My Scars Are My Honour – Anthony Joshua

Popular boxer, Anthony Joshua has come out to fire a stern warning to Tyson Fury as their fight edges closer.

Speaking ahead of the yet-to-be-finalized bout, AJ has come out to say that he’ll rather die in battle, than try to hide and survive.

According to him, it does not matter what his opponents’ tactics are, how much they study, how much they think they can beat him, he is only focused on winning.

He added that his scars are his honor, and he considers himself someone who has to get burnt to learn not to touch the stove.

His words, ”I’d rather die in battle, so I can go to the heavens where the warriors lie than go to battle and try to hide and survive.”

”No matter what the tactics are, no matter how much you study, no matter how much you think you can beat me, I’m just there to win. That’s the fighter’s mentality – some people may not understand it,”

”This is a sport of combat and war. We’re not civilized people, we’re warriors, and I love it.”

”I wear my scars like an honour. I think I’m someone who has to get burnt to learn not to touch the stove. When I got burnt, I said I never want to make that mistake again. Anyone that stands in front of me will feel the force.”

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Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, OBE (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer who is a two-time unified heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles since December 2019 and previously between 2016 and June 2019. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2014 to 2016.

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua was born on 15 October 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, the son of Yeta and Robert Joshua. His mother is Nigerian, while his father is of Nigerian and Irish ancestry. Joshua’s Nigerian background can be specifically traced back to the Yoruba people, amongst whom he is of aristocratic rank.

His cousin, Ben Ileyemi, is also a professional boxer. The pair made their professional debuts together in 2013. Joshua spent some of his early years in Nigeria as a boarding school student at Mayflower School in Ikenne.

Following his parents’ divorce when he was 12, he returned to the UK halfway through Year Seven to join Kings Langley Secondary School. Growing up on the Meriden Estate in Garston, Hertfordshire, he was called “Femi” by his friends and former teachers, due to his middle name, Oluwafemi. He excelled at football and athletics and broke his school’s Year Nine 100 m record with a time of 11.6 seconds.