ANTHONY JOSHUA has been storming through the professional ranks. Heโs won all 13 of his contests so far in devastating style, most recently hammering former world title challenger Kevin Johnson to defeat inside two rounds. Gary Cornish, unbeaten in 21 himself, faces Joshua next on September 12 and insists he didnโt hesitate when it came to taking the assignment.
โNot at all,โ he told Boxing News. โEddie Hearnโs put people in front of him and heโs beat them. Tommy Gilmour has put people in front of me and Iโve beat them. So we can only beat the people in front of us.โ
Cornish will be up against it though. He hasnโt shown Joshuaโs explosive power and even sparring partners are thin on the ground in Inverness where the Scotsman is based. โWe donโt really get sparring up there. Weโve got to ship them in or travel away. Last camp we had people coming in, before that we mostly travelled,โ Gary said.
Cornish hasnโt come up against anyone like Joshua yet but will train โjust like I prepare for any other fight. Iโm always in the gym training hard. Weโll find sparring partners that replicate his style and weโll be ready.โ
Joshua has amateur experience on his side too, as well as his Olympic gold medal, he won a World silver and national titles. Cornish only had nine amateur bouts but adds, โIโve been making up for it in the pros. There werenโt many amateur fights out there for me but Iโve had quite a lot of pro fights. Tommyโs got them in all shapes and different sizes for me to learn and weโve doing an apprenticeship in the pros.โ
As for how heโll actually try to contain Joshua, Cornish promises, โYouโll have to wait and see.โ
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