Povetkin did what Povetkin does. Slip left with the overhand right or left hook/uppercut depending on the target presented. Whilst the mechanics were good and the intent there. It was more muscle memory for me than part of some grand scheme. No grand scheme would see Povetkin on his arse twice and looking all in before landing the fight ending blow. Povetkin has chinned many before so to that end it wasn't a bolt from the blue. But it went against the grain of the fight as it played out in front of us.

I see the rematch going the same way in that Dillian will be in charge. He'll preach maximum violence, but self preservation will see him more cautious. Only a lunatic would come out swinging against a man who put you to sleep three months earlier. Dillian hasn't been a lunatic for years. Shame.