ANTHONY JOSHUA has insisted a change of opponent, from Wladimir Klitschko to Eric Molina, will be no problem for his IBF heavyweight title defence on December 10. โNo way. I just train as if Iโm going to win. I train because I enjoy it. I train because itโs what I do. If I was fighting Klitschko I would have the same ambition and thatโs the win,โ Anthony said.
โI donโt want to mention Klitschko too much at the minute. I just want to mention the relevant opponent. Eric Molina, heโs going to be across the room from me on December 10. He is a tough competitor. When I looked at him, I thought he was the toughest out of the few, so I thought that is a good challenge for myself. Thatโs the one Iโve got to focus on. I always knew I would have someone who was game. Right now weโre competing for a championship belt. Everyone is going to up their levels by 50-60 per cent. I have to put Klitscho or David Price or whoever was in the pecking order aside and focus on what is in front of me.โ
โEveryone is going to train and try to reach their potential in camp. But you only find out on fight night because thereโs nowhere to hide. Everything that youโve been thinking and preparing for will be revealed on fight night.โ
Joshua had looked closely at Molinaโs previous world title challenger, when he lasted nine rounds with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, saying, โThatโs why heโs here now. Great fighter. It takes massive courage to step into that ring. Deontay Wilder is known as a one-punch knockout artist. He stood up to a lot of his punches. This man is here to try to push the champions to their limits and try to take their belt off them.”
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