Rugby Social: Rugby world reacts to Anthony Joshua’s knocks out latest opponent

by Steven Smith

Saturday, 22 September 2018 at 22:49

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Here’s how the rugby world responded as Anthony Joshua retained his World Championships with a seventh-round knockout Alexander Povetkin in a thrilling fight.

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JasonMarlow16-09-2026
Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.

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