Anthony Joshua vows to be better in Dillian Whyte rematch after 'terrible' performance
, who took his three world titles, with a unanimous decision win earlier this year.easily outpointed FranklinAfter taking a few months to reflect, Joshua admitted to his long-time promoter, Eddie Hearn, that the way he performed against Franklin was not up to scratch.
Joshua has vowed to be much better when he returns to the ring which will see him take on Dillian Whyte,“When I saw AJ in Dallas last week, a couple of things stood out,” Hearn told talkSPORT’s Spencer Oliver.Anthony Joshua slams Tyson Fury over Oleksandr Usyk 'shenanigans', blanks Deontay Wilder “One is, ‘I can’t believe how good things are with Derrick [James]. Derrick is an unbelievable trainer, we are gelling so well.’ In the first camp, he was enjoying it, but I feel like they’ve just taken that time.“Also, acknowledging that his performance against Franklin was poor. You know, I said to him, ‘We’ve got Franklin on the show this week in Detroit, he’s a good fighter.’
“He went, ‘Oh, I was terrible that night… It wasn’t a good performance, next time I’ll be much better.'”
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