Froch tears into Joshua and claims he'll solely be remembered for 3 issues

Weeks after claiming that Anthony Joshua has 'no legacy' Carl Froch has made one other outlandish assertion in regards to the former unified heavyweight champion. The Cobra affirms that Joshua will solely be remembered for 3 issues; getting knocked out by a 'fats Andy Ruiz Jr', beating an 'outdated Wladimir Klitschko' and dropping twice to Oleksandr Usyk.

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Speaking throughout a latest look on talkSPORT, he mentioned: “I’m not afraid to speak the reality. If Anthony Joshua retired tomorrow, what would he be remembered for? He’d be remembered for beating an outdated Klitschko that had been sat on the couch for 18 months after which climbed off the canvas to do it in an important win, sure. But he didn't beat the very best model of Klitschko.

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"And then he'll be remembered for losing to the fat kid from Mexico in Ruiz. And I've got to say he's a fat kid from Mexico because in the rematch he turned up like a fat disgrace.

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"He was chubby, ill-prepared and he seemed a multitude and okay AJ received his titles again which is job effectively accomplished, field ticked, good. But remember he received completely overwhelmed up and stopped within the first battle which is a taint on his file. 

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"But then what is he remembered for? Two losses to Oleksandr Usyk. Ok, one of the best fighters to ever live and breathe the sport but he's a cruiserweight coming up to heavyweight."

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It is much extra probably that Joshua might be remembered for being some of the influential and fashionable fighters of the fashionable period. The Watford powerhouse is among the many few boxers that may boast constant a million plus pay-per-view buys on their occasions and has been the poster boy for British boxing for the final seven years.

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Since selecting up his first world title in 2016 towards Charles Martin (IBF), Joshua has gone on so as to add the WBA (tremendous) and WBO straps to his assortment whereas additionally competing in 12 straight world championship fights. 

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He avenged his first loss to Ruiz Jr however was in the end outdone by one of many biggest fighters to ever step between the ropes in Usyk. Regardless of what he does now, there'll little question be a spot for him within the International Boxing Hall of Fame when it's all mentioned and accomplished.

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