ANTHONY JOSHUA says Lennox Lewis would be his dream opponent – despite the pair making up following a public spat.
Lewis, 54, the last undisputed heavyweight champion, retired in 2003 and now appears regularly as a pundit.
Anthony Joshua has revealed his dream opponent is Lennox Lewis
But he became embroiled in a war of words with his fellow Brit following AJ’s shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr last June as he called for the fighter to ditch his long-term trainer Rob McCracken.
Lewis was twice on the wrong end of an upset during his career and said his comments were honest and helpful to the Watford warrior.
However, Joshua hit back by labelling the Hall of Famer a “clown”.
AJ avenged his loss to the Mexican by regaining his titles in Saudi Arabia in December.
And that led to him and Lewis settling their differences afterwards.
However, that has not stopped the 30-year-old from fantasising about a showdown with the veteran.
In a series of quick-fire questions posed to the champ by Sky Sports, he admitted a domestic scrap with The Lion excited him.
He said: “Lennox Lewis at Wembley Stadium, the best of Britain!”
While it is a long-shot boxing fans will ever see that clash, the prospect of Joshua battling WBC Title holder Tyson Fury is not.
And this week he told DAZN he is ready to face the Gypsy King in a unification fight in front of no fans.
He said: “If (promoter) Eddie Hearn said he managed to secure the Tyson Fury fight, but it is behind closed doors, I would take it.
“If I don’t take it now then I don’t think Tyson Fury will be around by the time this all comes around again, when big hall shows are available.
“I have to take the opportunity while it’s there.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
