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.
AJ 🥊 🔥🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @anthonyfjoshua
— Danny Care (@dannycare) September 22, 2018
really good fight Povetkin is the tough guy but #still #PeoplesChamp 🥊
— vereniki_goneva (@VGoneva) September 22, 2018
AND STILL… 👑 AJ #JoshuaPovetkin pic.twitter.com/3rOpTjNqng
— Jules Breach (@julesbreach) September 22, 2018
Looked a bit shaky a while, but what a finish! https://t.co/a3uHFbbf6t
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) September 22, 2018
ANTHONY JOSHUA BEATS ALEXANDER POVETKIN BY KO
📲 Follow live: https://t.co/Cnc1vV7vu1
🥊 Book now: https://t.co/Vd1A6VQJBW
📺 Non-sky subscribers: https://t.co/M4FyoTVXte pic.twitter.com/JrwzRbTKvM— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) September 22, 2018
Good fight that! He’s getting better and better, next years gonna be 🔥
— Jackson Wray (@JacksonWray) September 22, 2018
What a shot!!!
— Richard Wigglesworth (@rwiggy9) September 22, 2018
Top-drawer radio commentary on the Joshua fight on @talkSPORT from Mike Costello, Gareth A Davies & Glen McCrory. Really bringing it to life.
— mark smith (@markismith50) September 22, 2018
Anthony Joshua wins! 🥊
He’s won by knockout in round 7!
AJ retains his heavyweight titles.
Live reaction https://t.co/e2uSQS1W5A #JoshuaPovetkin #bbcboxing pic.twitter.com/wAxFNrSy9c
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) September 22, 2018
Anthony Joshua, national treasure.
— Alex Shaw (@alexshawsport) September 22, 2018
Now that’s the real heavyweight champion of the universe @anthonyfjoshua
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) September 22, 2018
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