Matt Legg has recalled the shocking piece of advice that he received from former world champion Tyson Fury ahead of his own bout with Anthony Joshua back in 2014 - and it's enough to make anyone wince
Matt Legg took on AJ back in 2014 on the undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves II at Wembley, the final fight of the veteran's career. In the months leading up to the fight, Legg shared a number of sparring rounds with Fury after accepting a challenge from the "Gypsy King" who was struggling to find partners at the time.
Speaking to Daily Star Sport, Legg recalled: "I actually got a message from Tyson before the AJ fight and he said, ‘give it everything you’ve got for one round'. Headbutt him, bite him, kick him in the balls! You know what Tyson’s like, he says funny stuff like that." The veteran also admitted that AJ didn't count him out in their fight at Wembley, claiming that the hard-hitter had a huge amount of respect for Legg going into the bout. He added: " Anthony is from Watford and I used to box there as an amateur.
"He even remembered certain fights. I didn’t even think he was aware of me so for him to say he had always supported me was quite a proud moment." All respect aside, Legg was ultimately finished by Joshua in the second round of their scrap - and it was chaos from the first second.
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