British boxer Amir Khan wants Anthony Joshua to slow down
By Arjun Devgan
Anthony Joshua is the current IBF world heavyweight championGetty
British boxer Amir Khan, who will be looking
to be counted as one among the legends in boxing when he takes on Saul
'Canelo' Alvarez this Saturday (7 May), wants Anthony Joshua to slow
down and not rush things. Joshua beat Charles Martin to win the IBF
world heavyweight title earlier this year and is being tipped to fight
fellow countryman Tyson Fury, assuming that Fury wins his bout against
Wladimir Klitschko.
Khan believes Joshua should take his time and
fight other competitors rather than go for the jugular and face Fury who
is one of the most dangerous fighters in the world.
Speaking to the Daily Mail,
Khan said: "It's been a bit of a rush for Joshua. They have to be
careful, next year will be soon enough for him to fight Fury. It's all
in the timing, if it's all going so great you can lose perspective."
"That can be dangerous, it happened to me a
bit. I thought I could go to war with anyone out there and I got caught
out a couple of times. That was good for me. It reminded me that I'm
only where I am because of boxing, it's good to be young and hungry and
ambitious. But you must beware of getting your head. You must not lose
your humility. I learned that lesson."
Khan who is scheduled to face Alvaraz
at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, had to wait for this fight with
both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao refusing to fight him. Despite
the setbacks, the Brit has got his big chance and he says it is patience
and belief that have helped him through tough times in life.
"I'd had my share of big fights and I held on
to the belief that the mega-fight would come. Now it's happened just as
I've reached my prime. It's the timing."
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