De La Hoya: Anthony Joshua Will Be a Threat Very Soon

By Edward Chaykovsky

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya was among the many who was very interested in signing 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Anthony Joshua.

When Joshua turned pro in 2013, he decided to sign with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport.

Joshua has now racked up 14 wins as a pro and all of those opponents have been demolished in three rounds or less.

On December 12th at the O2 Arena in London, Joshua will return against his amateur rival, fellow puncher Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13KOs).

De La Hoya, a former five division world champion, is very impressed with Joshua's progress and predicts the 26-year-old is going to be a major force in the very near future.

"Anthony Joshua, I remember watching him in the Olympic games. He has progressed in such a way where he's gonna be a threat very soon in the heavyweight division. He the abilities he has the speed, he has the explosiveness in his punching power. I believe Joshua will be a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division very soon," De La Hoya told TalkSport.