Anthony Joshua reveals the reasons to stop boxing until he is able to…
Anthony Joshua won’t fight in December as he fights to regain his mental health following back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
In September 2021, the Ukraine genius dethroned the 33-year-old London 2012 Olympic golden kid, stripping him of his WBA, IBF, and WBO world belts.
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Anthony Joshua reveals the reasons to stop boxing until he is able to…
Despite a significantly improved performance, he lost his August rematch, and in the aftermath, he broke down, throwing a few of his old titles to the ground and sobbing in the post-fight press conference.
After losing his championships and any possibility of achieving his long-term aim of being the unquestioned decider, the father of one let go of a decade of bearing such enormous expectations on his massive shoulders.
Additionally, the Watford legend has admitted that, despite Eddie Hearn’s assurances that he will fight in December, his head has not yet fully recovered. This is despite the fact that he is still physically fit for combat.
Tyson Fury, the unbeaten WBC Gypsy King, and AJ started talking about a possible fight on December 3.
However, he ended the negotiations when he realized that competing on the Fury program, which was scheduled for the Cardiff stadium, would conflict with his business and sponsorship relationships.
The reasons behind Anthony Joshua’s boxing break
Anthony Joshua told DAZN that his family has asked him to take some time off to let his enormous heart and mind to heal from the painful defeats.
“You saw after my last fight, I swear it tore me apart,” Joshua confessed. “I had so much riding on it, for me, the British fans, the undisputed fight.
“It just really tore me apart so, from a mental capacity, my close ones are telling me to rest, mentally. Physically I am down to ride, I am a warrior, I like this game and I like competing. But, from a mental aspect, I think people have really seen it means a lot.”
After his own breakdown and a backdated doping suspension in 2017 coincided, Fury turned his own struggles into a second career as a mental health advocate.
Joshua, however, kept all of his troubles hidden until the desert heat of Saudi Arabia caused his facade to crumble.
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He now has to go through another rebuilding phase and will probably make a comeback to the ring in the spring of 2023 to assist him go back to winning ways.
“Even if I am not fighting, my name is getting called out every day so it’s a mental pressure of being AJ and holding up a reputation, they go hand-in-hand,” he said.
Joshua continued, “Trying to do this thing – and do it properly – is tough. Boxers are rough and tough but this boxing is a lot of mental pressure.
Anthony Joshua reveals the reasons to stop boxing until he is able to…
Anthony Joshua won’t fight in December as he fights to regain his mental health following back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
In September 2021, the Ukraine genius dethroned the 33-year-old London 2012 Olympic golden kid, stripping him of his WBA, IBF, and WBO world belts.
Koo
Anthony Joshua reveals the reasons to stop boxing until he is able to…
Despite a significantly improved performance, he lost his August rematch, and in the aftermath, he broke down, throwing a few of his old titles to the ground and sobbing in the post-fight press conference.
After losing his championships and any possibility of achieving his long-term aim of being the unquestioned decider, the father of one let go of a decade of bearing such enormous expectations on his massive shoulders.
Additionally, the Watford legend has admitted that, despite Eddie Hearn’s assurances that he will fight in December, his head has not yet fully recovered. This is despite the fact that he is still physically fit for combat.
Tyson Fury, the unbeaten WBC Gypsy King, and AJ started talking about a possible fight on December 3.
However, he ended the negotiations when he realized that competing on the Fury program, which was scheduled for the Cardiff stadium, would conflict with his business and sponsorship relationships.
The reasons behind Anthony Joshua’s boxing break
Anthony Joshua told DAZN that his family has asked him to take some time off to let his enormous heart and mind to heal from the painful defeats.
“You saw after my last fight, I swear it tore me apart,” Joshua confessed. “I had so much riding on it, for me, the British fans, the undisputed fight.
“It just really tore me apart so, from a mental capacity, my close ones are telling me to rest, mentally. Physically I am down to ride, I am a warrior, I like this game and I like competing. But, from a mental aspect, I think people have really seen it means a lot.”
After his own breakdown and a backdated doping suspension in 2017 coincided, Fury turned his own struggles into a second career as a mental health advocate.
Joshua, however, kept all of his troubles hidden until the desert heat of Saudi Arabia caused his facade to crumble.
READ MORE:Anthony Joshua says he gets stopped at customs every time he enters US because of..
He now has to go through another rebuilding phase and will probably make a comeback to the ring in the spring of 2023 to assist him go back to winning ways.
“Even if I am not fighting, my name is getting called out every day so it’s a mental pressure of being AJ and holding up a reputation, they go hand-in-hand,” he said.
Joshua continued, “Trying to do this thing – and do it properly – is tough. Boxers are rough and tough but this boxing is a lot of mental pressure.
