DON'T CLOWN AROUND.. SAY IT TO MY FACE

BOXING - JOSHUA ROUNDS ON HIS CRITICS

- CHRIS MCKENNA

ANTHONY JOSHUA has come out fighting against his fierce critics by claiming he does not entertain "clowns".

The British heavyweight hasn't had to deal with too many people pointing out his weaknesses.

Joshua's career has been mostly on an upward trajectory since he became a superstar by landing London 2012 gold.

He cruised to a world title then sold out. Wembley Stadium and stopped Wladimir Klitschko as he collected the IBF, WBA and WBO belts.

But the bump in the road was Andy Ruiz Jnr in 2019 when he was knocked out in his first loss, which brought out some critics.

And since his back-to-back defeats by Oleksandr Usyk over the last 18 months which cost him his world titles, there have been a lot more dissenting voices.