Anthony Joshua boxing news
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s now academic that WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) will be defending his title against the big punching #14 WBO Razvan Cojanu (16-2, 9 KOs) on May 6 at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City, in New Zealand. The 6’7 ½” Cojanu is a fine replacement for the previously scheduled #1 WBO mandatory challenger Hughie Fury, who pulled out of the fight with Parker because of a back ailment.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight champion Wladimir “Steelhammer” Klitschko is well aware of IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s weaknesses from having sparred with him a lot in the past for many rounds in 2014, and he plans on exploiting those flaws in his armor this Saturday night in their mega-fight at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: The highly rated #1 IBF welterweight contender Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) says WBA/WBC champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) doesn’t want to fight him. Spence thinks Thurman doesn’t want to take the fight with him. He won’t commit to the fight. When the two of them were sitting next to each other last Saturday during a Showtime Boxing interview, Thurman wouldn’t look at Spence during the entire time they were sitting.
Ahead of Joshua vs Klitschko this weekend, Frank Bruno has been recruited by TalkTalk TV to teach the nation a new type of boxing. The former WBC and European heavyweight champion is joined by his son Franklin in a new tutorial video to teach the nation how to “goggle box” when they watch the biggest fight in recent memory from a different corner – their armchairs.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis says IBF champion Anthony Joshua is facing the 41-year-old Wladimir Klitschko at the right time in his career with him coming off of a loss to Tyson Fury and a 2-year layoff from boxing. In Lewis’ opinion, the Ukrainian Wladimir has lost his legs and can’t move as well as he could earlier in his career. Lewis thinks that Wladimir will hang up his gloves after a loss to the 27-year-old Joshua.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder seems to have a real eye for breaking talent, as he held nothing back this week in his media conference call in dissecting this Saturday’s fight between Wladimir Klitschko and IBF heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in London, England. In talking about the flaws of both fighters, Wilder sounded like a skilled trainer in getting right to the root of the problems that both fighters have.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew is picking Anthony Joshua to destroy Wladimir Klitschko in 4 rounds this Saturday night in their mega-fight this Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Bellew does have some concerns about the fight as far as Joshua not being able to get a quick knockout.
By Harry Rowland: This Saturday 29th April, IBF Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua 18-0 (18) defends against former unified champion Wladimir Klitschko 64-4 (53) at Wembley Stadium, London, England, in front of a sold out capacity, and post war record crowd of 90,000. Also on the table, the vacant WBA Super and slowly recognizable IBO titles.
By Scott Gilfoid: Peter Fury, the trainer for former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, thinks Anthony Joshua must come out quickly out of the blocks and turn his fight against Wladimir Klitschko into a “street fight” in order to beat him this Saturday night in their fight in London, England. Tyson Fury beat Wladimir using trickery with fighting defensively in their match 2 years ago in 2015.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, the older brother of former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko, says he must “dominate” IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua this Saturday night for him to win at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Vitali doesn’t want the 41-year-old Wladimir to wait and be passive against the younger 27-year-old Joshua, because he feels there will be no second chances for him due to his advanced age.