0:00:02 > 0:00:03This programme contains some strong language
0:00:03 > 0:00:05- MC:- The night we've all been waiting for!
0:00:05 > 0:00:0715 seconds to leave, 15 seconds.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10My name is Anthony Joshua.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Josh, you've got to breathe, mate.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14On April 29th,
0:00:14 > 0:00:19I fought Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Spine-tingling anticipation on the grandest of stages!
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Let's rock and roll.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29It turned out to be a barnstorm.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm in with someone who's just as strong as me.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I knocked HIM down.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42He knocked me down.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And I'm like, "Whoa, this ain't what I'm used to!"
0:00:45 > 0:00:47But we both climbed off the canvas.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49And fought on.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51It was epic.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56This is my story of that night.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00What comes after?
0:01:00 > 0:01:01The uppercut.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03CHEERING
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I don't want to be a boxer that's so detached with the public
0:01:27 > 0:01:28that people think,
0:01:28 > 0:01:33"Yeah, he's good but I don't think I can achieve that."
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I want people to feel like, "I think I can achieve it
0:01:40 > 0:01:43"because he's still a normal kid, he still a local boy."
0:01:43 > 0:01:45INAUDIBLE CHATTER
0:01:45 > 0:01:51You know, if I pop to Finchley, I know I can bump into him and get ten minutes of his time for some advice.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54If you want, we just get you in the gate, just come in the gate.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10You know, we're back in Finchley where it began.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12The dynamics of the ring don't change
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and the love of the sport don't change.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21It's madness, isn't it? It's like where he is now,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23the kids have got a world champion out of their own gym
0:02:23 > 0:02:27and he's no different than them. When he wins, everyone wins.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30At the beginning, I thought you looked nervous getting in there.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Yeah, cos I swear down, so he come up, yeah,
0:02:32 > 0:02:33so imagine me, like, we're fencing,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35imagine us, so you've got you're jab here
0:02:35 > 0:02:37and he was going...
0:02:37 > 0:02:38boom
0:02:38 > 0:02:41then he'd do that and go...bang!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44When he comes here, he ain't Anthony Joshua the world champion,
0:02:44 > 0:02:45he's just Anthony Joshua.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48The hardest to hit. I couldn't hit him.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Cos when he jumps back like that, yeah?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52So when I was throwing the left hooks,
0:02:52 > 0:02:53they were going the right...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55He's an ambassador for Finchley Boxing Club.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58That's what we want our boxers to strive to be like
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and we couldn't ask for a finer, better ambassador, really.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04And, background, action!
0:03:06 > 0:03:07And action!
0:03:07 > 0:03:11SPARRING BOXERS TRADE BLOWS
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- COMMENTATOR:- Joshua, this is a defence
0:03:18 > 0:03:22of his world heavyweight crown and he wants to impress
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and send a message to that man down at ringside,
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Wladimir Klitschko.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Joshua, quite the predator.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32He's going hunting and he's going to...
0:03:32 > 0:03:33CHEERING DROWNS COMMENTARY
0:03:37 > 0:03:41I'd like to officially announce Anthony Joshua against Wladimir Klitschko
0:03:41 > 0:03:44at Wembley Stadium on April the 29th!
0:03:44 > 0:03:45CHEERING
0:03:45 > 0:03:49When people say "Klitschko" they forget there was the Klitschko brothers.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52There was Vitali, who was the older brother.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54He was kind of paving the way.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57And Wladimir, who was the younger brother.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Quiet, well spoken and a very calculated boxer.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Something that broke the mould of what boxers were known for.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07He invited me to his training camp once...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10..and I never went there for any other reason
0:04:10 > 0:04:14but to just kind of keep my eyes on how a world champion moves.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17So I had a lot of admiration for everything he had achieved.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Wladimir was unstoppable for ten years.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I think with that comes a bit of complacency as well,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33when you're a winner for so long.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37And he took the loss to Tyson Fury...
0:04:38 > 0:04:42..and he wanted to get what he thought were his belts back.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47Sometimes, a fight comes around and you have to take it then and there.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50He started saying he wanted to compete with me so I said,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53"Cool. Let's take it serious. If you're serious, I'd love to."
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Now, Joshua is in deep.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Without risk there's no reward.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Good to see you, man. Say hello to your brother as well.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15We've actually come here to give him a big surprise...
0:05:17 > 0:05:21..because he's been working hard, training hard for the big event...
0:05:24 > 0:05:27..we thought it would be good to do a little something for him,
0:05:27 > 0:05:29cos he doesn't ask us for anything.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Is that your little cousin? - Is that your cousin?
0:05:32 > 0:05:33He's lovely!
0:05:33 > 0:05:35He's just a blessing to the family,
0:05:35 > 0:05:40an inspiration to the younger ones and also to us as well.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- ALL:- Surprise!
0:05:42 > 0:05:44CHEERING
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I don't really like surprises, but what better surprise
0:05:47 > 0:05:50than having your family turn up at your workplace.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51It's mad, isn't it?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53HE LAUGHS
0:05:53 > 0:05:55What's happening? What's happening?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59This is just to, you know, keep you going until the 29th,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02just to say we love you very much and we're proud of you.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04My job comes with different pressures
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and I think that they accept me for who I am and what I'm going through
0:06:07 > 0:06:10so they just wanted to let me know that I'm not facing it alone.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11I wanted to do my training
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and you're like, "No, that's enough, that's enough, that's enough!"
0:06:14 > 0:06:17He wouldn't let me train any more!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I remembered one of the trainers dropped him off at home and said,
0:06:20 > 0:06:21"You know what, Mum?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23"Your son is going to be a world champion one day."
0:06:23 > 0:06:26And I was kind of looking at him, thinking, "What's he talking about?"
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Do you know what? I've had a sweet tooth, as well, the whole weekend.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Mum didn't really understand what boxing was about.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36But one thing she does know is that it's taught me a lot.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41I saw the changes in him, the dedication, the hard work, and all that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43You're always there to support us
0:06:43 > 0:06:47and I just wanted you to know that you're always our champion
0:06:47 > 0:06:50and you've got all of our support and we all love you.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Thank you very much.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55No-one wants to see their son in a fight.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I've only been to two.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It's just too emotional and very nerve-racking and, you know,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03as a mum, you feel for your child.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07We wish you love for the 29th and we know that you're victorious already.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10She just said you know, I'll see you Sunday and that was it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13It's fight week. Let's crack on and let's get the ball rolling.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27It's a time when all those months
0:07:27 > 0:07:30that you've been preparing and coming down
0:07:30 > 0:07:33and you have to zone in, you have to focus
0:07:33 > 0:07:38because the fight is upon us and I'm looking forward to it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I just hope that I can see chinks in
0:07:49 > 0:07:51his armour because I will expose him.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58He was putting on a show. He was trying to win the crowd.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00It's going to be hard doing it here, man.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- MC:- Ladies and gentlemen,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08presenting the heavyweight fighting pride of England,
0:08:08 > 0:08:13the IBF Heavyweight Champion Of The World
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Anthonyyyy
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Joshua!
0:08:19 > 0:08:20CHEERING
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Are you ready for becoming a legend?
0:08:28 > 0:08:32No, I don't want to be a legend, no way.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35CHEERING INTENSIFIES
0:08:35 > 0:08:39When you're a legend, sometimes you have to disconnect yourself from
0:08:39 > 0:08:42reality and I don't want to do that, I want to be with the people.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Klitschko does this thing at the workouts where, when he's finished,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51he'll sit there with his brother, you know, like this.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55It's daunting looking at those two brothers sitting there.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Could you see Wlad looking at you or did you block him out?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I didn't see! I knew he was there!
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I don't play into people's games. I just worry about myself.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- He was actually smiling. - It's interesting.- Yeah.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Maybe he's trying to get himself geared up for the fight.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15I had a chat with AJ. I think, a couple of times
0:09:15 > 0:09:17when he was in the ring, he comes up to me,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19he's like, "Look at those two. What are they looking at?"
0:09:19 > 0:09:24He found it quite funny but that's the way of imposing himself,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27of trying to play mind games.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- CROWD CHANT:- # Oh, Anthony Joshua
0:09:28 > 0:09:32# Oh, Anthony Joshua... #
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Way, yes! Way, yes!
0:09:37 > 0:09:38I'll fight him now!
0:09:39 > 0:09:41LAUGHTER
0:09:41 > 0:09:45All roads lead to April 29th, Saturday showdown.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47All I keep hearing is that this is the biggest event
0:09:47 > 0:09:51in British boxing history. What an event to be involved in, man.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I get an e-mail out of the blue saying
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Dr Dre is a big fan and would like to speak to Anthony.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15AJ? Phone.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Yo! Be good.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Oh, shit!
0:10:21 > 0:10:23LAUGHTER
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Oh-ho! Hey!
0:10:25 > 0:10:27What's up, brother?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29You know how it is.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Just kicking back.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33My G!
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Wish you good luck, man.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Come on, brother. Going to handle business.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38You know what, I got to tell you,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41right now you're one of my favourite fighters, man.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44You're one of my favourite musicians Straight Outta Compton, but
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- the film you did, unbelievable what you've been doing.- Thank you.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50For him to, like, Skype call,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53it blew me away a bit because this is someone that I feel like I know
0:10:53 > 0:10:54because of the music.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Still grinding. How's the gym going? You still banging weights?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Yeah, yeah I'm doing it right after this.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01LAUGHTER
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Nah, I appreciate it.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I was with some friends last night in the studio.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07We were looking at some of your highlights, man.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09The most popular saying was "Oh, shit!"
0:11:09 > 0:11:10LAUGHTER
0:11:10 > 0:11:12That's what I just said when I saw you on the phone!
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I was like, "Oh, shit!"
0:11:14 > 0:11:16The first time seeing him face-to-face
0:11:16 > 0:11:19and him communicating directly with me, that was phenomenal.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Yeah, good luck this Saturday, man.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Probably won't need it but... - Yeah, yeah.- Yeah.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Big, big up for being a massive inspiration.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Thank you, man.- God bless, bruv. - Yeah, good luck to you.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31All right.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Yeah, boom! Anthony Joshua.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38That's our next heavyweight champion. Make sure...
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Yes.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42THEY LAUGH
0:11:42 > 0:11:44That's mad!
0:11:44 > 0:11:47That's sick, innit?
0:11:47 > 0:11:48That's mad.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- Dr Dre.- That's mad, you know. Dr Dre's a fucking legend, bro.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55A proper legend.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56HE LAUGHS
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I was like, "Oh, shit!"
0:11:58 > 0:12:00You nearly called him a magician.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04"You're one of my favourite "mugicians"."
0:12:04 > 0:12:07LAUGHTER
0:12:07 > 0:12:09That's what it was, dude!
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I had some food in my mouth.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14You could've prepared me for that shit!
0:12:18 > 0:12:19CHEERING
0:12:19 > 0:12:23That press conference was held at Sky's HQ.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Closed to the public.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28It felt like it was open to the public
0:12:28 > 0:12:33and it was open to the Anthony Joshua fan club.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35I don't know how Sky was operating.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I think all the channels were down for, like, half the day.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41It was like turning up at the O2, almost, for a fight.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Like, it was the same sort of ring walk.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Triple, quadruple the amount of people I've ever had.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Still blows me away till today. It's phenomenal.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53It starts in a little gym around Finchley.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55And we've taken it to the world.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59It was incredible.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03And every international broadcaster that came all said to me
0:13:03 > 0:13:07that that press conference was one of the most unbelievable things
0:13:07 > 0:13:09they have seen in boxing.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I think it's fair to say we have one hell of a fight on our hands on
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Saturday night.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40It's an honour to have Wladimir Klitschko here.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42He's been a legend of the heavyweight division.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48This man to my right, Anthony Joshua, what a story.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51But on Saturday night he has the ultimate test.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Is it too early? Is it too late?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57You know what? Let's roll the dice, let's find out.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59That's what great sport's all about.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02I could go in there and I could talk some real smack.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Let's go on Saturday night for a huge event. Thank you so much.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08But talking don't win fights.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I feel young, hungry, humble,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15and totally obsessed.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I'm looking forward to competing again...
0:14:19 > 0:14:21..and even though it's such an amazing event,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I always try to strip everything back down to reality
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and what it really is and just focus on it's just me and a man
0:14:27 > 0:14:30coming to blows, and the best man will win.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Last week there were rumours that you were carrying an eye socket injury. Is there any truth to that?
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Fake news!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38LAUGHTER
0:14:42 > 0:14:46What will defeat mean to both of you, to Anthony and Wladimir?
0:14:47 > 0:14:51I can't answer that. Honestly. What does defeat mean?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53What will it mean if you lose?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57I will help you, AJ, I will help you. I've been there.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58- Yeah.- I've done that.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03I get up, shook off, and came back stronger.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05So, and I did each time.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Just a little help. Nothing scary about it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11He's such a pro, you know. He knows what he's doing.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14He knows how to protect his brand and his image
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and also play games with his opponent's minds.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18I'm not Nostradamus but...
0:15:21 > 0:15:22..on this USB stick...
0:15:25 > 0:15:27..I record a video last week.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31My prediction, so to say...
0:15:32 > 0:15:35..on the outcome of the fight.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41This stick is going to be integrated in my robe
0:15:41 > 0:15:45which I'm going to wear this Saturday night.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50The only person who's going to be able to open it up and watch it...
0:15:51 > 0:15:56..is the person that's going to buy this robe with this stick...
0:15:57 > 0:16:01..and all the money will go to the Klitschko Foundation.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Wladimir knows what's going to happen on Saturday night.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07What do YOU think happens on Saturday night?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10I win.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11I win.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's not complicated. It's not complicated.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27The fight house is so important to him in terms of this preparation.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30He's got the right people around him keeping him chilled out,
0:16:30 > 0:16:31keeping him relaxed.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34It's a really nice environment to be in in that week.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Today we had our press conference where we done a lot of talking.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41There's things that I wish I could've said.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45You always realise what you could've said after the press conference
0:16:45 > 0:16:47but it's all good. It was a massive turnout,
0:16:47 > 0:16:48you know, unbelievable turnout.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52The support has definitely grown.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54I could definitely see that, fight by fight.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57The support and interest is growing
0:16:57 > 0:16:59and that goes down to the type of fighters I fight.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02The better the opponent, the more interest there is.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I just want to perform the same way I've been performing
0:17:08 > 0:17:12against other opponents so it's like pressure on performance
0:17:12 > 0:17:13rather than pressure on the event
0:17:13 > 0:17:16and how am I going to feel dealing with the event?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's not that. I just want to perform to my best capability.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20That's all it is.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Now, it's just time to switch off.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I have a fight to focus on and rest is key.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34As it gets closer, pressure starts mounting
0:17:34 > 0:17:37and it's like I don't want to like get so excited
0:17:37 > 0:17:39that the jar gets too full and ready to explode
0:17:39 > 0:17:40before I'd even had the fight,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42so I'm just trying to stay calm but, like,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45sometimes when I'm lying in bed it's like I can't sleep.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I'm just, like, thinking about it. It's like I can't wait to perform,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49it's going to be sick but I'm like let me just...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52It's just another day. I've got to see it as another day
0:17:52 > 0:17:54so it's like you're constantly in a mental battle with,
0:17:54 > 0:17:55do I stay relaxed,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58do I just enjoy this moment because of what it is?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02So you're just in a mental battle with how you deal with these type of occasions.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Tomorrow, a new day,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07a day away from the fight and we've just got to stand on the scales,
0:18:07 > 0:18:11we weigh in, you know, it's going to be a massive turnout.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13And it's like the eye to eye
0:18:13 > 0:18:16because this is the closest you're going to get.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20You know, shirts off, sizing each other up.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- ANNOUNCER:- 12 rounds of boxing
0:18:30 > 0:18:34for the unified WBA, IBO, IBF
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Heavyweight Championship Of The World!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Let's get this party started!
0:18:42 > 0:18:43CHEERING
0:19:00 > 0:19:05I'm Tony Bellew. I'm here with the champ himself, Anthony Joshua,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07looking absolutely marvellous, fantastic.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08About to go into the weigh in,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12the most relaxed I've ever seen a guy before a huge weigh in.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Anthony, tell me, brother. How's things? How's it going?
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Things are good, no complaining,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19These things are meant to happen, we are meant to be in fights like this.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22It just shows it's a brilliant time for British boxing.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24I'm not going to ask for a prediction.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28All's I'm going to say is Anthony Joshua is going to be Anthony Joshua
0:19:28 > 0:19:30and Wladimir Klitschko will be Wladimir Klitschko.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33The most important thing is that both guys come in,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36get stuck in and the best man will win and for me
0:19:36 > 0:19:39that is the guy I'm standing with.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40You know what it is.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42LAUGHTER
0:19:42 > 0:19:44He would say that, wouldn't he?!
0:19:55 > 0:19:57It's brilliant when those two fighters come together
0:19:57 > 0:20:00at the weigh in and they look each other in the eye.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Just that moment when you think, "Wow, it's tomorrow."
0:20:05 > 0:20:09The only thing that I was worried about was that nothing
0:20:09 > 0:20:15could prepare him for the spectacle of the next night.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39On Friday, there's pull-outs in every paper.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42You know, six, eight-page pull-outs.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I mean, that doesn't happen in boxing.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46It's the sort of thing that happens
0:20:46 > 0:20:49when World Cups or European Championships are on,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52That's when it suddenly really dawns.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Tonight's the night.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58But he's so relaxed about everything you know?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01The one phrase I hear him say a lot is "no stress".
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Boxing is tough enough as it is and if you're not going to enjoy it you
0:21:04 > 0:21:05might as well give it up.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14So, I don't think having a little laugh will deter from me
0:21:14 > 0:21:17having the ambition to go out there, perform.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Looks like the last little MOT before we take the car on the track.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31HE LAUGHS
0:21:31 > 0:21:35What I'm trying to do is just go with the flow.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38I'm here, I'm at peace, this is what I've been working for,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40let's just go out there and have fun.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48It was a lovely day. The sun was out.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I'm in good spirits. Get to Wembley...
0:21:54 > 0:21:55..let me get the focus, so...
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Holyfield! I'm like, "Wow"!
0:21:59 > 0:22:00What a man, what a fighter.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04He achieved things that were ahead of his time.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06It's like he's looking at me, like, whoa,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09is this guy coming to fight or is he here as a spectator?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24The arena is probably pumping and I'm in this changing room where it's
0:22:24 > 0:22:27quiet, you know? I'm just resting.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Little half an hour's sleep but my eyes keep on peeping open
0:22:32 > 0:22:35because how can you sleep when you're filled with so much energy?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39You're doing your wraps and the
0:22:39 > 0:22:41reason why you send someone from your team in
0:22:41 > 0:22:46is so you oversee that there's no craftiness going on,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48like, there's stories of people
0:22:48 > 0:22:50putting in metal rods into their gloves.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Do a fist again? OK, open up.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57It's just a way of protecting a fighter, so he sent in his older brother.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I'm just sending my six foot nine brother,
0:23:00 > 0:23:05former three-time world champion in just to inspect your hand wraps.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Just another part of the Klitschko mind game.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Very, very intimidating, very clever.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14When it's done, I stand up.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Look Vitali in the eye. Yeah, good? You like the wraps? You happy?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20You sure? Good. Wish your brother good luck.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23That's it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Switch up.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Let's get ready to rock and roll.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46This position I'm in doesn't last forever.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54So while you're on your journey, enjoy it. Relax. Breathe.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- MC:- Ladies and gentlemen,
0:24:03 > 0:24:08this is the moment we've all been waiting for!
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Welcome the Challenger,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Dr Steelhammer,
0:24:15 > 0:24:20Wladimir Klitschko!
0:24:25 > 0:24:2715 seconds to leave, 15 seconds.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Joshua. Breathe, man, breathe,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36let the shots flow, use that speed.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06We just walked out into this wall of energy.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08CHEERING
0:25:11 > 0:25:13It was like nothing I've ever experienced in my life
0:25:13 > 0:25:15so I can only imagine what he was
0:25:15 > 0:25:17feeling like, coping with that situation.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21And sometimes those moments are just as important
0:25:21 > 0:25:23to see how he deals with it.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28- CROWD CHANTS ECHO: - # Oh, Anthony Joshua!
0:25:28 > 0:25:32# Oh, Anthony Joshua!
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I get on the stage now, and I start, you know, floating.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39# Oh, Anthony Joshua!
0:25:39 > 0:25:44All I could see was, like, five Ukrainian flags,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Vitali and Wladimir standing there waiting
0:25:47 > 0:25:50and I'm thinking this, this would wind ME up.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Like, I'm waiting to fight and this geezer's got "AJ" up in flames.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Fireworks going off.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59# Oh, Anthony Joshua... #
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I can't afford to lose tonight.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- MC:- Let's get it on!
0:26:23 > 0:26:26This is what we were training for for the last eight years.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Forget everything else that's going on. This is mano a mano.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32This is me and Klitschko.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33This is about pride.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37From Kiev, Ukraine,
0:26:37 > 0:26:43Wladimir Klitschko!
0:26:43 > 0:26:45BOOING AND CLAPPING
0:26:48 > 0:26:50And his opponent,
0:26:50 > 0:26:56AJ, Anthony...
0:26:56 > 0:26:58..Joshua!
0:26:58 > 0:27:00CHEERING
0:27:00 > 0:27:04I've had a lot of respect for Klitschko, from years back,
0:27:04 > 0:27:05so we touch gloves.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Touch gloves, good luck.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07The respect's still there.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08I've walked back.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11You look left, you look right,
0:27:11 > 0:27:12and behind you everyone gets out
0:27:12 > 0:27:14and it's just you left in there with your opponent.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16So let's rock and roll.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17BELL RINGS
0:27:19 > 0:27:23The time has arrived, light the touchpaper.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30So we come out now, checking your balance, I'm in my all-white,
0:27:30 > 0:27:32I'm feeling good.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Nobody really wants to take a gamble or take any risks this early on.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39I realise Klitschko was hitting my hand.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Bang! Bang!
0:27:45 > 0:27:48From years of training, he must have built up
0:27:48 > 0:27:52a lot of strength in that arm to be able to knock your hand out the way,
0:27:52 > 0:27:54knock it out the way, and I realise I'm in with someone
0:27:54 > 0:27:57who's just as strong as me and who can match me for ability.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05He was having a lot of success with the right hand early on.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Goog right hander there from Klitschko. And another one.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13Doubling them up.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Looking back, I think the respect that I had for Klitschko
0:28:17 > 0:28:21outside of the ring, I transferred it inside of the ring.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I had to get rid of the respect I had for him and just turn it into a dogfight.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26BELL RINGS
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Fifth round - only the 49th for Anthony Joshua.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31The 363rd for Wladimir Klitschko.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36And Anthony Joshua...is going for it, in the fifth round,
0:28:36 > 0:28:38and Klitschko's shaken!
0:28:38 > 0:28:40He's hurt for the first time in 11 years!
0:28:40 > 0:28:46Big moments for Joshua and he's cut, as well, by the left eye!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50CROWD ROARS
0:28:52 > 0:28:56In my heart of hearts, I thought to myself, "This is it."
0:28:56 > 0:29:00I roared to the crowd as if I'd done it, I'm walking off still screaming,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04the ref is grabbing me, pushing me to the corner,
0:29:04 > 0:29:08what I didn't realise is that Klitschko, like a Terminator,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12is rising to his feet, filling himself with a new lease of life
0:29:12 > 0:29:15and coming out to give it his last push.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21He's in danger of falling apart! There's so much time in the round!
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I've come out thinking, "This is it",
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I've swung a right hand, missed.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27I swing the left hook up, I've missed.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Klitschko starts fighting back
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and I'm like, "Whoa, this ain't what I'm used to."
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Do you know what I mean?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35But it's not...I can't say, "One sec, Klitsch!"
0:29:35 > 0:29:37You know what I mean? "I'm not used to this, bro,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39"let me just kind of gather myself for a minute!"
0:29:40 > 0:29:44A big smile from Joshua, that Klitschko's fighting back
0:29:44 > 0:29:48with a left and right as they go to war!
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Caught a left hook there, Joshua!
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Is Joshua hurt here?
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Right hand from Klitschko there!
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Massive power punches going in,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05and Klitschko's looking to take Joshua out.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07The big left hand. He's really badly hurt,
0:30:07 > 0:30:11the Englishman, and now he's in real trouble.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13BELL
0:30:13 > 0:30:14And the bell goes.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17What on earth did that take out of the pair of them?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22One thing that a coach has never taught me is...
0:30:23 > 0:30:26..to take a punch, lie down for ten seconds
0:30:26 > 0:30:27and get up before the count is over
0:30:27 > 0:30:30so he's never come into the gym with a baseball bat and said,
0:30:30 > 0:30:31"All right, Josh?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34"What we're going to do today is smack you round the jaw ten times
0:30:34 > 0:30:37"and you're going to lay out and we're going to see
0:30:37 > 0:30:38"if you can get up."
0:30:38 > 0:30:40You're never taught that so it's a
0:30:40 > 0:30:43situation when you're in a fight or flight mode.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Ohh! Massive right hand from Wladimir Klitschko,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50and Joshua is down now.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55The count's at five, will he make it up?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58It was a heavier fall than Klitschko's.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00What I learned about myself is character.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05What no-one can train is who you are deep down.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06He shakes his head, Joshua.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09And I think when someone can match you with,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13punch for punch, power for power, speed for speed,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16it becomes about who you are and how bad you want it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Talking to him.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24When I'm talking to Klitschko, I think it's just the fight in me,
0:31:24 > 0:31:25just the confidence in me,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28and just reassuring myself that I'm still in the fight.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31He keeps talking, Joshua.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36And I'm just letting him know, if you let me through this next round,
0:31:36 > 0:31:38I'm going to knock you the fuck out.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Joshua on the attack now.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Maybe he is recovering.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47I feel like the dangerous stage for Joshua has been and gone now.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49BELL
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Josh, he's 41 and he's tired.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Don't mess about. Come on.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Round 11!
0:32:01 > 0:32:04So I'm switched on now because it's taken me 11 rounds
0:32:04 > 0:32:06to figure out the type of combinations he throws.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08BELL
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Big shots, though, at the beginning of the 11th.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18Anthony Joshua is now going for it, and Klitschko's got to hold on!
0:32:18 > 0:32:22So as he's throwing the right-hand, that's come straight out,
0:32:22 > 0:32:24you either go to the side or under.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26So what I've decided to do is try and go under,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29right-hand to the body, then left hook to the head.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33But, unfortunately, none of those punches landed.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37And then out of the blue when I've gone to the right, to the left,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40you just naturally rotate and what comes after
0:32:40 > 0:32:41is the uppercut.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Oh, the uppercut from Anthony Joshua!
0:32:46 > 0:32:49So I'm looking at him, thinking, "Oh, is he hurt?"
0:32:49 > 0:32:50I don't want to waste any energy here.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53And I can see he's like trying to old-man me.
0:32:53 > 0:32:54He's experienced that.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57"Yeah, you landed a good punch, son, but you haven't hurt me",
0:32:57 > 0:32:59but I thought, you know what?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Eff this. Bang!
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Bang! Uppercut, hook!
0:33:03 > 0:33:04Body shot.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08And down goes the giant Ukrainian.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09He went down, he got back up,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11I thought, this geezer don't want to stay down.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14Boom.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16So I chase him across the ring now,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18he's dodging it still,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21he's moving, I'm thinking, "I can't pin this guy down."
0:33:21 > 0:33:23So I've got him on the ropes.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Uppercut, hook...timber!
0:33:26 > 0:33:27He's just fallen, like that.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Boof!
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Unbelievable scenes at Wembley!
0:33:33 > 0:33:35I thought, "That's it, he's definitely not getting back."
0:33:35 > 0:33:37I walked to the corner, I look back,
0:33:37 > 0:33:40all I see is him standing up on the other side of the ring again.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41I thought, "My days". But I just knew
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I wasn't going to let him off the hook again.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I had the energy I needed.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I hit him with another barrage of punches.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49This is great work from Joshua!
0:33:49 > 0:33:52What fitness, what heart from Klitschko!
0:33:52 > 0:33:55But the fight has been stopped!
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Lift-off for AJ!
0:33:58 > 0:34:02He came to fight, but it weren't enough to defeat me.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04What a fight!
0:34:04 > 0:34:06What a night!
0:34:06 > 0:34:08What a win!
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Even though...
0:34:12 > 0:34:17..I was in the fight, I knew that was a really exciting one.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20I appreciate it more now but at the time, I just thought, phew,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22that was a really good scrap, actually.
0:34:22 > 0:34:29The winner, now the unified Heavyweight Champion Of The World,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32AJ!
0:34:32 > 0:34:39Anthony
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Joshua!
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Everything was bigger than what it was before
0:34:45 > 0:34:48so all it needed was an entertaining fight.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52When you have two fighters that put all the hype,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55all the support and all the expectations aside and say
0:34:55 > 0:34:59this is me and you, we're going to put our hearts on our sleeve and
0:34:59 > 0:35:01come and trade it out, I think you get the best competition
0:35:01 > 0:35:03and then that's what we produced that night.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Just two pure warriors coming
0:35:05 > 0:35:06together and laying it all on the line.