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Earnings per punch<\/strong>: \u00a329,801.32<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n Dominic Breazeale did much of the talking going into the O2 Arena in London, but Joshua managed to break down the defences and claimed a stoppage in the seventh round.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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9. Carlos Takam (28\/10\/2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Earnings per punch<\/strong>: \u00a369,444.44<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n A step in for Kubrat Pulev at the time, Carlos Takam became Joshua\u2019s opponent on short notice and showed his toughness throughout the fight. AJ eventually got the stoppage in the tenth round.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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8. Kubrat Pulev (12\/12\/2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Earnings per punch<\/strong>: \u00a386,206.90<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n Pulev had earned his opportunity at a title, but in truth, it was a comfortable night for AJ and set him up for a potential fight against fellow Brit Tyson Fury at the time.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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7. Wladimir Klitschko (29\/04\/2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Punches landed<\/strong>: 173<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n
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Earnings per punch<\/strong>: \u00a386,705.20<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n Named \u2018Fight of the Year\u2019 by the Ring in 2017, the fight between Joshua and Klitschko saw over 90,000 fans in attendance. Despite Klitschko managing to knock Joshua down in the sixth round, he recovered with a brutal uppercut to get the victory, thus retiring Klitschko in the process.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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6. Eric Molina (10\/12\/2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Punches landed<\/strong>: 40<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n
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Earnings per punch<\/strong>: \u00a3125,000.00<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n An easy night\u2019s work for the heavyweight champion, with Eric Molina not really throwing any punches of note. Joshua showed patience early on, but after a flurry of punches in the third, the referee was forced to call a halt to the fight.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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5. Joseph Parker (31\/03\/2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Earnings per punch<\/strong>: \u00a3153,846.15<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n Weighing lighter than in comparison to his previous bouts, Joshua was forced to go the distance to defeat Parker by unanimous decision. Joshua claimed the WBO title, whilst protecting his WBA, IBF, and IBO belts in the process.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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4. Alexander Povetkin (22\/09\/2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Earnings per punch<\/strong>: \u00a3208,333.33<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n Alexander Povetkin was tipped to cause Joshua some problems, but the Brit retained his heavyweight titles through a seven-round technical knockout at a sold-out Wembley arena.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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3. Oleksandr Usyk (25\/09\/2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n
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