Anthony Joshua rival Gary Cornish looking to cause heavyweight upset
Thursday 10 September 2015 18:03, UK
Gary Cornish says he is happy to "go under the radar" as he attempts to inflict the first defeat of Anthony Joshua's career.
The unbeaten Scot faces Joshua for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title live on Sky Sports on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, aiming to extend his record to 22-0.
Joshua has blitzed his way through the division since turning professional in 2013, knocking out all 13 of his opponents.
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist has been touted as the potential long-term successor to current IBF, WBO, IBO, & WBA (Super) heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who defends against Britain's Tyson Fury next month.
But Cornish insists he is ready to spring a surprise and derail the Joshua bandwagon.
"I am happy to go under the radar. I don't really like doing interviews. I am just happy to go about my business, training, fixing my mistakes in the gym and working on everything," the 28-year-old said.
"I would not be here if I was not confident. I respect Anthony as well because he's giving up his '0', so it's a good fight."
Asked if Joshua would be the biggest test of his career, Cornish added: "Yes definitely, and I'll be the biggest challenge he's faced."
In the build-up to the fight, both men have shown the utmost respect to each other and Cornish believes this should be a trend that others in the sport should follow.
"I respect every boxer that goes into the ring. You see all these boxers disrespecting each other and that, but it shouldn't be like that. We are here to represent the sport that we love, so that's what we are doing," he said.
Inverness-born Cornish also admitted his surprise at the amount of support he has received ahead of the bout with Joshua.
"There are quite a few fans coming from Inverness and I have had messages from all over, I had one from Houston in America this morning," he said.
"The support I've got has been amazing and they are going to have some night. It is going to come across as Scotland v England, I'm really excited by it."
