Anthony
Joshua aims on becoming Britain’s most successful fighter if he defeats
Wladimir Klitschko in a WBA heavyweight match-up next month
When
growing up in his early days, Anthony’s parents advised him to on a
vacation to Nigeria. at that time he was about 11 years old. Unknown to him at that time, he was going to his parent’s country to be taught some discipline the African way.
Anthony, who is set to become Britain’s most successful fighter if he defeats Wladimir Klitschko in a WBA heavyweight match-up next month, once lived in a boarding school in Lagos for six months.
‘I thought I was going there (Nigeria) on holiday,’ said the 27-year-old. ‘I
wasn’t prepared for it. It was a boarding school as well. It was a
change and I thought I was going to go for the full course: 5.30am in the morning, up fetch your water, put like an iron in your water to warm it up. Your clothes had to be washed and ironed.
‘At
the time you think ‘Why?’, but as you get older you think it was good
that you experienced it. It was good for me. I think my mum was trying
to do some business there; maybe she had it in her mind.
‘You
don’t just randomly decide to move there. She might have been thinking
about it, but didn’t inform us because we were kids. We stayed out
there, not long, only six months.’
Even though the family was back in London six months later, he credits the beatings he got for helping him become the tough fighter that he is today.