Oct 05 2023
Stay Humble: Ten years of Anthony Joshua
As today (October 5) marks 10 years since the day Anthony Joshua turned pro, Elliot Worsell looks at the former heavyweight champion’s career so far
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THE rise of Britain’s Anthony Joshua has been meteoric. The big Londoner finished the 2012 Olympics in his home city winning the super-heavyweight gold medal. Feted as he turned professional the following year, his ascent to the top of the sport was rapid. He won the British heavyweight title knocking out old rival Dillian Whyte and picked up the IBF heavyweight world title dispatching an underwhelming Charles Martin.
On an extraordinary night in 2017 he beat ageing legend Wladimir Klitschko in a packed Wembley stadium to become a unified world champion. However in 2019, in one of the biggest upsets of recent years, he lost his titles when unheralded Andy Ruiz stopped him in seven rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Joshua gained revenged and won back his world titles when he outpointed Ruiz six months later in December in Saudi Arabia.
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Sep 16 2023
Not the Average Joe: “You wonder if he’s (Tyson Fury) a hypocrite, or is it just how he feels in the moment?”
In this week's column, Joe Hughes tries to imagine being Tyson Fury's manager and plots the ideal route to retirement for the "Gypsy King"
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Sep 12 2023
The Alternatives: If it’s not going to be Deontay Wilder, who can Anthony Joshua fight next?
With December the target, and Deontay Wilder looking unlikely, Shaun Brown assesses five possible opponents for Anthony Joshua
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Aug 26 2023
Knocked out by Joshua on August 12, now Helenius tests positive for banned substance
Helenius, Alycia Baumagrdner and Dillian Whyte have all failed drug tests in August
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Aug 23 2023
Oleksandr Usyk – ‘I saw people with no arms and legs’
The world heavyweight champion has a fight this weekend in Poland, but it’s nothing like the fight he’s been accustomed to for too long, writes Declan Taylor
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Aug 18 2023
Not the average Joe – “What I’ve achieved with Erb’s Palsy means you can achieve what you want”
Joe Hughes is back with the second instalment of his weekly column for Boxing News
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Aug 17 2023
Editor’s Letter: Are expectations unreasonably high when it comes to Anthony Joshua?
Joshua scores a crushing KO but it’s what came before that leaves fans wanting more, writes Matt Christie
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Aug 16 2023
Bunce Diary: What happens in the corridors of the O2 Arena on fight night
There is no place quite like backstage at the O2 on a big fight night, writes Steve Bunce
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Aug 15 2023
Media Review: Joshua vs. Helenius broadcast highlights DAZN’s priorities moving forward, while Hearn and Jordan have a planned and pointless argument
The DAZN commentary team don’t go easy on Joshua and co while Hearn and Jordan on TalkSport leaves a lot to be desired, writes George Gigney
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Aug 14 2023
Hauser: The Fights that Weren’t, the Fight that Was, and Boxing’s PED Dilemma