In September, Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois. January 21 at Wembley Stadium as he tries to regain his world title and discusses the fight as well as his desire to continue boxing despite already having a very lucrative career. Joshua says that at this point in his career he is fighting more for other people, which motivates him to keep going. Below you will find some excerpts from Joshua’s words.
Joshua if he has to give his all to beat Dubois
“Probably better than my best result in beating Daniel. I respect him as a fighter. Yes I know. He’s very, very talented and I like… I look for the positives in people and I like the family, the synergy with the family. It plays an essential role, it plays a huge role, the influence that families have on a player’s career. I think that helps Daniel along the way.”
On whether he is disappointed that the fight with Wilder didn’t happen
“No, the fight can still happen. For me, why not? I’ve always said it’s not a gigantic deal to me, it just is what it is. I’m paid to fight. I often fought for free. Now I get paid to fight, so there’s no problem. Let’s say we get rid of the dazzling lights and the bullshit and all that, it’s just a fight. So yes, I would fight Wilder.”
Is he surprised how quickly Dubois reached a major world title?
“Yes. They believe in him, that’s why they keep giving him these opportunities. Someone believes in him, and he gets opportunity after opportunity. It reminds me of the story of Frank Bruno, he had opportunity after opportunity to fight for the heavyweight championship of the world and sooner or later he will achieved.
About what motivates him to continue fighting
“One of the main reasons right now is my community. I want to fight for charities because I want to start sustainable charities… I believe in sustainability and creating an ecosystem, and I’m fighting now not just for myself – because I have everything I need, not in the sense that I have everything I need, but I’m quite joyful with what I need. I am well, I am joyful, I have enough sweatpants, I have enough sneakers, I am blessed. Now it’s even more so because we’re trying to create something that will aid other people. So when I fight, I’m fighting the spirit of the thousands of people I’m trying to aid. So it’s just not for me.”