It’s been 6 months since his last clash against Joseph Parker and pretty soon Anthony Joshua is going to be getting into the ring again to fight it out with another top contender. Alexander Povetkin has an impressive record behind him and plenty of experience fighting against bigger opponents while Joshua will have been fighting those similar, large opponents. With experience and size acting as potential hurdles, it might surprise you to hear that the Anthony Joshua fight odds are significantly better than the ones given to Povetkin. With 1/10 being a common number, it seems Joshua is a firm favourite to best Povetkin this Saturday with many believing a knock-out on the cards.

Joshua’s journey to the top has been a long one, he took to the sport late only beginning in 2007 and beginning his career fighting in amateur bouts and the Olympics (where he landed a gold medal in the 2012 London Games). By 2013 he turned professional and began working his way through the ranks with three TKO victories right off the bat in three fights over two months. By his ninth bout, Joshua was fighting for the vacant WBC International Heavyweight belt and won. This belt was his ticket to fighting a number of other champions and began collecting belts. After his defeat of Joseph Parker this year, Joshua now also holds the Commonwealth, British, IBF, WBA (Super), IBO and WBO heavyweight titles. This collection of belts is drawing stronger and stronger competition and will soon see Joshua squaring up against Alexander Povetkin with yet more titles on the line. With 20 KO’s out of 21 fights on his record, Joshua is certainly looking good but Povetkin is no slouch.

With 34 wins over 35 fights, Povetkin is an impressive fighter in his own right and has a record similar to Joshua’s. Like him, he’s also won gold at the Olympics for his boxing and he’s been the holder of more than a few titles, including the WBC international heavyweight belt which Joshua vacated in 2016. This similar record has a few key differences though, firstly Povetkin lost when he fought Wladimir Klitschko while Joshua (quite famously) won – secondly Joshua has never been found guilty of doping. In March 2017 Povetkin was suspended by the WBA for doping but after an appeal, was re-instated in December of 2017 and allowed to compete again. While Povetkin’s had far fewer knockouts than Joshua, he’s a fairly small fighter to be in the Heavyweight division and is used to fighting larger opponents which works in his favour against Joshua. But the champ is prepared for this, he’s been working on his tactics with Povetkin’s style in mind and it’s anyone’s guess how the fight’s going to go. If you’re thinking of putting some money on the fight, you’d better make sure you know all the facts – luckily, we have this infographic right here that breaks down some of the key differences between the fighters to help you make an informed choice.

Why not have a look!