitalistin käsittelyssä. Parkerin kolme viimeisintä voittoa on tullut vasta 12 erän jäkeen, joten uusiseelantilaisella pitäisi olla edellytykset venyttää ratkaisu myöhempiin eriin.
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After a blockbuster December boxing card in Dubai, the heavyweight division has Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, and Oleksandr Usyk vying for supremacy alongside a roster of contenders, including Filip Hrgović, Zhiel Zhang, and Joseph Parker. Usyk and Fury are expected to meet on 17 February 2024, to decide the undisputed heavyweight champion.
Joshua beat Klitschko in front of a mega 90,000 at Wembley Stadium
Days after the Fury rematch was called off, Klitschko was approached by Joshua's promoter, . Terms seemed to have been agreed for a £30m showdown, although an initial contract was yet to be signed. After Fury gave up his world titles, it was said that Klitschko wanted the title on the line in the potential match up against Joshua. The WBA delayed sanctioning the fight due to having a legal settlement with , who was next in line to fight for the vacant title. Klitschko then turned his attention to fighting Browne instead on 10 December, a date that his team had booked for an arena in Germany. A deal could not be finalised for Joshua vs. Klitschko, due to the WBA delaying a decision to sanction the fight and Klitschko injuring himself, which put the fight off completely. Klitschko said he would be looking to fight Joshua in the first quarter of 2017. Talks between the Klitschko camp and Hearn remained active with a fight set for the first part of 2017.
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After an even opening four rounds, Joshua came out with a barrage of punches in the fifth and floored Klitschko.
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It’s Joshua’s duty to make sure Klitschko is weary of incoming shots making him hesitant and indecisive offensively. If Anthony can’t adjust to the jab it will be a long (or short) night filled with one clean land and a grab on the inside. That’s not to say AJ’s jab is poor, it’s not and he will attempt to unload his arsenal behind his jab instead of settling for pot shots.
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko: 18 fights, 18 KOs..
Anthony Joshua beat Wladimir Klitschko by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, April 29th, 2017, at Wembley Stadium, London.
Anthony Joshua beats Wladimir Klitschko by KO
Klitschko came back strong in the fifth and dominated the sixth, putting Joshua on the canvas.
Anthony Joshua beats Wladimir Klitschko in 11th round ..
So when he got the call to join Klitschko in his training camp in the Austrian Alps, he jumped at the chance. For the Ukrainian, Joshua’s presence at Stanglwirt that summer made a lasting impression.
Joshua by TKO/KO (-150) over Wladimir Klitschko in 2017
But it is those defeats, Klitschko believes, which will give him the edge when he comes up against undefeated Joshua, who has gone from a 7-0 sparring partner to the 18-0 (18KOs) world heavyweight champion.