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By Cliff Rold - Before his professional career was even two years old, the question was already floating around: when was Anthony Joshua going to ‘step up.’ It’s always a good sign for a potential star when the masses start getting impatient almost immediately. That’s when the promoters know they have money in th...
Tom Loeffler Interview - Matchroom Sport, Klitschko Management Group (KMG) and K2 Promotions have reached agreement with U.S. premium television giants Showtime and HBO to televise the most significant heavyweight world championship match in more than a decade. On Saturday, April 29, IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua will face former unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko from a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Anthony Joshua, Wladimir Klitschko Open Workouts Photos Gallery - Matchroom Sport, Klitschko Management Group (KMG) and K2 Promotions have reached agreement with U.S. premium television giants Showtime and HBO to televise the most significant heavyweight world championship match in more than a decade. On Saturday, April 29, IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua will face former unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko from a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Anthony Joshua really respects what Wladimir Klitschko accomplished for over a decade. Though doubt about Klitschko’s chin lingers 13 years after he suffered the second of technical knockout defeats to Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster in 2003 and 2004, Joshua isn’t underestimating the 41-year-old former champion’s ability to take a punch. The unbeaten IBF heavyweight champion wants to knock out Klitschko on Saturday in London, but the hard-hitting Joshua expects Klitschko to withstand at least some of his powerful punches when they square off at Wembley Stadium (Showtime: 4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT; HBO: 11 p.m. ET/PT).
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.
It took Floyd Mayweather Jr. until his 38th fight to earn an eight-figure purse. Once Mayweather made his first $10 million guarantee for facing Oscar De La Hoya in May 2007, he used it as a springboard to sustain superstardom and estimated career earnings of nearly $750 million. Anthony Joshua will earn his first eight-figure purse ($12.5 million) for just his 19th professional fight – a heavyweight title defense against Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday in London.
Deontay Wilder sensed overconfidence from Wladimir Klitschko as he continued dominating the heavyweight division for nearly 10 years. That’s why Wilder considered Klitschko’s loss to Tyson Fury as a blessing in disguise for the former champion. Things had gotten too easy for the hard-hitting Ukrainian, and according to Wilder, the only thing that could break Klitschko out of his complacent state was a sobering reminder of what it’s like to lose.
Lennox Lewis believes Anthony Joshua has the ability to become an all-time great heavyweight - just not to the level that he did. In only his 19th fight as a professional, Joshua will on Saturday defend his IBF title and bids to win the WBA, IBO belts when he faces Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 people at Wembley.
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) believes "Father Time has caught up with Wladimir Klitschko" as they are days away from their highly anticipated showdown on Saturday night. The fight will headline a huge event where 90,000 fans are expected to pack Wembley Stadium in London. Sky Sports Box Office, HBO and Showtime will all carry the biggest heavyweight clash in years.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is picking IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to come home with the IBO, WBA world titles, when he faces former division ruler Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday night before a record crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley in London.