Anthony Joshua: Wladimir Klitschko’s USB prediction was FRIGHTENINGLY accurate
ANTHONY JOSHUA labelled Wladimir Klitschko “Mystic Meg” after claiming the former heavyweight champion had almost perfectly predicted the outcome of their epic clash at Wembley Stadium last year, recording his thoughts on a USB memory stick.
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In the build-up to their heavyweight unification fight last year, the Ukrainian produced a one-of-a-kind USB stick, claiming to have predicted the outcome ahead of time.
He revealed that the USB stick would be stashed inside the robe he wore to the ring that night and sold at auction to the highest bidder with the proceeds going to charity.
The new owner decided against making the contents of the stick public – but in a new documentary reflecting back on the fight a year on, three-belt champion AJ said Dr Steelhammer has been eerily correct in his analysis of how the battle would play out.
“He [Klitsckho] said his prediction on Ukrainian TV,” Joshua said.
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“He said: ‘I will gas out, I will try to knock him out and as I come rushing in he’ll catch me with a right hand and knock me clean out’.”
“He sounded like Mystic Meg, because some of those predictions came true.”
The fight is now considered one of the greatest in British boxing history, with around 90,000 fans lucky enough to have been in attendance at Wembley Stadium last April to watch the madness unfold.
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Joshua downed Klitschko in the fifth round but was forced to pick himself up off the canvas in the sixth as the two giants exhausted one another in a thrilling back-and-forth affair.
The Watford man’s youth eventually saw him through though as he was able to outlast Klitschko before securing a memorable 11th-round stoppage.
Joshua v Klitschko: Return to Wembley is available on BBC iPlayer now.