ANTHONY Joshua is not looking past Saturday’s bout with Joseph Parker, despite rumours of fights lined up with Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
\nWBA and IBF world heavyweight champion Joshua meets WBO title holder Parker in front of 80,000 fans at the Principality Stadium.
\n\u201cI take every fight at a time. Parker\u2019s a champion and I don\u2019t look beyond Saturday. Every fight’s been a learning experience and we\u2019ll grow from that.\u201d
\nJoshua says he\u2019s training for a 12-round fight and not looking for an early knockout.
\n\u201cEvery fight is a blessing and will have a reason in the long run. Parker is a champion, he\u2019s done well and will add something to my life journey.
\n\u201cI feel great physically and mentally. Over my career, I\u2019ve built up a lot of mental strength and now I\u2019m combining the two and looking forward to the challenge.
\n\u201cThe fear of losing keeps me going and unless I take care of business, no-one will want to interview me. One minute you\u2019re the man next minute you\u2019re not.\u201d
\nParker arrived smartly dressed and oozing confidence.
\n\u201cI\u2019m going to beat him, I just haven\u2019t decided how, I\u2019ll see how I feel on the day. We are not going to let the occasion beat us,” he said.
\n\u201cI\u2019m young, fast, strong and determined to win. I\u2019m not here to put on a show. The belts will be taken back for my team, family and country.\u201d
\nJoshua\u2019s trainer Rob McCracken believes Joshua is a formidable opponent.
\n\u201cParker is unbeaten and fast but that doesn\u2019t prepare you for AJ. His presence is huge and his stance in the ring is scary. This fight is another on the ladder to success.
\n\u201cJoshua ticks all the boxes and he\u2019s a devastating puncher. He\u2019s improving all the time and already the unified champion, Olympic gold medallist and on his way to become WBO champion.\u201d
\nWhen asked whether he would knock out Parker, Joshua said: \u201cIf I had \u00a320 to bet, I\u2019d bet on myself knocking him out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ANTHONY Joshua is not looking past Saturday’s bout with Joseph Parker, despite rumours of fights lined up with Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. WBA and IBF world heavyweight champion Joshua meets WBO title holder Parker in front of 80,000 fans at the Principality Stadium. \u201cI take every fight at a time. Parker\u2019s a champion and I don\u2019t look beyond Saturday. Every fight’s been a learning experience and we\u2019ll grow from that.\u201d Joshua says he\u2019s training for a 12-round fight and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":23383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1737,1291,5997,3417],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-28495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-anthony-joshua","tag-cardiff-2","tag-joseph-parker","tag-principality-stadium"],"yoast_head":"\n