Best Joshua
Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin was a heavyweight unification boxing match held on September 22, 2018, at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Joshua defended his WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles against the Russian contender and former WBA champion Povetkin. The contest ended in the se...
Why this score?
Solid title defense with early danger and strong Joshua finish, but not elite heavyweight drama.
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Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou was a professional heavyweight boxing match held on March 8, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was making only his second professional boxing appearance after facing Tyson Fury in 2023. Joshua knocked him down once in the fi...
Why this score?
Spectacular Joshua knockout in crossover context, but opponent's boxing resume limits consensus ceiling.
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Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker was a heavyweight championship unification fight held on March 31, 2018, at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Joshua entered with the IBF and WBA titles, while Parker held the WBO championship and was unbeaten as a professional. Joshua won a twelve-round unanimous dec...
Why this score?
Important unification but tactical, referee-heavy, and less dramatic than Joshua's best fights.
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Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev was a heavyweight unification boxing match that took place on December 12, 2020, in London. Joshua defended his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles against the mandatory IBF challenger from Bulgaria. The event was held at The SSE Arena with a limited audience due to the COVID-19...
Why this score?
Controlled Joshua defense with a decisive knockout, but predictable mandatory-challenger feel.
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Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin was a professional heavyweight bout held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 23 December 2023 as part of the Day of Reckoning card. Joshua defeated the Swedish southpaw by a fifth-round technical knockout after Wallin's corner stopped the contest between rounds. The result is r...
Why this score?
Description conflicts with known Joshua-Wallin result; consensus treats it as controlled comeback, not a major classic.
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Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. II was a heavyweight championship rematch held on 7 December 2019 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Joshua won a 12-round unanimous decision and regained the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles that Ruiz had taken from him six months earlier in New York. Joshua changed tact...
Why this score?
Important title regain but cautious, mobile points win, widely seen as effective rather than exciting.
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Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam was a heavyweight boxing match held on 28 October 2017 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Takam replaced the injured Kubrat Pulev on short notice, and Joshua won by technical knockout in the tenth round after the referee stopped the contest. The result allo...
Why this score?
Takam's toughness and Joshua's steady work provided respectable action, but the premature-looking stoppage generated substantial criticism.
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