By Alexey Sukachev

O2 Arena, London - There are some deeds, achievements that are purely symbolical rather than valuable. One of those - when talking about the heavyweight division - is stopping Kevin "The Kingpin" Johnson, who is now nothing more than an aging, spent fighter. "The Deed" was accomplished by rising British heavyweight star Anthony Joshua, who blitzed Johnson in two and is still to go past three.

Johnson, 35, is one of those fighters known for their defeats more than their wins. Not that Johnson's losses were all that close - they weren't - but he has shown tremendous durability and ability to avoid clear punishment in those losses. The most sound example was his first loss, when he withstood offensive pressure from one of the sport's biggest punchers in history - Vitali Klitschko in his prime - and went the distance. However, his last winning effort is dated back to April 2013, and he was 0-3 going against the 2012 London Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist.

The fight was very easy for Joshua, as Johnson immediately got into his defensive shell, firing one jab in a minute. Joshua, 25, was immediately all over him and punched at will. Finally, Johnson was forced to go down after a right hand. He was taking punishment, and simultaneously with the bell Joshua landed the last in series of hard right hands to send Johnson through the ropes. He was helped to get on his stool by his cornermen but referee Ian John-Lewis allowed it to go on.

It didn't last much longer. In round two Joshua was in grind mode, and he has finally forced the stoppage at 1:22 as he punished Johnson until the referee waved it off. His record now is 13-0, with 13 KOs. Johnson, suffering his first loss, is now 29-7-1, 14 KOs.