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Alexander Povetkin vs Anthony Joshua — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alexander Povetkin

Alexander Povetkin

Anthony Joshua

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Anthony Joshua

Alexander Povetkin (36-3-1) and Anthony Joshua (30-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Povetkin

36

Wins25 KO · 69%

3

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Joshua

30

Wins27 KO · 90%

4

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Joshua leads 1–0

Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua have met 1 time; Joshua leads 1–0.

Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua have met 1 time; Joshua leads 1–0.
Met2018Sep 22Series
Alexander PovetkinFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Anthony JoshuaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Povetkin 2 · Joshua 5 of 7 measurable rows
PovetkinJoshua
Record
36-3-1 (edge)30-4
Win %0–100%
91.3% (edge)
88.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
25
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
69.44%
90% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
70%
90% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 10
2
10 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.6
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
34

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+4″
Alexander Povetkin: 6′2″
Anthony Joshua: 6′6″ (edge)
Reach+7″
Alexander Povetkin: 75″
Anthony Joshua: 82″ (edge)
Age10 yrs apart
Alexander Povetkin: 47
Anthony Joshua: 37
Stance
Alexander Povetkin: Orthodox
Anthony Joshua: Orthodox

Alexander Povetkin left, Anthony Joshua right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alexander Povetkin37 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Alexander Povetkin: 37 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (70%) and 11 on the cards (30%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 70%11 on the cards 30%

Anthony Joshua30 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Anthony Joshua: 30 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (90%) and 3 on the cards (10%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 90%3 on the cards 10%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alexander Povetkin 41, Anthony Joshua 34 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Joshua better on 2 · even on 1

Povetkin

Opponent

Joshua

  • Alexander Povetkin

    1–1 against

    Loss, TKO 4

    2021

    Win, KO 5

    2020

    WhyteJoshua better

    Anthony Joshua

    Win, TKO 7

    2015

  • Alexander Povetkin

    Win, KO 10

    2014

    TakamEven

    Anthony Joshua

    Win, TKO 10

    2017

  • Alexander Povetkin

    Loss, UD

    2013

    KlitschkoJoshua better

    Anthony Joshua

    Win, TKO 11

    2017

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alexander Povetkin last boxed on Mar 27, 2021 — 2,040 days ago. Povetkin had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Dillian Whyte.LWDWL

Joshua Sep 2018Fury Aug 2019Hunter Dec 2019Whyte Aug 2020Whyte Mar 20212.6 tracked bouts per year

Anthony Joshua has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Daniel Dubois. Joshua last boxed on Jul 25, 2026 — 94 days ago.WWLWW

Wallin Dec 2023Ngannou Mar 2024Dubois Sep 2024Paul Dec 2025Prenga Jul 20262.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua ever fought each other?
Yes. Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua met once on September 22, 2018, and Anthony Joshua won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

LSep 22, 2018 · Joshua · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Povetkin or Joshua?
Alexander Povetkin is 36-3-1 and Anthony Joshua is 30-4. Alexander Povetkin has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Povetkin36–3–191.3%

Joshua30–488.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Povetkin or Joshua?
Alexander Povetkin has 25 knockout wins and Anthony Joshua has 27. Anthony Joshua has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Povetkin2569.4%

Joshua2790%

The Numbers ↓
Do Povetkin and Joshua have any common opponents?
Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua share 3 common opponents: Dillian Whyte, Carlos Takam and Wladimir Klitschko. Anthony Joshua fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Dillian Whyte1–1W

Carlos TakamWW

Wladimir KlitschkoLW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Povetkin or Joshua?
Anthony Joshua is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 10 cm above the other. Anthony Joshua also has the longer reach, by 18 cm.
Height · reach

Povetkin188 cm190 cm reach

Joshua198 cm208 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Povetkin and Joshua?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Alexander Povetkin and 34 bouts tracked for Anthony Joshua. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Povetkin41bouts

Joshua34bouts

How They Win ↓

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