5 Shockers from Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin boxing thriller

#1 Anthony Joshua: The Mystic

Anthony Joshua is one of the most underrated minds in boxing today

To paraphrase what Anthony Joshua said after defeating Joseph Parker in a 12-round shut-out decision earlier this year--"The right hand will take you around the block, but a good jab will take you around the world."

Honestly speaking, that's something most boxing trainers would teach you in the rookie year of your training. Well, generally, be it anything in life, a solid foundation with the basics always helps you no matter what conundrum you happen to find yourself in. Speaking of which, one of the biggest turning points of this boxing war, was when Joshua snapped Povetkin's head back with a power jab in Round 5!

While most in the combat sports community seem to be crediting the incredible body-head-head combination Joshua landed to drop Povetkin in Round 7 as the watershed moment of the fight, that couldn't be further from the truth. Joshua's power jab in the 5th is what truly turned the tables in favor of the defending champion.

Joshua began finding the mark with his jab consistently in Round 6, and come the 7th stanza of the fight, AJ went for the kill. Joshua dropped Povetkin with a combination which was topped off with a huge right hand; almost sending the latter out the ring through the ropes...Povetkin, to his credit, beat the count; only to eat a hellacious barrage of punches from Joshua before the fight was called off.

The right hand can take you around the block, but a good jab will take you around the world! "AJ" Anthony Joshua truly is a mystic of sorts.