Mission Possible: Anthony Joshua – Awesome, Powerful and Dangerous, But Not Invincible

As the clash between Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev approaches the boxing world throne, opinions from fans and experts are on the rise, and everyone seems to want to offer their point of view on how the fight would go, who will be the final winner and how it will be achieved. succeed.

The expectations are different and the opinions expressed are opposite, in some cases to the extreme, since each part of the public is infinitely convinced that they know more than the others. That watching boxing for a long time or practicing it for an equally significant period can give an absolute opinion and a prediction about what will happen in the ring.

Of course, the truth is that especially with heavy boxers, however clichéd and repeated, it is very difficult to “judge” with absolute precision what will happen. A small inaccuracy, a mistake, a slip or a momentary debauchery and a deception of emotions and adrenaline, can cost you everything. Wladimir Klitschko understood this the hard way, in the eleventh round of his clash against Anthony Joshua.

Ironically, the Ukrainian legend is the only boxer to defeat Kubrat in the professional ring. And the Briton inflicted only his second loss in the last 24 matches before Klitschko hung up his gloves.

It turns out that Kubrat Pulev may be the connecting link, the common denominator between these two boxing giants, adorned with the highest honors and fame, who hold the heavyweight titles in professional boxing.

Cobra’s next opponent has been discussed many times, his technique has been debated by the greats of this beloved and popular sport, everyone thinks they know his weaknesses, but rarely do we see someone take advantage of them where they really are. meaning – between the strings.

Joshua’s deep, long “dip”, hitting his opponents in the solar plexus, the slow and slightly awkward approach with his right foot under the left elbow of his opponents guarding against him, the slow turn he makes with before to deliver a significant blow, are things that have been repeated, chewed and commented on countless times by a number of experts familiar with the basics of boxing.

What “tells us”, however, a little the most empirical view of meetings, with the participation of the constant, extremely precise and measured in each of his actions. World champion?

This is what we would notice if we took as a starting point in our reasoning four specific matches Anthony Joshua, three of whom were retained by him relatively recently, after he and his team had already clearly clarified their strategy and tactics in the ring:

DILLION WHITE – Anthony Joshua

British victory in the seventh round, with a technical knockout.

At that time, on 12/12/2015, White has an asset of 16 wins, Joshua has 14. Both are still undefeated.

WHITE / JOSHUA	1 turn	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5	ROUND 6	ROUND 7	TOTAL
Shots	61/82	83/68	80/59	69/60	60/48	79/58	26/31	458/406
Blows inflicted	17/20	27/21	34/18	14/14	13/9	18/14	8/7	131/103
Stroke Accuracy (in percent)	27/24	33/32	43/31	21/23	22/18	23/24	31/23	29/25

Main strokes used by both:

White – 314 straight, 71 hooks, 21 hooks

Joshua – 155 straight, 119 hooks, 42 uppercuts

VLADIMIR KLICHKO – ANTHONY JOSHUA

Victory for the Briton in round 11, with a technical knockout.

As of that time, on April 29, 2017, Klitschko has an asset of 64 wins and 4 losses, Joshua has 18 hits.

KLITCHKO / JOSHUA

1 turn

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

ROUND 4

ROUND 5

6 RETURN

ROUND 7

ROUND 8

ROUND 9

ROUND 10

11 RETURN

TOTAL

Shots

22/38

25/46

21/38

22/34

43/67

34/15

38/11

24/32

28/31

25/32

7/59

289/403

Blows inflicted

14/14

6/8

11/14

4/10

23/48

3/11

8/21

12/7

15/24

10/8

31/4

131/175

Stroke Accuracy (in percent)

63/38

20/18

53/40

18/30

52/71

32/20

56/73

51/18

56/78

40/23

67/53

45/43

Main strokes used by both:

Klitschko – 178 straight, 57 hooks, 10 uppercuts

Joshua – 208 straight, 119 hooks, 13 uppercuts

ANDY RUIS Jr. – ANTHONY JOSHUA

Ruiz’s victory in the seventh round, with a technical knockout.

As of that time, on June 1, 2019, Ruiz had an asset of 32 wins and only one loss, Joshua has 22 hits and remains undefeated.

RUIS / JOSHUA	1 turn	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5	ROUND 6	ROUND 7	TOTAL
Shots	30/38	29/31	57/45	22/27	32/51	42/40	24/18	236/250
Blows inflicted	10/16	8/13	25/18	4/4	8/6	16/9	8/8	84/69
Stroke Accuracy (in percent)	33/43	42/29	45/43	18/16	12/28	38/22	37/54	36/29

Main strokes used by both:

Ruiz – 114 straight, 78 hooks, 2 uppercuts

Joshua – 190 straight, 37 hooks, 4 uppercuts

Blows to the head / hits to the body:

Ruiz – 92% / 8%

Joshua – 88% / 12%

ANDY RUIS Jr. – ANTHONY JOSHUA 2

Victory for the British by unanimous decision.

As of that time, on December 7, 2019, Ruiz had an asset of 33 wins and one loss, Joshua has 22 wins and one loss.

RUIS / JOSHUA

1 turn

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

ROUND 4

ROUND 5

ROUND 6

ROUND 7

ROUND 8

ROUND 9

ROUND 10

11 RETURN

ROUND 12

TOTAL

Shots

22/37

17/27

24/14

27/34

22/29

21/23

27/27

33/35

25/30

23/35

22/25

27/29

290/345

Blows inflicted

12/5

8/12

5/5

11/11

11/13

3/7

10/14

8/13

14/16

7/13

7/15

2/8

100/130

Stroke Accuracy (in percent)

23/31

57/42

22/37

21/23

41/32

50/41

14/35

52/38

41/27

57/54

32/35

8/31

36/38

Main strokes used by both:

Ruiz – 138 straight, 99 hooks, 1 uppercut

Joshua – 241 straight, 66 hooks, 2 uppercuts

This is shown by the data selected by us. We leave you the conclusions.

One thing is for sure: Anthony Joshua is not invincible. He makes mistakes. It is not as accurate as you would probably like.

And with a lot of perseverance, perseverance, concentration and accurate shots, without wasting energy, you can defeat. As has already been shown in practice.

These are two of the opinions suggested by experts before the collision:

(Заб.ред. – Data from four independent sources were used, including those sent by boxstat.co, which were taken as priority)