21st September 2018 | Anthony Joshua delivered a stunning finish to stop a game Alexander Povetkin and retain his world heavyweight titles at Wembley Stadium. #AJBXNG
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Still gets me now, how the ref stopped Povetkin's head from hitting the canvas at the end... excellent refereeing.
It was a fixed fight. Always amazes me how people who claim to be boxing fans can't tell a staged fight from a real one.
@@PhilBJones You delusional kids always make me laugh... keep your tin foil hats to yourself and other flat-Earthers xD
@@Nemoticon Povetkin was pulling punches the whole fight. Not only that but just before the "KO" they obviously nod at each other. I'm not the only one who noticed this. People even made videos on this blatantly fixed fight immediately after.
@@PhilBJones THANK YOU. It's not the only fixed fight from Joshua either. The Klitschko fight was fixed as well. Prince Naseem Hamed even did an interview on how suspect it looked.
@@PhilBJones Keep telling yourself that... I'm sure you've convinced yourself with an entire analysis. People make videos on all sorts, doesn't make it true - otherwise Scientology would be a real thing.
WHO IS HERE AFTER WHYTE VS POVETKİN ? Yeah, u are boxing freak my friend
Respect to AJ
RESPECT AJ !
Me, but before that one I watched Joshua knock Whyte out.
Lol you know already
@Joseph Robinson Despite being knocked down by cruiser weight Cunningham, if he was any other fighter would of got stopped against unknown Wallin. There is a reason why Fury hasn't been beat yet, and that is because he hasn't fought tough fights on a consistent basis. That is the reality
Yet people still discredits his accomplishments. Fought tough tough opponents. Humble and awesome dude AJ....
Indeed
aJ all day
Fury is #1, but Joshua has the best resume in the division.
He got fucked by a fat Mexican no one heard of he still hasn’t proved himself and he’s fought only 4 good people other than that they’ve all been all bums
Lapaza nah he hasn’t look at fury he fought Chisora twice and klitschko wilder twice and oto wallin these are good names and boxers in boxing but aj. I don’t think he has proved himself yet he fought only a couple of good people and that’s it I mean he had the chance to fight wilder even though the offer made to him was good but he still managed to duck from him I mean wilder and fury have proved them selves unlike aj he cherry picks his fights
Incredible thing is AJ is so calm even after he won. This is why i like AJ
Usyk got his number
When Joshua beat alexeder povekin people said it was set up now he knock deley white out people should start respecting anthony Joshua for God sake
you can see Aj got wobbled many times Povetkin has fast hands speed
Only a bum will say it was a set up.. Al Povetkin one of the best in the division... Getting older but very dangerous fighter.. Tough, crafty &heavy puncher.. Lot of respect to him
@Will Rickerson Why would they stage fighters who draw more money and attention to the sport to lose to fighters who aren't as popular?
@Will Rickerson That's an idiotic reason for staging a fight. You should really give up at making up conspiracy theories because you are really bad at it.
@Will Rickerson Try reading what I said, SLOWLY this time.
MASSIVELY underrated win this, knocking Povetkin out is some feat, AJ is an animal
Who DUCKS Tyson Fury!!!
@@htechdancehe doesn’t duck fury stupid ass😂😂😂
Aj is the real deal!
undoubtedly
AJ is a Beast in the ring. His finishing is classic.
He wouldn't be the beast against Fury...... He'd be the lamb to the slaughter!!
@@loveboaterboy8352 Relax guy... After AJ has battered your demigod don't come here to make lam excuses. You hear me?
@@Monkeybizz99I hear you and cry with laughter at your dumbness 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣AJ will get battered worse then he did against the flabby Ruiz Jnr😂😂 Fury will annihilate this racist...... So maybe you should relax
@@loveboaterboy8352 Is that why Fury recently ducked Joshua.
AJ, the man who beats the man that beats the man..
I keep respecting Aj more and more !
U can say that again
Lol And loses to little fatman Ruiz
Captain ramius hmmmm, I think he did avenge his loss though. The loss to the fat man was clearly a fluke. Haters will definitely think otherwise. Perhaps Fury and co should square up against the so called fat man, for a change.
@@JOA-JADE lol. Fluke? gtfo. Then all the ko wins should be Fluke as well🖕
No matter what Anthony joshua still remain my favorite fighter, I commend him for his bravery heart.
Very humble guy too.
actually he us a cunt,ex drug dealer with fake personality,,Andy Ruiz is humble guy,he do not show his tongue to his opponents while figthing..
@@misiknuo people can change. Especially after they find their true passion.
@@misiknuo that being said...I didnt know he was a drug dealer. Is this a known fact or just a rumor?
@@kevinfromsales6842 They got him with 100 g of weed..u can seee it at wiki//listen all sport selebrities have projected image and real one...u can make difference watching small things..aj was saying all nice things for for Ruiz and then all of sudden he said that Ruiz hit was actually gift from gods(he get lucky),diminishing his result showing his real face of sore looser..
Probably the best performance from A.J. He took some really hard punches from the Russian and picked his moment to return the favour and knock Povetkin out.
Everyone fails to see that it was the three jabs to the body that opened up the right hook that stunned Povetkin. Smart play from AJ
This is why Whyte should apologize to AJ for recently disrespecting him. AJ knocked Dillian right through the ropes and Whytes going to say AJ isn't all that good? The same guy who knocked Whyte AND Povetkin out. The 2 who lost to Who? Anthony Joshua, that's who. Both of your concussions have AJs signature all over them.
I agree with you bro ,he should respect Aj
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Andy Ruiz the little fat guy remember him 😂
Ken osas everyone saying povetkin is old and easy to beat, but guess what. The only people who has managed to beat him are AJ and Klitchko hahah. And Hunter was lucky to get a draw (it should have been 115-113 to Povetkin)
My favourite boxer not only for he have skills but he has also a lovely personality, lets go champ AJ !!
Stelios Gerochristodoulou you made me think of Shannon Briggs
@@enriqueavilamoreno980 yess lets go champ!! ;)
Andy Ruiz
Definitely has more personality than Joe Joyce
Josh is too slow
Povetkin is a brave fighter tho. Respect to Anthony Joshua. What a great fight. 👏
Aj soaked the shot that clocked dillian. Amazing.....
The shot that clocked Dillan was much harder and landed flush AJ to big for Povetkin
@Sudarshan ara aj took a left hook to the nose, Whyte took a perfect uppercut to the chin
Aj doesn't have a very good chin
Don’t discredit his chin he’s shown he take take punches from his fights with Klitschko, Parker and Whyte although it wasn’t the same shot Whyte got dropped by
@@tiddybagel AJ has a much better chin than Fury who has been knocked down by less powerful punchers. Even cruiserweight knocked him down. AJ lost to Ruiz due to concussion, it had nothing to do with his chin.
Aj is still my Favorite Number 1 Heavyweight Champ! I know that he will be back stronger than we expected!
Povetkin a BIG legend, fighting thru all these years, being in top shape for the last 15 years, big respect! Russian BEAR!
Too pompously and it isn`t true.
He was never a good boxer
Anthonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Joshuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa🥊🔥🤪
Gay J
@@barrybergisch1 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕😏
@@Anonymouss2.0 no thank you. not my type.
@@barrybergisch1 Jealous
@@Anonymouss2.0 no, i just don't like fake personality's and racists.
I am 13 and spar Anthony is an influence and I look forward to using his techniques thank you so much LEGEND
This is a much better version of Provetkin than the one from the weekend, a lot sharper and steadier on his feet. He's getting older but still a dangerous man, massive respect for the guy.
Care and attention is a proof of.......... and I still do.
Yep, he looked good against Joshua. Shame he got banged out. Was winning
It was a great and disciplined performance by AJ! Very professional. Excellent job.
AJ combination of 11 power punches in 10seconds. Who in the world can survive that!
Whos here after dillian whyte lost to povektin
ME ITS ME
Now I know why Povetkin KO dillian with uppercut. He tried it many times on AJ too but AJ was skillful to escape it multiple times. Otherwise he would have upset AJ here. Povetkin is a skilled fighter. Congrats to him.
Present
😂😂😂 it’s me me...OHHHH Looks like povektin put whyte a long sleep last night😴🤣🤣🤣
AJ is in a different level with Dillian Whyte
I came here after Povetkin knocked out Dillian. AJ touched him with Jab twice to see his reaction. The moment AJ realized he only wants to come forward he let his right hand go. AJ deserves a lot of credit, the only fighter that has ever knocked out povetkin in his career.
Yeah, this felt like Povetkin’ only loss. Klitschko is one of my favourite boxers but he got away with a lot of dirty boxing in that fight.
@@parkourmaster4526 absolutely you have right respect to AJ now i seee that he deserve more respect
Except Aj got a TKO on 39yo povetkin. Your overhyping the achievement. Pretty sure a prime Klitcho would kncked him out if was fighting him at 39 yo. More credit goes to Povetkin for being well in the fight for 5 or 6 rounds at that age.
@@jamesjacob21 "prime" Klitschko had the opportunity to KO him, 39 or not. He decided to not even bother trying to do so and went down the boring/borderline cheating route
@@jamesjacob21 prime Klitschko lost to Corrie saunders was big shock i thibk to compare with primes is the most stupid things.See 40 year old is old yes but Povetkin man has experience and his punch that he lands lands from experience so dont compare primes who knows what will happend between primes i think we must respected primes of any fighters but not to compare and to say he will destroy when klitschko was more younger i think is not logic to say that
Whyte should learn how to speak to elders in this game. He talks alot. Men show some respect to AJ
He talks too much really
gtfoh. Johua is screaming racist comments. he should show respect.
Why bother about Whyte? He's a dirty dude that continually talks rubbish. Same jargons he bloated during the off glove interaction
Anthony, the great!
Honesty as soon as Povektin won against Whyte I wanted to see the AJ's fight again to compare movements,strategy etc..in my opinion it shows even more AJ's value & level.
Absolutely Yes! Aj is in different class to the rest hw
actually, theres no need to compare. Its just no contest with that trashmouth.
AJ please get your belts back, everyone knows that u got what it takes #letsgochamp
#letsgochamp
Cae Jis I’m not sure, he’s just a big textbook fighter, if wilder or fury picks up any of them belts there’s no way he’s getting them back
LETS GO CHAMP
@@seanoloan5627 AJ fights people who are well known, no disrespect to anybody, but Wilder and Fury haven't fought anyone important
@@seanoloan5627 come on, dude, we are his fans, and we want him to get belts back, so, no one of us wants to see smthng like this.
This is how the sports is friendship and respect between the countries big up both of you.
Loved watching this match. Anthony Joshua is my favorite boxer. I also like his name .... Anthony a Saint & Joshua a prophet ...👏✌👍
Povetkin is underrated
With a little more height, he'd have smoked Klitschko and Joshua.
Yep, a true legend and icon of heavy weight boxing...
@pAtRiCk StAr Forgot to add reach. Without those disparities, he'd have beaten them both. What's pathetic, in my opinion, are that those two are considered "champs".
@pAtRiCk StAr IMO, they're both a testimony for the sad state of HW boxing over the last 20 years. Without their height and reach advantages, their soft chins would've been exposed many times. Case in point: the only exciting fight these 2 had, except when they weren't getting pounded into submission, was against each other. With the same height and reach, it wasn't so easy for either of them to play jab and grab and run away. Fury easily exposed how limited the "seasoned" Klitschko was for the same reason. Ruiz exposed the "warrior beast" Joshua by making him switch styles and using Klitschko-like tactics to get by him.Povetkin, Haye, Parker (not great fighters) whip them both if they had the same height and reach.
Ofcourse he's underrated and that's because he failed drugs test, whose fault is that?
Big respect for Povetkin very good fighter , Joshua i hope your ready to get back your titles . Respect from Albania 🇦🇱
Check out Joshua's comments to Eddie Chambers
@R B Joshua doesn't regret it though
@R B LP po 00001p00 o kop
Who else fills up an arena like this?Anybody? AJ is the King of Heavyweight Boxing
But he has no titles......
@@Robertsmith001 for now. Doesn't change the fact that he sells out 80,000 seats.
@@Robertsmith001 And those with titles don't sell as much😂😂 That's why he is the KING,hate it or Love it,AJ gone shine
@@lockdown3151 so why is he fighting in 19,000 stadium then?
@@Robertsmith001 in Saudi Arabia for 70million.
Who came here to watch this fight again after Alexander povetkin KO Dillian wylte
Me!
Me
Same here
Povetkin is a dangerous fighter indeed, kudos to Anthony Joshua for the win!
I love the respect between those two. Real sportsmanship!
34:46 anyone else notice AJ used the same combination to knock down Ruiz
that's Aj's finishing move, uppercut follow by a left hook to the face, but it also got him into trouble in the same fight. He tried to finish Ruiz off with the same move in round 3 after knocking him down, but Ruiz had a good head movement and he countered AJ. Mike tyson had similar finishing move, a left hook to the body first follow by an uppercult.
@@ade2035 Yeah, AJ was really studying Mike's moves early in his career. That style would be good against someone like Fury.
He also does the same combo at 12:03
@@rrageneral1499 ,did lots of uppercuts against Pulev
@@archiesutherland6127 Yeah he pulled it off and that was a great blend of styles, going in and out of each style so elegantly was amazing. Had some amazing stamina too, so 241 is a really good weight for him. He's evolving and becoming a true great for everyone to remember.
For a fact AJ is the only fighter that can tell what it feels like to have so much pressure on your shoulders.. 90,000+ people,80,000,70,000.. dude is a pure Star
Except he DUCKS Fury!
A j .. you will get your belts back. INCHALLAH☝
This shows what kind of man Povetkin is. Gave AJ a hard time and this guy only lost 2 AJ and Klitscko( a man that had 10 years wearing the belt). Wilder had 22 fights against guys ranked 492 and when he did 32 fights stil fighting guys ranked 192. AJ allready had 2or3 belts after 22 fights (against higher ranked opponents). I want to see AJ against Wilder.
More prop to AJ !
Respect,Povetkin! AJ-you are the best!
In retrospect, knowing more about Joshua's strengths and weaknesses, this is an amazing, patient and mature performance.
It's cool to see the old old fights but I'm looking forward to December 7th ! AJ SOON TO BE TWO TIME CHAMP !!! 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
And the new heavyweight champion of the world AJ Anthony Joshua.🥊🥊🥊🥊
Andy Ruiz
December 7th it will be AJ
Andy Ruiz
He's the best heavyweight since Tyson and holyfield 🥊
ahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahah
well c after fury n wilder, tink aj will beat wilder but i tink fury will b 2 gd technically n movement wise 4 aj?, well c, great time 4 us 2 b watching vis heavyweight era.
Povetkin is as tough as they come. Underrate him at your own risk.
David Mativo glass jaw 2
The ref will need to work out a bit if he has to catch Andy Ruiz like that 35:14
Haha haha maybe the ref needed to work to catch joshua like that
@@buddylord9453 Clown.
@@qaidikramuddin No, that's you
Big Dan 😂🤣😂🤣
Ikramuddin Zwane I like Joshua better but Ruiz won fair and square
Povetkin is quiet and respectable type and so is AJ. Two similar guys happened to met each other in the ring. Was a great fight!
The sleeping tigers are the best! Dedication, Sacrifice, discipline in and out of the ring, easy going, kind to others, confident not arrogant, and gets the job done. The others are ALL MOUTH, *ALL THE TIME* AND OMG it would SUCK to be around that and it running its mouth all damn day like a chainsaw that won't shut off. LIke Fury running around now saying he's as good as Ali 😅😂😅🤣😅 NOT IN A MILLION LIVES FURY! 😅😆🤣
Anthony Joshua, the most handsome and smiling boxer I have ever seen. God bless you.
You never see Mohamed Ali then who was a most beautiful and smile ever.
@@mirzauamerici2286 you gay ?
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@@mirzauamerici2286queerbag
In my humble opinion, AJ is a role model for young kids, he truly made a man and a champion of himself. Povietkin is an absolute warrior and I respect the skills. Great fight (y)
in my humble opinion he is a racist and a bad role model for the country.
@@barrybergisch1 hater
@@vesnalazic6379 a proud hater of racists yes.
@@barrybergisch1 you're just a bot, I can see you commenting this same comment on every Anthony Joshua video.
@@vesnalazic6379 if somebody says that he is a humble good role model then i react. he is not.
2 great fighters ,Amazing wauw Greetings form Holland ✌
One things about Aj's trainer, very calm even after a win over a dangerous fighter, very calm all throughout the celebration in just can't stop loving such a humble, calm and lovely trainer bringing Aj through the right path God bless him.
Aj all the way his going to rule these division just believe me!
pyss off
@@syrynx22 just believe me
i don't believe you😁
He’s ruling already
Aside from the fact that Povetkin showed he was still there by defeating whyte; I'm really impressed by his performance here. His chin held up, he never gave up, fell down and went back up, and even after the brutal tko he kept coming back. He has lost the speed and the chin he had 10 years ago but not the will, the determination, the IQ nor the power that made him where he is. True champion. And AJ deserves a huge amount of respect for beating such champion.
Definitely one of Povetkin's best ever performances. Just made a mistake in the 7th round
I like how Povetkin dodges under AJ's Jab to land the overhand right or how he does the same thing as a feint to land the left hook 👌🏻
Just shows how miles ahead of Dillian Whyte Joshua is.
Dillian Whyte could've won if his defense wasn't lack luster.
I agree not in Joshua's class but it's a bit harsh on Dillian he was dominating the fight. Just a beautifully executed shot landed by a top level fighter. Shit happens in boxing.
Triangle theories don’t work in boxing unfortunately. Styles make fights and in the HW division, that 1 punch can change everything. Whyte dropped Povetkin twice in the 4th and got carried away. Taking nothing from Povetkin tho, well earned.
No it doesn't styles make fights and dillian whyte put on a better performance until he got caught with that upercut let's not forget joshua thought dillian whyte when dillian had 2 years out of the ring and he still got rocked in the 2nd round
to be fair Joshua was also rocked by Povetkin a couple of times. He just wasn't hit on the chin like Whyte . Povetkin is a olympic gold medalist and a better boxer than both Joshua and Whyte. Lets see how these 2 will look in their forties
What a legend what a man . Respect from India.
In my dorm room in school, binge-watching all of AJ's fights, in awe of his achievements and thanking the big man upstairs for blessing the world with such fine male specimen. Win or lose, you're the bomb mate.
@@arimiyauolubowale1261 I love him with the love of Christ :)
Makes AJ win even better after pov knocked out whyte it shows aj is a good boxer whyte just needs to brush up his defence and movement ✌🏾
Povetkin 35 fights, 34 wins 22Ko only 1 loss to Vladmir. That was a great record for the man from Russia
I am still watching this and for a moment I thought I was watching it live.....AJ AJ AJ
Great fight. Povetkin gave a very bravery opposition.
September 2020. "Anthony Joshua uploaded a new video: Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz 2 KO"
Yesss please👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥
Freek Naglé that’s kinda vague
I hope so. Love aj
😂😂😂
Sounds good to me
Hyped for the rematch with Ruiz. Come on AJ!
I love that guy! Well done!
AJ dug deep and found the range in this fight. He kept hitting the body of Povetkin. Once he blasted with that 1-2 it was a wrap
The champ is here.You have talent man god bless you👊🏽👍
This win looks even better after Povetkins win over Dillian.
Poor Brits comforting themselves with past fights to heal from the ass whooping their boy got from Povetkin.
It looked good anyway considering pevetkins only loss is to klitchko
Well, this ages well indeed!
Big respect to Alexander Povetkin, though I'm AJ fan, I salute Povetkin for his respect on AJ... Another true legend and boxing icon of heavy weight boxing ..
Yes
AJ Still remain pay per view king in the heavyweight division
AJ you are my idol, I watch this match about 30 times, and when I get 18yr I will be just like you
Wow if AJ can get his mind right but thats with everybody ya know he got the tools
Just be like AJ in personality and Humility but be yourself and emulate good fighters of old age like Evander Holyfield,Bowe or Foreman
Who is here after aj vs ruiz 2
me
Will be here forever
Me
Me , I said me, I meant me
There needs to be a third fight
Povetkin was a former world champion, one of the most underrated and one of the most avoided boxer in the last 2000's and early 2010's, just few people notice him as an elite boxer. Only Klitschko another elite boxer in 2009 (canceled because povetkin injury) and 2013 to finaly fought him. This year, 2020, in the age of 41 povetkin still show his skills even though with less speed, stamina, and power.
Let’s be honest aj is winning the rematch if he does what he does in this fight and improves his defensive technique he’s won 🥊
I've been saying this too. Keep that right hand up, lower his height. He wins in Saudi, no problem
Bruh he just lost to Ruiz kinda hard
Nah man Ruiz is a whole different type of cake
Charles Lenoir nah not even if he boxes how Lennox beat Tyson with a strong jab and good defence i see aj winning but he has to try and KO him early
@UCeI6tbIla04vTh6gfwZI2Tw the 'lucky punch' was the first time he got knocked down. Ruiz fought very well, AJ was lazy, threw 1 good combo then rushed to finish the fight straight after.
I came here to rewatch how AJ used his ring IQ to stop Povetkin after seeing the way Povetkin KO Whyte
Povetkin's corner didn't want him to continue after the first knock down. His cornerman actually pulled his hand for him not to get up. What a warrior - Povetkin.
Povetkin is a pidorussian
People need to start putting respect on for AJ
Up AJ Am in love with this guy keep it up man
Anthony Joshua👑🔥
Watching this fight after Povetkin KO of Dillian Whyte...There are several notable differences between AJ and Dillian. First of all, AJ was very disciplined in respecting Povetkin left hand by keeping his right well covering his side and chin. The other point I noticed is avoid getting into a brawl with a polished boxer and controlled him with the jab. Overall a well prepared and well executed game plan.
You know AJ is ahead of youngbucks who fight for hype, he fights someone whos respected for real, he doesnt do his fade, he comes with the right attitude And top of that when he KO the guy he's humble as a kite. Come on this guy is becoming world class.
AJ 💪 💪 🌍🥊You have the eye of the tiger
Aj will be back on top soon🔥
good comeback by joshua, it was pretty much a must win for him.
both are excellent boxers! Thanks for the Match guys!
This is the AJ we need in the upcoming fight.. I stan for AJ🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Yeah
And the 2 Time unified Heavyweight champion of the World 🌎 Anthony Joshua!!!! I speak it I believe it and I Receive it💯..
AJs a beast povetkin is a serious operator the way Joshua finished him is insane. Come on AJ get that undisputed 🇬🇧.
Go get em back champ! I like you more since you lost, it makes you more relatable and makes me root for you 5X more.
Wow 🤩 what love 💓 from his father I miss my 😭😭😭.
AJ all these people are behind you bro.. you are what makes boxing fun and a sport to follow!! Your energy is humble and a fearless in the ring!! Just remember what it took to get here all these years!! You won’t let this stop or anyone get in your way!! Bring that fire in your heart back and make your blood boil when the bell rings!! You got this champ and bring them belts back to Great Britain 🇬🇧
What a fight man one I keep coming back to like meny others replay value is always amazing with AJ
A lot of respect for the ref catching povetkin on his way down, possibly stopping him from hitting his head on the canvas. 🙏❤
*Aj,speaking directly to you. Please make me proud in your rematch coming December*
I am very happy now because i said it before AJ i believe in you
This just goes to show you AJs underrated durability, gets shaken, goes down but never been knocked out, always gets back up and comes back, with that power and dominant athleticism over his opps from Brezeale to Takam, Parker, Whyte, Klitschko, Povetkin and Ruiz. Underrated tough beast of a boxer. Imagine taking those punches, breaking your nose, getting hit flush by top heavyweights and getting back to win or rematching and outclassing speed with technique. Pure scholar of the sweet science AJ. And people wonder why he has majority of the belts and is an Olympic Gold Medalist because of his humble nature. Not flashy or talkative like Wilder or Fury. Quietly dominating the division. He's Tyson Fury's biggest test and Fury knows he's going to have to work on his power and timing to beat AJ but the Athleticism, power and durability would see AJ become unified 2 time World Champ. "No one has ever defeated Povetkin in this fashion and he's tougher than Fury" so do the maths Fury is also the perfect height to take AJs combos the same way he took it in sparring, he'll be hoping to not get KO'd again. AJ is way better than the one trick pony Wilder technically who he called out in this fight and ducked, he signed the contract, Wilder didn't and ended up talking and talking instead of putting pen to paper, avoiding to meet, making bogus offers, AJ's calm and controlled under pressure and his finish is lethal and calculated once he smells blood.
Was DESTROYING Ruiz before he got caught.. What were you watching?
@Jardani Law you make it sound like he was outperformed from start to finish, before he got caught on the temple, he floored Ruiz and was making light work of him. It's an established fact that the patience to plan a calculated finish wasn't there unlike his other fights because he didn't really know Ruiz, or have any motivation to fight him(Ruiz literaly had nothing worth Joshua fighting him for, not a belt or any clout, besides he lost to Parker who AJ already beat) and he was a last minute replacement for the drugged up big mouth. So when you talk about performance Ruiz himself knows he's not on the same level rather he landed a lucky shot and capitalised on it, its the simple reason he couldn't defend the belts like AJ had done against more solid fighters. For example, you wouldn't match Ruiz and Klitschko. However, it's worth noting that with a bit more recovery rounds like he had against Klitschko, had the fight not been stopped the experience and stamina would have gotten the better of Ruiz, nevertheless AJ was not KO'd in that fight, the same thing would have happened had the ref waved off the Klitschko fight early.
Favorite and Joshuas best fight hands down. Changing levels. Establishing a strong jab. Moving his head around and picking his shots. If he boxes like that with Ruiz he will definitely win.