Joshua says he will return to cleaning and other household duties after Saturday's bout with Dubois
Two-time world champion Anthony Joshua will bring himself crashing back down to earth on Sunday morning - by doing his laundry.
Joshua, 34, has rebuilt his career with four successive victories following back-to-back defeats by his nemesis Oleksandr Usyk.
He will become the sixth three-time heavyweight world champion in history if he beats fellow Brit Daniel Dubois, 27, at Wembley on Saturday night.
But the multi-millionaire Olympic champion, who still lives at home with his mum, insists he will have no airs or graces even if he does join Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko and Michael Moorer in that exclusive club.
"Do you know what’s crazy, on Sunday morning you wake up and it's the same," said Joshua. "Your bills still come out of your account, you’ve got to do your washing, it’s all the same.
"When I was in Saudi in the Airbnb I was just there ironing and washing after the Francis Ngannou fight. It’s mad. The only difference is that it hurts losing. It takes a few weeks to get over but time is the best healer. When you win, you’re on a high and you want to experience that. When you lose, you get low and it takes time to get back balanced. After the Ngannou fight, everything was good, you’re riding that wave and hopefully, we do that on Saturday as well."
Joshua first became world champion eight years ago when he knocked out Charles Martin before losing his belts to Andy Ruiz Jr in one of boxing’s biggest upsets. He won them back in their rematch before his crushing defeats by Usyk threatened to cast him out in the cold. But victory over Dubois should catapult him into an undisputed fight with the winner of the Ukrainian’s Christmas rematch with Tyson Fury.
And despite Dubious’ ferocious knockout record, Joshua is confident he has the tools to ensure he is the last man standing. "Of course he is dangerous, but let me tell you, this is the thing with fighting; it takes more than being strong to be a champion and to be a complete fighter," he added.
"I truly believe from what I’ve studied, read and what great people who have come before me have said, it takes more than being a physical specimen. It’s a good attribute but when you come across someone willing to take that from you, you’ve given them your best shot and they can take it, that’s when you figure out what it takes to be a champion. That’s what I’ve done. I’ve been to the well. He’s fighting someone willing to die in there - who wants to give it everything to be victorious.”