Joshua vs Klitschko: Amir Khan feels Anthony Joshua may have to dig deep against Wladimir Klitschko
Friday 28 April 2017 13:34, UK
Amir Khan feels Anthony Joshua will beat Wladimir Klitschko in Saturday's superfight - but that he may be taken the distance.
Joshua has only been as far as the seventh round twice in his career, in his wins over Dillian Whyte and Dominic Breazeale.
His most recent outing saw Eric Molina dispatched after just two minutes of the third round, and many of his victories have been swift.
But Khan thinks Joshua may have to play a more patient game against the highly-seasoned Klitschko.
"I've got my money on Anthony Joshua and I think he has the edge," he told Sky Sports News HQ. "He'll have to dig deep. There are going to be times he gets hurt and we've never seen him go the full distance.
"This could be that fight. Klitschko has faced all different styles and Anthony has got his hands full. Let's hope he's focused. I know he's trained hard and he's needed to.
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"Klitschko has looked calm and collected. He looks very accurate and very excited, like he wants to get in the ring and prove a point.
"He has got good power and good speed - I think he's in better condition now than when he fought Tyson [Fury]."
In terms of his own fight future, Khan is setting his sights firmly on Kell Brook, who bids to bounce back from his defeat to Gennady Golovkin when he faces Errol Spence in Sheffield next month.
"Kell Brook is coming off a loss to Triple G [Golovkin] where he went up a weight and I did that too against Canelo [Saul Alvarez]," he said.
"So I think it makes sense for us to fight now. He's got Errol Spence next and if he wins that then it's a title fight but I think it's a big fight without a title, I think it's one that fight fans want to see."
