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Anthony Joshua Dominates the GQ Cover

The IBF Heavyweight title holder talks Klitchsko, knock-outs and the fighter’s code as he takes to the cover of the men’s magazine…

It’s already broken the box office record for most tickets sold – 80,000 and counting – and with the date looming, the hype is gathering pace around Anthony Joshua’s bout with Dr. Steelhammer himself, Wladimir Klitschko.

The 27-year-old IBF Heavyweight and double Olympic champion Joshua has taken some time out from preparing to go toe-to-toe with one of the most feared fighters in the industry in order to take over the cover of GQ magazine – where he discusses which way he thinks the contest will go.



“I think I will knock Klitschko out,” he told the mag. “I’m not superstitious about it, but I have a feeling that it will happen in a slightly unexpected way. It will be something like a counterpunch that will finish it. It won’t be quick... It will take time because he is so experienced and he isn’t easy to hit. But I will find my opportunity and I will take it.”

Joshua went on to talk about how it feels to knock someone out – “It’s amazing. I love it, man” – and the persistent rumours that he may have taken a couple of behind-closed-doors beatings whilst training to face the Ukrainian-born brawler.

“In my code, the fighters’ code, it is not good to talk about sparring,” he rebuked. “If someone invites you to spar, they are inviting you into their secret camp, their inner circle. So I don’t think it is fair to betray that trust by talking about it.

“What is the point of going into sparring and beating everyone up, when in a real fight the tables might turn and I don’t know how to handle it? I want to practice what it feels like to be hit and hurt. You have to learn how to defend, to be slick when the punches are raining down.”

If you can’t wait to see the ferocious pair face off at Wembley Stadium in April, grab a subscription to GQ today to see the rest of Joshua’s interview – and save up to 38% off.

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