• Olympic champion has beaten 14 opponents in quick time since turning pro
• Joshua will face Dillian Whyte in London on 12 DecemberEddie Hearn knows a good line when it is thrown at him and he was lightning quick to reply when asked to compare his fast-rising heavyweight Anthony Joshua with Frank Bruno at comparable stages of their careers. A fight between them,he proclaimed, would not final “a couple of rounds”.
He meant no disrespect to the former, and much-loved world champion (promoters tend to talk in startling assertions of faith),but, before Joshuas 15th and toughest assignment – against the unbeaten south Londoner Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena in London on 12 December – Hearn keep the case for his man being bigger and better than Bruno at that juncture of his career. Related: Anthony Joshua goes from prison to punching way to heavyweight greatness Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com