“He’s battled through it before” Amir Khan Shares Candid Take on Anthony Joshua vs Moses Itauma: “He’s Been There, Done That”
Amir Khan has given personal insight into what it might be like for former champion Anthony Joshua to take on young challenger Moses Itauma.
Itauma is the man on everyone’s lips right now. The 20-year-old heavyweight has knocked out 11 of his 13 opponents so far. Most impressively, he stopped Dillian White inside two minutes last time out and is now being linked with fights with current undoubted ruler Oleksandr Usyk, and former two-time unified champion Joshua, despite the gap in age and experience
Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, Khan explained how hard it is for a former champion to re-find the energy and urgency of their earlier years.
“Experience, Joshua has. Itauma has that hunger and sometimes when a fighter has that hunger and he’s willing to go in there and die in that ring, that’s what mentality Itauma has got. He’ll walk through anyone and anything.
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“When you’re young, he’s not really tasted that money yet. He’s not really had them titles yet. He wants that. When someone wants something, they’re going to walk through walls. Joshua has been there and done it and achieved it all and won it all and got enough money in the bank.”
Khan then admitted he can see why people believe Itauma beats Joshua.
“I don’t blame Itauma having more. I don’t blame Gareth [A Davies] saying Joshua will probably get beat. We all have our sell by date. It’s happened to me.
“We might be better than fighters but when you’ve made enough money and got everything you want to and you’ve not got that fire in your belly you just let it be. You go in there and it’s like an exhibition. That’s why boxing’s hard, you don’t know when to call it a day.
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Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that and ‘AJ’ can’t call it a day and takes that fight and gets beaten by a younger fighter. That’s what always happens, a young lion comes in and takes the crown.”
Joshua has not fought since September last year when he was stopped inside five rounds by Daniel Dubois. Another loss to a second young hopeful would surely signal the end for the popular Brit.
The fight, as things stand, will not be discussed, as both men are currently working with trainer Ben Davison.
