Anthony Joshua Names Two Biggest Threats To His Heavyweight Domination

Anthony Joshua must have thought he had been in the biggest fight of the year back in April but little did he know what would happen. With his next big fight on the horizon he's named the two biggest threats to his domination.

When Joshua and Klitschko was announced at the back end of last year we were all excited for what was a genuinely intriguing massive fight and the event at Wembley didn't disappoint in the slightest.

In what was already shaping up to be a big year for boxing Joshua's comeback stoppage of the Ukrainian was an incredible fight, surely the biggest of the year? But then came the spectacle of all spectacles with Mayweather vs McGregor and this weekend is an actual fight of the decade candidate between GGG and Canelo.

_{Joshua vs Klitschko was a fight for the ages and the two men were due for a rematch before the 41 year-old's retirement. Image: PA}

Not to be outdone by Vegas' big fights the Brit is set to defend his WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO title against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev at the Principality Stadium on October 28th, my 30th birthday if anyone's got a spare ticket or two, in front of more than 70,000 people.

Speaking to Sky Sports the undefeated heavyweight revealed who the two biggest threats to his title are, saying, "My biggest threat is two people. My next challenger, because if I make one slip-up it all goes wrong.

"Loads of experience, really good jab, he's always kept himself at world title level. He's very talented, in that sense. Deontay Wilder is making noise in the States and that's a fight that people want to see. So Wilder is a threat, as well."

_{Wilder defends his WBC heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz on November 4th. Image: PA}

Despite announcing the two men as his biggest threats he clearly isn't too worried, adding, "I can't let myself down. I'm capable of beating everyone - this is my ego talking - but I've got to keep my feet firmly on the ground."

_{Joshua is still undefeated in his professional career. Image: PA}

October 28th is set to be yet another huge night in British boxing, the kind that Joshua has been getting more and more used to, it won't be too long before he's getting his own big night in Vegas!

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Topics: Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder

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