‘It’s war’ – Anthony Joshua on a mission to ‘prove doubters wrong’ in Daniel Dubois fight
Anthony Joshua has given talkSPORT an insight into his mindset ahead of the Daniel Dubois fight on Saturday night.
AJ will be challenging for the IBF heavyweight world title and for the chance to become a three-time champion live on talkSPORT from Wembley Stadium.
"War. It's war," AJ said of his mentality ahead of the fight.
"We're focused, we're not on a happy vibe, not on a happy vibe.
❀"We are locked in, ready to prove all my doubters wrong."
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🐲The Grand Arrivals event itself was impressively put together.
With Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Season putting financial backing behind the show, a bigger budget exists for pre-fight promotion.
As such, the first public fight week event took place in London's famous Leicester Square, with a giant red carpet set up for the boxers to strut down and be greeted by masses of fans.
Joshua was seemingly somewhat overwhelmed by it all, having spent the last three months isolated in Ben Davison's training camp.
"So you're in training camp and you're locked down," he explained.
"You're going to the gym, back to the house, so on and so forth.
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