All I wanted out of Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) vs. Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KOs) was for the fight to live up to its astronomical hype. It did that and plenty more. Joshua is now the IBF and WBA (and less importantly, IBO) Heavyweight champion after knocking out Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of one of the greatest heavyweight title fights to occur in decades. I have flat out not been that emotional for any combat sports bout, including countless UFC matchups (McGregor-Diaz II comes to mind), in a long time.
The 27-year-old Joshua went for the kill in the 5th round when he had Wladimir down, but then it looked like he’d spent everything and was hurt in that same round.