Welcome back, Big Lad! Heavyweight boxing finally returns to life
by Steve Bunce
Dec 24, 2023
3 minutes
Anthony Joshua looked like Anthony Joshua when he got in the ring two hours after midnight in Riyadh on Saturday.
Joshua was scheduled for 12 rounds in the main event as part of the Day of Reckoning, against Sweden’s Otto Wallin. There were seven other fights packed with blood, shocks and nine knockdowns. Ten of the world’s top 20 heavyweights were on the remarkable bill.
At the end of five rounds, Wallin was pulled out; he and this version is smarter than the old version.
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