Klitschko: “I didn’t know that he would become my rival. Thank you for agreeing ”

Former World Champion Vladimir Klitschko Remember how Anthony Joshua He was his sparring partner.

“Sometimes it is more important to stay in the process than try to always be the first. The desire to be first is a relative concept, because it is impossible to do so constantly.

But for a long time to keep leadership real. This requires allies, a team. It happens that even rivals can become your partners for some time.

For example, my last battle today was against Anthony Joshua – the Olympic Champion and World Champion. Before that, he was my sparring partner in preparation. At that time, I did not know that he would become the next rival, but it was he who helped me prepare for me, so I defended the title. I am sincerely grateful to him that I agreed to come to my camp then, ”Klitschko said.

Klitschko spent the last battle in 2017, losing his knockout Anthony Joshua. Earlier, Lennox Lewis called the performance against Klitschko the best in Joshua’s career.