Anthony Joshua names his main sporting inspiration from his youth
The former two-time unified heavyweight champion looked up to theAJ twice won the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titlespodcast: “A boxing inspiration – you only have to look at them for what they do in the ring.“I don’t support a lot of people for what they do in their private life.“He got in a lot of trouble growing up – poverty stricken area, mum was into all sorts.
“And he just applied himself to boxing – whether it’s education, sport, whatever it is – but boxing was his chosen field and he educated himself. “I realised that if he can do it – I’m not gonna say I can be as good as him – but if the blueprint’s there, wake up early, sleep early, put the work in, believe in yourself, be a savage, then you’ve got a chance of making it.
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