• Joshua says he is in great shape for Alexander Povetkin
• ‘It’s about preserving you body,’ adds heavyweight champion
Anthony Joshua expects to be in the best shape of his career against Alexander Povetkin on Saturday after ditching his alarm clock in favour of long lie-ins. The WBA, IBF and WBO champion has also scrapped his early-morning runs and introduced specific eye exercises into his training regime after sports scientists found he could do more to improve his recovery and performance.
“We have looked at stuff like sleeping, the amount of time I spend on my phone, my eyes – your eyes have muscles so you have to work your eye sockets – and recovering between sessions,” Joshua said. “You know Cristiano Ronaldo is 33 but has the body of a 21-year-old? It’s about preserving your body. I could go in there and knock out Povetkin in a round or two but then there is the eight weeks of intense sparring, doing 200 rounds, you have to protect your body.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/18/anthony-joshua-timekeeping-sparring-alexander-povetkin under the title “Anthony Joshua slackens timekeeping after 200 rounds of sparring”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
