Anthony Joshua has dissected his upcoming unification showdown against Joseph Parker, ‘AJ’ has high hopes for the heavyweight spectacle as he seeks to add Parker’s WBO title to his three world heavyweight titles he already holds when he returns to The Principality Stadium for the second consecutive bout.
Joshua compared the matchup to the famous first time that Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield collided with one another for the undisputed world heavyweight title in 1992.
Bowe and Holyfield famously locked horns for the first time in the RING Magazine fight of the year.
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The tenth round is put forth on many occasions as a contender for the greatest round in heavyweight history as both men opened up and traded the leather on the inside with both men getting hurt to the point that they were both on the verge of knockout defeats in that round.
Joshua touched on the similarities in that famous matchup and his own clash on March 31st.
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“Let’s say, for instance, Parker’s Holyfield and I’m Riddick Bowe, the taller, rangier fighter,” Joshua told Sky Sports as part of an interview that appeared on the network’s website Wednesday.
“Those two, when they fought, they had speed, combinations on the inside. Hopefully, we can fulfil what the greats have done before us.”
Joshua added he cannot predict what will happen in the fight but assured fans the entertainment factor, promising that “there will be blood.”
“I can’t tell you exactly how the fight will go, but we’re big, we’re strong and the punches do hurt after a while,” Joshua said.
“I definitely know there’ll be blood.”
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“There will definitely be blood, and the thing is – you can definitely hear the leather cracking on people’s heads if you’re close enough as well, and we’re both fast.”
Joshua also suggested that we will see hand speed not commonly seen in the heavyweight division.
“You’ll see really good combinations that you don’t really see from heavyweights.”
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