Joshua predicts Arsenal, Forest match and others, speaks about his foray into football.
Joshua predicts Arsenal, Forest match and others, speaks about his foray into football
Two-time world champion boxer Anthony Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn, have a big occasion ahead of them this weekend.
Joshua fights Finland's Robert Helenius at London's O2 Arena on Saturday but that has not stopped him from talking about this weekend's
matches and his prediction for the Arsenal and Forest match is a 2-0 win for the Gunners.
Joshua’s prediction of 0-4 defeat of Burnley by Man City did not come to pass as the match ended 0-3 on Friday night.
His other prediction for the weekend fixture are: Bournemouth v West Ham 2-1, Brighton v Luton 0-1, Everton v Fulham 2-1, Sheff Utd v Crystal Palace 0-1, Newcastle v Aston Villa 2-1, Brentford v Tottenham 0-2, Chelsea v Liverpool 1-1 and Man Utd v Wolves 1-0.
Talking about his foray into boxing "I used to toe-punt it a lot back in the day," Joshua told BBC Sport. "But not the way you might think with the ball veering off left or right. My toe punts were always spot on, but doing it so much has caused a bunion on my foot.
"I just loved playing with my mates every weekend and we had a great time together but I kind of lost touch with football as a teenager when I had different priorities.
"Instead of resting before games on Sunday, I would go out on Saturday and turn up tired - it wasn't so much fun playing when I was shattered, and I kind of fell out of love with it.
"It was before I started boxing. That happened when I was 18, and I wanted to get fit again and then got into the competitive element as well.
"I think every kid - boys and girls - gets to play football at some stage but taking up any other sport comes down to what opportunities you have in your area.
"I like watching basketball, for example, but I never joined a club. I went to a boxing club near me, and doing that is so important in whatever sport you do because it exposes you if you have a talent at something.
"When you're younger, quite often other people see things in you that you don't see in yourself. So, you might have got a coach who tells you 'hang on a minute, you've got some talent'. By being exposed, someone might be able to see some potential."
