Joshua: "The main thing for me is boxing IQ"

Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) does not rule out a fight in the summer, which will set him up for a big tournament in Saudi Arabia at the end of the year.

“Everyone has their advantages, I'm tall, I have a good arm span and I don't like to put up fights in the ring. I'm not an aggressive guy, I'm not a fighter, more like a boxer. Behind all this is a whole thought and training process. I'm trying to develop my boxing IQ. Of course, there are moments in a fight when you just have to fight, so I train to change styles, ”said Anthony Joshua.

“In the fight with Franklin, I quickly realized that he was going to box on the counterattacks, so I changed tactics in the middle and started boxing behind the left straight. There are rivals for whom it is not enough to be a fighter, they need to develop all the time. Sometimes I think too much in the ring, but a fighter with plans A, B and C always has a better chance of winning,” added the former two-time world heavyweight champion, who recently said he could wait until December for his next fight.

“Before I enter the ring in December, I can fight in July or August. But my new coach Derrick James has to first say that he likes what he sees in the gym,” added Joshua.