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By Cliff Rold - Already the grumblings have begun. Take a quick spin through social media or message forums and the questions are already forming.
When will he make the step up?
When will he fight real guys?
2012 Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KO) of the United Kingdom can take those questions as a compliment. They typically get asked when people think they might be seeing something special. Joshua might be just that. Like kids dying to open a gift at Christmas, finding out if a ‘maybe special’ fighter is the real deal can be a study in fan impatience.
A latecomer to the sport at age 18, the now 25-year old Joshua has emerged as a leading candidate for the spot as heir apparent to Heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko. A London date with Scotland’s Gary Cornish (21-0, 12 KO) this Saturday might quiet some of the questions.
It’s unlikely.
Cornish is big on size (6’7, usually in the 240’s) but light on resume. The 28-year old is heavy underdog but also represents a healthy step in Joshua’s development. Joshua has feasted to date on a few names past their best and a standard assortment of no-hopers. Now, it appears we are to the phase where he begins to test himself against some fellow professional prospects. [Click Here To Read More]
When will he make the step up?
When will he fight real guys?
2012 Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KO) of the United Kingdom can take those questions as a compliment. They typically get asked when people think they might be seeing something special. Joshua might be just that. Like kids dying to open a gift at Christmas, finding out if a ‘maybe special’ fighter is the real deal can be a study in fan impatience.
A latecomer to the sport at age 18, the now 25-year old Joshua has emerged as a leading candidate for the spot as heir apparent to Heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko. A London date with Scotland’s Gary Cornish (21-0, 12 KO) this Saturday might quiet some of the questions.
It’s unlikely.
Cornish is big on size (6’7, usually in the 240’s) but light on resume. The 28-year old is heavy underdog but also represents a healthy step in Joshua’s development. Joshua has feasted to date on a few names past their best and a standard assortment of no-hopers. Now, it appears we are to the phase where he begins to test himself against some fellow professional prospects. [Click Here To Read More]
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