ANTHONY JOSHUA BELIEVES he still needs more experience before a potential fight with world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Joshua was pushed beyond the third round for the first time in his professional career as he knocked out Dillian Whyte in the seventh on Saturday.
The victory saw Joshua – who won Olympic gold in 2012 – add the British heavyweight title to his WBC International and Commonwealth honours.
Viewed as a prospective future opponent for Fury, who holds the WBO, IBO and WBA (Super) heavyweight titles following his stunning victory over Wladimir Klitschko last month, Joshua is now 15-0.
However, speaking to Sky Sports News, the 26-year-old said: “I can take a lot away from that fight, but there is still a lot to work on.
“I could do better, but there were things I learnt that I didn’t get from my previous 14 opponents.
“I could fight [David] Haye, I could fight Fury, but you can’t just come into professional boxing and think you are going to blitz everybody.
“I am slowly getting experience after two years as a pro. People like Fury have been pros for eight to 10 years. I don’t need to go straight into the deep end for do-or-die fights. I need to build slowly.
“That’s what great about Fury; he built experience, he had been down and got up. He showed heart and fought his way back up to be champion. That’s exactly the route I am going to take.”
Well deserved. Without a doubt the best rugby coach in the World. Hope we can hang onto him after we win the World Cup.
6 nations title, two Southern Hemisphere “scalps” and a 6 place jump in the world rankings. Utterly deserving of this accolade.
Joe is a legend.
Well deserved brillant coach.
Richly deserved. I wonder how many votes he beat Roddy Collins by.
i wonder does joe know anything about running a country??
Joe is the man!!!!!
I hope if we don’t win the World Cup New Zealand will. If NZ get rid of their manager there is only one man they will want.
There’s no show like a Joe show.
Jim Gavin surely a typo!!!! Masterminded a Leinster championship!!
Jim gavin lost 1 game in 2 yrs…thats why
Eamon fitz lost 1 game in 2 years aswel so if thats the case
I think Brian Cody deserves to be mentioned above Jim Gavin. He couldn’t have won anymore this year but Joe definitely deserves it after the year he and his Irish team had with hopefully more success to come next year.
Jim Gavin, surely a typo
Jim Gavin?!! Surely a typo
As did e Fitz!
Gavin being nominated for Manager of this year? 2014? He won a provincial championship in a province without another Top level team, and didn’t win the all Ireland as “pre-appointed” champions before a ball was kicked. Eamonn Fitz surely miles ahead
Gavin won the April prize after the Dubs won the National League title. Paul McGinley won the September award for the Ryder Cup which is why Eamonn Fitzmaurice wasn’t on the list.
Renew his contract now IRFU!