Anthony Joshua News

Tom Taylor - July 22, 2018

On Sunday afternoon, Anthony Smith dispatched of another MMA legend, clubbing former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua with first-round strikes in the UFC Hamburg main event. In the wake of this incredible knockout, Smith could have called out pretty much anybody, from Corey Anderson, who won in the UFC Hamburg co-main event, to Jimi Manuwa, who sat cage-side for the card. Instead of calling out either of these men, however, he targeted a showdown with top light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson.

Tom Taylor - May 29, 2018

Earlier this year, reports surfaced that Dana White had reached out to boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The reports suggested that White wanted Joshua for his much-discussed Zuffa Boxing venture, and that he’d offered him an absurdly lucrative $500 million deal. Apparently, however, that just never happened. Speaking at the UFC Liverpool post-fight press conference, White denied making such an offer to the boxer, and claimed they never even met.

Drake Riggs - May 24, 2018

“It’s not just about the money… But if people wanted it, and I felt in my heart that it was the right decision, why not? It’s just another fight. I’d have to train, I wouldn’t just do it for a paycheck. Because you know, combat sport is a serious sport. Concussions in the head and broken ribs and so on. I have to take it serious. Why make the money if you can’t enjoy it? So you have to take it serious, not always about the money. I would consider it if my heart told me it was the right thing for me.”

Chris Taylor - March 31, 2018

VIDEO | Anthony Joshua defeats Joseph Parker and Deontay Wilder screams “Robbery” Anthony Joshua was able to unify three of the four major heavyweight titles in Boxing earlier today by scoring a unanimous decision victory over Joseph Parker (119-109, 118-110, 118-110).

Tom Taylor - March 19, 2018

Boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is flirting with a move to the UFC, and he’s got to big names in mind if he makes this perilous jump: Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou. The undefeated knockout machine discussed this exciting possibility on Sky Sports’ boxing’s Toe 2 Toe podcast.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2017

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is pretty impressed by reigning lightweight champ Conor McGregor. He is not, however, impressed by McGregor’s fiercest rival, Nate Diaz. Speaking to FightHype.com over the weekend, Pettis was asked about McGregor’s recent boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Russell Ess - August 22, 2017

There has been a ton of trash talk between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. It’s what got the fight to become to a reality with Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement for one more fight that will bank both he and McGregor millions of dollars. The trash talk hit another level when the two faced off for the first time and jetted around the globe for the four-day, four-city press conference. But, when it’s all said and done and a winner is declared this Saturday night, how will the two pop combat sports stars carry themselves?

bjpenndotcom - July 25, 2017

Back in April, English heavyweight boxing standout Anthony Joshua competed against heavyweight icon Wladimir Klitschko in a highly anticipated heavyweight title fight. Despite being dropped early in the fight, Joshua fought back to pick up an 11th round TKO win over Klitschko to keep his undefeated record in tact, and win the WBA and IBO heavyweight titles. The fight has been hailed as one of the best of the year, and has garnered so much hype regarding a rematch, that one is already being targeted for November.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2017

https://youtu.be/33r4TDpK7aQ Sorry Conor McGregor and Jon Jones, but IBF-WBA world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua may take the cake in the punching power arcade game.

Tom Taylor - May 2, 2017

https://youtu.be/bOJYfe7qRks Over the weekend, Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko co-authored an instant classic, thrilling a whopping 90,000 onlookers inside London’s Wembley Stadium with a wild, back-and-forth war.