Anthony Joshua suggested he was willing to take risks when he takes on Daniel Dubois in the IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley on Saturday
Anthony Joshua will fight the IBF belt holder, Daniel Dubois, in a bid to become a three-time world champion.Anthony Joshua will fight the IBF belt holder, Daniel Dubois, in a bid to become a three-time world champion.Anthony Joshua has suggested he is “willing to die” in the ring when he fights Daniel Dubois for the IBF world heavyweight title on Saturday night at Wembley.
Asked if he felt a fresh sense of jeopardy this week, he said: “Yes, of course, but is fighting someone who is willing to die in there, who wants to give it everything to be victorious.”Joshua also stressed he is psychologically equipped to withstand the challenges of the ring. “This is the thing with fighting – it takes more than being strong to be a champion and to be a complete fighter.
“It’s a good attribute but when you face someone who is willing to take that from you, and you’ve given them your best shot and they are able to take it, that’s when you figure out what it takes to be a champion. That’s what I’ve done. I’ve been to the well.”, and then twice to Oleksandr Usyk, the rightful world champion who now holds all the other belts.
A loss to Dubois would be crushing but Joshua said that, in contrast, the elation of victory does not last long. “Do you know what’s crazy? On Sunday morning you wake up and it’s the same. Your bills still come out of your account and you’ve got to do your washing. When I was in the Airbnb in Saudi after the Ngannou fight I was just there ironing and washing. It’s mad. The only difference is that it hurts losing. It takes a few weeks to get over .
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