Rare footage reveals skinny Anthony Joshua profitable first ever combat in 30 seconds
Anthony Joshua seemed virtually unrecognisable from his novice boxing debut as a thin teenager.
Making his bow as a 19-year-old, AJ represented Finchley Amateur Boxing Club on the Boston Arms pub on November 27, 2008. The promising up-and-comer took on a fellow debutant within the ring in Nathan Brede – although their hardly ever seen bout was one thing of a mismatch.
A 6’6ft AJ towered over his 5’10ft opponent, however whereas he nonetheless possessed his tall body, the 34-year-old has definitely crammed it out now. Despite taking over the game at a comparatively late stage, inside 4 years AJ had received Olympic Gold at London 2012.
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AJ’s expertise was evident to see even in his early days as he made lightwork of Brede that night time, Joshua had floored his opponent twice inside 30 seconds earlier than the combat was waved off.
Brede beforehand spoke to The Independent about his bout with Joshua, he stated: “I bear in mind seeing him. He was this nice massive lump, however I nonetheless needed to take the combat. I had travelled there so I did not need to go residence with out boxing. I feel he outweighed me by about 8kg.
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“He was big however actually I wasn’t fazed one bit by the thought of getting in there with him. Obviously, it is only a combat on the finish of the day. I’m solely 5ft 10in, he is 6ft 6in and he was tall and ripped. Because of that, they weren’t positive however I insisted I needed to do it.
“I remember thinking, ‘If we were outside on the street and he wanted to fight, I wouldn’t have run away, so why would I go home without fighting now?'”
Brede continued to recall the combat, which he felt onerous accomplished by in, he added: “I bear in mind getting up from the primary one and I wasn’t damage one bit. The ref gave me an eight depend and allow us to stick with it.
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“We went into a clinch and just the sheer weight pushing down on me sent me down again, he didn’t hit me with any punches. Then the referee waved it off, I was gutted. I didn’t even wait for the result I just got straight out of the ring. I was absolutely steaming with the stoppage. I wasn’t happy at all.”
Now six years on from his interview, Brede may take solace in his defeat given Joshua’s career that now sees him match up against former UFC world champion Francis Ngannou in a blockbuster Saudi Arabia showdown on Friday night time.
