Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
In the press conference after the fight, Joshua said he would have no issues with having another fight with Klitschko, "I don’t mind fighting him again, if he wants the rematch. Big respect to Wladimir for challenging the young lions of the division. It’s up to him, I don’t mind. As long as Rob thinks it’s good I’m good to go." Hearn said Joshua's next fight would likely take place at the end of the year, possibly at the in . On 3 August 2017, Klitschko announced on his official website and social media channels that he was retiring from boxing.
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.
The domestic television rights to the fight were held by , while radio rights were held by . In the United States, as rights to Joshua and Klitschko's fights have historically been held by the two networks respectively, an arrangement was made for both and to hold rights to this fight. In a contrast to , which was broadcast via a PPV jointly produced by both networks, HBO and Showtime produced their own separate telecasts as part of their respective and brands, and Showtime beat HBO for exclusive rights to broadcast the fight live in the U.S. (where it occurred in the afternoon hours in the ). Likewise, HBO broadcast the bout on later in the night.
If Wladimir Klitschko was in his prime, could he beat Anthony Joshua?
Josh Nagel is the combat sports editor for SportsLine who has covered boxing for more than 20 years. His Previous SportsLine selections included Floyd Mayweather by decision (-120) over Manny Pacquiao in 2015 and Anthony Joshua by TKO/KO (-150) over Wladimir Klitschko in 2017. He is backing Under for rounds and loves one fighter "at the current price" since the odds shifted from when they first opened. .
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.
The fight's cumulative worldwide audience is estimated to be 500 million viewers. In the United Kingdom, the fight set a domestic record, with 1.532million buys, exceeding the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. At a viewing price of £20 ($26), the Joshua–Klitschko fight grossed approximately £31million ($40million) in pay-per-view revenue. In total, the fight generated an estimated £50million () in revenue from all sources, including live gate, pay-per-view, and overseas broadcasting.
At the time of stoppage, Joshua was ahead on two judges' scorecards with 96–93 and 95–93, while the third judge had Klitschko ahead at 95–93. stats showed that Joshua landed 107 of his 355 punches thrown (30%), and Klitschko landed 94 of 256 (37%). Joshua called out Tyson Fury in the post fight interview, "Tyson Fury, where you at, baby? Come on -- that's what they want to see. I just want to fight everyone. I'm really enjoying this right now."
Anthony Joshua Vs. Wladimir Klitschko: No Country For Old Men
In front of a post-war record crowd of 90,000 in attendance, Joshua won by (TKO) in the eleventh round. They fought a close and cautious first four rounds. In the fifth, Joshua came out and sent Klitschko to the canvas with a barrage of punches. Klitschko rose up and took control for the remainder of the round and scoring his own knockdown in round six. The next few rounds were again cautious, both men wary of each other, until a reinvigorated Joshua attacked Klitschko in round eleven, sending him to the canvas. Klitschko again rose but Joshua knocked him down for a second time in the round, then sent a barrage of punches while Klitschko was against the ropes that made the referee stop the fight.
Joshua vs. Klitschko fight card: Full list of undercard bouts
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tyson Fury on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Joshua beat Klitschko in front of a mega 90,000 at Wembley Stadium
Anthony Joshua TKO11 Wladimir Klitschko --
Retains a heavyweight title, wins a vacant title
Records: Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs); Klitschko (64-5, 54 KOs)
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko Special Preview Boxing Show
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.
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Going into this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Wladimir Klitschko's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 1 day ago.