madcharlie
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Post by madcharlie on Dec 12, 2015 15:43:57 GMT
Venue: O2 Arena, London Date: Saturday, 12 December Coverage: Live commentary of undercard on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra from 20:30 GMT; BBC Radio 5 live from 22:30 GMT; & BBC Sport website
At his gym in the Essex countryside, Joshua pounds the heavy bag so hard you fear the ceiling will fall in. He has shoulders you could set a meal for five on, fists the size of boulders. But once his work is done, it's his smile that dominates. "I don't know about being the saviour of heavyweight boxing," says the reigning Olympic champion, who fights Dillian Whyte for the vacant British heavyweight title in London on Saturday. "And I'd never put myself forward as a role model. But if that's a tag people want to put on me, so be it.
"I've got a lot of young kids following me on social media, so being a good person is important. Telling the old lady in the gym how great she looks, which might make her day; working with the homeless in the gym at Christmas, feeding people, doing something heartfelt, instead of stuff that boosts my ego.
"When you're working so hard to become successful, which is often determined by big houses, fast cars and loads of money, it's easy to forget the little things that matter. It's easy to forget what being a good person is actually all about."
Whyte thinks Joshua is a "scumbag and a fake". Although this being boxing, maybe he doesn't. But he has his reasons. Joshua, with 14 straight knockouts to his name since turning professional in 2013, is a bubbling cauldron. Throw in some spices, stir things up, make things spit and the flavour increases.
Whyte beat Joshua when they met as amateurs in 2009 and believes he left mental scars. If he did, Joshua hides them well. Watching the fight back, Joshua, now 26, seems to find his younger self hilarious.
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Post by Jeffers Jugs on Dec 12, 2015 19:47:26 GMT
the lad is a beast but is he experienced enough to go all the way
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Post by evertonfan1968 on Dec 12, 2015 19:55:09 GMT
He looks to be a future World champion if he keeps going. I don't know if he is too muscly though as that's not great for boxing according to those who know what they're talking about.
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Post by jimmy on Dec 12, 2015 21:11:05 GMT
He looks to be a future World champion if he keeps going. I don't know if he is too muscly though as that's not great for boxing according to those who know what they're talking about. Frank Bruno mark 2?
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Post by madcharlie on Dec 12, 2015 21:35:22 GMT
He looks to be a future World champion if he keeps going. I don't know if he is too muscly though as that's not great for boxing according to those who know what they're talking about. Frank Bruno mark 2? wonder which jockey he will think he is in a few years time
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