
Anthony Joshua still with Mike Tyson and Wladimir Klitschko in two-time club
To many, Anthony Joshua’s unsuccessful attempt at becoming a three-time heavyweight belt-holder should force the English fighter into early retirement.
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To many, Anthony Joshua’s unsuccessful attempt at becoming a three-time heavyweight belt-holder should force the English fighter into early retirement.

Anthony Joshua’s adult life, as he’s gone from petty criminal to amateur standout to Olympic gold medalist to professional king to ex-champ, and now to rejuvenated contender, says plenty about the levels of determination and dedication that lies within.

From Lennox Lewis-Wladimir Klitschko, Prince Naseem Hamed-Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Kostya Tszyu, Mike Tyson-George Foreman, to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-David Benavidez, the list goes on and on.

Johnathon Banks, a former heavyweight contender, is now a renowned trainer following in the footsteps of the great Emanuel Steward. Currently working with Badou Jack, Banks also discusses his own professional career, his time spent sparring the Klitschko brothers and the science of hitting hard.

This is a Q&A composed of three different interviews with promoter Tom Loeffler over the past four months. In a BoxingScene conversation with “The People’s Promoter,” Loeffler shares several stories about Gennady Golovkin and the Klitschko Brothers, and discusses whether he believes the UFC model could work for boxing.


Oleksandr Usyk's defeat of Tyson Fury has prompted a rethink in some quarters of where both men stand in the pantheon of all-time heavyweight greats.

As turning points go in the annals of boxing history, what Oleksandr Usyk did in altering the direction of his undisputed heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury was something to behold.

Former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko was delighted that his countryman, Oleksandr Usyk, had just become the first undisputed heavyweight champion for 25 years. In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Usyk completed his collection of belts by adding Tyson Fury’s WBC strap to his WBA, IBF and WBO titles. Klitschko, whose long reign was ended by Fury in 2015, had held all of the titles bar the WBC, which was held by his big brother Vitali for sections of his own championship run.
