I thought AJ boxed really well. People can pretend Povetkin was a pushover all they like but for 4 or 5 rounds he’s dangerous and probably puts punches together better than anyone. AJ’s jab yo the body was s good weapon and opened the door for the right hand nicely. He was a bit lazy with it at times, he’s by no means perfect. Bloody nose aside the early part of the fight probably went exactly as they’d expected. Why people are surprised that it was close after 5 rounds I don’t know. A lot of donuts out there.

The finish was great. Some heavy artillery went into that. When it was time AJ didn’t flinch.