Monday, June 24, 2024 –British heavyweight Anthony Joshua said it would not be a "wise decision" for his son to follow in his footsteps and become a professional boxer.
The two-time former unified world heavyweight champion told BBC Radio
4’s Desert Island Discs he would prefer if his son, Joseph Joshua, known as JJ,
became an accountant instead, though he added that he wanted him to carve out
his own future.
He said he would tell JJ to "do the
best you can do", when advising him about what he wanted to be when he was
older.
"If I was to choose (a career) for
him, I would ask him to probably look at accountancy because I think it’s good
to understand numbers," he said.
Reflecting on his own career, Joshua
mentioned how boxing helped him channel his energy during difficult times in
his youth. He got into trouble with the police for fighting as a teenager and
was homeless at 17. Boxing became a turning point for him when he entered the
ring at 18.
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