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Video: Alexander Povetkin gave us the violent KO that Joshua vs. Parker lacked

Let’s not mince words here: Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker was a disappointment. It’s the first time we’ve really said that a Joshua fight wasn’t entertaining to watch, but hey, sometimes a certain style (combined with inept refereeing) can make what looks like an interesting contest a bit of a dud.

If you wanted to see a knockout involving two heavyweights, then you had to settle for what transpired in the co-main event between Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 KOs) and David Price (22-5, 18 KOs). England’s Price was a massive underdog against the Russian, who is a bit of a villain in the boxing world having failed two drug tests, with one leading to the cancellation of a 2016 bout vs.