Showing posts with label ANTHONY Joshua faces his biggest challenge on Saturday at Wembley Stadium.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANTHONY Joshua faces his biggest challenge on Saturday at Wembley Stadium.. Show all posts

Saturday, 29 April 2017

CLASH OF THE TITANS Joshua vs Klitschko: Tale of the tape as heavyweight boxers clash for three world title belts at Wembley tonight

ANTHONY Joshua faces his biggest challenge on Saturday at Wembley Stadium.
In front a partisan crowd of 90,000 he comes up against Ukrainian giant Wladimir Klitschko, considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.
The prize, THREE heavyweight world titles — the IBF one he is defending as well as crowns from the IBO and WBA.
Anthony, 27, promises to “unleash hell” against Klitschko, 41 — who like himself, towers 6ft 6in tall.
A purse of some £15million awaits each fighter, win or lose, in a battle expected to smash pay-per-view records and gross a total heading towards £50million — making it the most lucrative in UK history.
The pair are well-matched physically.
Both are 6ft 6in tall, and have a similar reach, Joshua just nicking it at 82ins to Klitschko’s 81ins.
Joshua has a perfect professional record since leaving the amateur ranks following his Olympic gold medal at super-heavyweight at London 2012, with 18 wins and 18 KOs in 18 fights.
In contrast Klitschko, who also won Olympic gold medal at super-heavyweight at Atlanta in 1996, has fought 68 times as a professional.