AMIR KHAN has told Anthony Joshua to “get off social media” after offering advice on how to deal with pressure.
Joshua has been fighting to keep his career on track following defeats to Andy Ruiz Jr, 34, and Oleksandr Usyk, 36.
But he is now on the back of two wins, on points against Jermaine Franklin, 30, and a brutal knockout of Robert Helenius, 39.
Khan, 36, knows all too well the struggles of living up to his name and warned AJ to block out the noise especially online.
He told Boxing Social: “You go on social media, you’re still not left alone, people are picking on you or talking bad about you or some people are bigging you up and wanting to see you fight again.
“So, your days are so crazy, and sometimes, if you get involved in that, it can start to affect you. I think with Anthony Joshua, that’s what’s happened.
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“He needed to get away from social media, from his busy life. I’m sure when he walks the streets in the UK, he’s easily recognisable.
“It was the same with me – there’s only probably one British-Pakistani boxer, everyone can recognise me from a mile away.
“It did get to be too much for me, where I needed to walk away from the sport.
“When I did, it was the best thing ever, and now I’ve got to do things that I’ve never have done.”
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Khan’s comments came after Joshua spent FOUR DAYS in a £2,000 darkness retreat where was alone with his thoughts in the pitch black.
AJ is now out in Texas with head coach Derrick James ahead of an expected return in December or January.
But promoter Eddie Hearn warned it is unlikely to be against Deontay Wilder until the first third of the year.
That is despite Wilder, 38, speaking out to publicly challenge Joshua, 34, to a fight.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
