Boxing news: Anthony Joshua makes shock RETIREMENT claim ahead of Andy Ruiz Jr bout
Boxing news: Anthony Joshua makes shock RETIREMENT claim ahead of Andy Ruiz Jr bout
The Briton takes on Andy Ruiz Jr tonight in his American debut, a fight he is heavily expected to win.
Joshua is defending his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles, two of which he won against Klitscho in their thrilling fight at Wembley Stadium.
But ‘AJ’ has told head coach Rob McCracken that he would retire if he ever had to deal with a fight like that again, in a interview to Ireland sports outlet Joe.
Joshua endured his toughest night in the ring against Klitschko, and was knocked to the canvas for the first time in his career.
Joshua survived the round before knocking out Klitschko in the 11th round.
However, he explained to former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton that he swore he would never go through a gruelling fight like that again.
“It was a slugfest, it wasn’t even a technical fight where he caught me,” Joshua said. “It was just a slugfest.
It was one of those where I had to go down to get back up.
I learned I was too top-heavy as a heavyweight. I was doing my weights and I couldn’t carry my body properly.
”I also learned how to pace myself.
“Most importantly I said to my coach ‘if I have another one of these fights, I’m done with boxing’.
“I said ‘I should be good enough so I don’t have to go through hell and back just to win a fight. It should be good competition but I shouldn’t have to go through all that to win.”
this is how a CHAMPION suppose to talk
Boxing news: Anthony Joshua makes shock RETIREMENT claim ahead of Andy Ruiz Jr bout
The Briton takes on Andy Ruiz Jr tonight in his American debut, a fight he is heavily expected to win.
Joshua is defending his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles, two of which he won against Klitscho in their thrilling fight at Wembley Stadium.
But ‘AJ’ has told head coach Rob McCracken that he would retire if he ever had to deal with a fight like that again, in a interview to Ireland sports outlet Joe.
Joshua endured his toughest night in the ring against Klitschko, and was knocked to the canvas for the first time in his career.
Joshua survived the round before knocking out Klitschko in the 11th round.
However, he explained to former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton that he swore he would never go through a gruelling fight like that again.
“It was a slugfest, it wasn’t even a technical fight where he caught me,” Joshua said. “It was just a slugfest.
It was one of those where I had to go down to get back up.
I learned I was too top-heavy as a heavyweight. I was doing my weights and I couldn’t carry my body properly.
”I also learned how to pace myself.
“Most importantly I said to my coach ‘if I have another one of these fights, I’m done with boxing’.
“I said ‘I should be good enough so I don’t have to go through hell and back just to win a fight. It should be good competition but I shouldn’t have to go through all that to win.”
this is how a CHAMPION suppose to talk
