Boxing followers slammed Anthony Joshua’s perspective after his bizarrely blunt interview.
The former two-time heavyweight champion, 34, is making ready to tackle Otto Wallin on Saturday evening in Saudi Arabia. Joshua, who weighed in at 251lbs on Friday – 1lb heavier than his earlier battle in opposition to Robert Helenius, is determined to win his bout in opposition to Swede Wallin within the hope of establishing a mega-money two-fight take care of Deontay Wilder.
AJ even admitted there’s “no future” if he suffers his fourth skilled defeat. And the Brit reduce an especially tense determine when he spoke with TNT Sports after the grand arrivals for the ‘Day of Reckoning’ occasion on Tuesday.
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Joshua repeatedly gave one phrase solutions and made little eye contact with reporters when he was requested a variety of questions concerning the metropolis of Riyadh, his ways in opposition to Wallin and his feud with Jarrell Miller.
He moodily provided responses akin to: “I’m not too sure, you tell me,” “Correct,” and “Definitely.”
And followers on social media had been left divided at his awkward manner, as one X person wrote: “His attitude smells like my undies after work,” whereas one other identified: “It’s like asking your kid how school was…”
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Others added: “Mentally not right AJ. Just be yourself instead of putting on a character,” and: “Why does he have to be so awkward.”
But there have been those that sympathised with Joshua, who admitted he had retreated right into a extra severe “fight mode” mindset forward of Saturday’s conflict.
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“People literally be hating on AJ for doing his thing… instead of supporting your own you hating on the guy…” one fan tweeted. And one other commented: “Best way to handle the media, and as for the people saying AJ has bad attitude, I think you need to educate yourself more.”
Joshua has been working with Ben Davison, the previous coach of Tyson Fury, forward of his bout in opposition to 33-year-old Wallin, who tipped the scales at 238.6lbs. AJ is about to tackle Wilder on March 9 if each former champions win their fights on Saturday.