Anthony Joshua will have to make weight for the first time in his career later this month.
One of the benefits of being a heavyweight is that you don’t have to boil down to a certain weight.
However, Anthony Joshua cannot weigh more than 245lbs when he hits the scales for his next fight.
Jake Paul inserted a weight limit into the former two-time heavyweight world champion’s contract ahead of their eight-round fight in Miami, Florida, on December 19.
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Anthony Joshua is already on weightAnthony Joshua has never weighed more than 254lbs during his legendary 32-fight career.
AJ was lighter than ever (237lbs) when he outpointed Andy Ruiz in their December 2019 rematch.
Ahead of his last five fights, the British fan favorite has come in between 250lbs and 255lbs.
Joshua revealed he is far lighter than that 15 days out from his Netflix mismatch with Jake Paul.
On Thursday, the 36-year-old posted a video of himself stepping on a scale and weighing 101.6kg.
“They must have forgot. I’m used to dealing with big weights & scales. 243.8lb,” Joshua captioned his X post.
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Joe Rogan fears for Jake PaulJoe Rogan believes the clause Jake Paul put in Anthony Joshua’s contract will badly backfire.
The UFC commentator says restricting Joshua’s weight will make him more dangerous on fight night.
“Listen, kids, it ain’t gonna matter,” Rogan recently said about the Paul vs Joshua weight limit.
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“There’s not a chance that Anthony Joshua is not going to just lose the weight beforehand.
“He’s not gonna come in drained. What he’s going to do is just do extra cardio, and that’s just gonna make him more dangerous.
“He’s gonna be terrifying.”
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