Dominic Breazeale ready for 'dogfight' against Anthony Joshua
Wednesday 4 May 2016 21:36, UK
Dominic Breazeale says he is ready to drag Anthony Joshua into a "dogfight" after "getting under the skin" of the IBF world heavyweight champion.
The pair squared up for the first time on Wednesday ahead of their meeting at the O2 Arena on June 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
In a feisty confrontation, Joshua (16-0 KO16) accused Breazeale of showing him a lack of respect and warned the American that he was not performing an act for the cameras.
But Breazeale (17-0 KO15) feels Joshua's reaction was that of a worried man and suggested he had got the British heavyweight a "little flustered" ahead of their showdown next month.
"I definitely got under his skin because he was unable to walk away," Breazeale told Sky Sports News HQ. "He got a little flustered and I don't think he was the same throughout the day.
"Even after our interviews and press conference, you could still see that he was flustered, he's definitely worried."
Breazeale added: "He understands that he's in for a dogfight. It's one of those fights that he can't just come out and think I am going to lay down.
"At the same time, he thought that I disrespected him in his yard. I came out and shook his hand, I'm not going to bow down and praise him.
"Yes, he is the heavyweight champ, but at the same time I feel that I need to be the heavyweight champ and that's the reason why I took the fight."
Joshua claimed the IBF strap with a dominant knockout victory over Charles Martin last month, but Breazeale is confident he will not suffer the same fate as his American compatriot.
"He's in the ring with a real guy. He is in with a real guy that he is going to test his chin, test his body, and test his mental and physical ability. It's all round 360," he said.
"This is the first time he is going to be in the ring with someone just as big as him, just as strong as him, just as fast as him and probably punches a lot harder than him."
