It may have taken longer than expected, but Anthony Joshua lived up to his promise.
As one of the most prolific knockout artists in heavyweight history, Joshua was heavily favored to put Paul away early in their eight-round scrap on Friday night. Instead, the former two-time undisputed titleholder declined to pull the trigger, allowing Paul to dance around the ring for the first half of the fight.
Things officially became “bowling-shoe ugly” in the fourth round as Paul repeatedly tied up with Joshua and seemingly attempted to drag him to the canvas.