Not change me
accept me for who I am and that falls in the bracket of people’s champion, so be it. If not, I just have to stand for what I stand for.”
Yeta will not be ringside as Joshua bans his mother from watching his fights, but his father Jonathan will be there as he remains close to the pair that keep him grounded.
However, Klitschko, left, begs to differ. The 41-year-old Ukrainian has taken a pop at Joshua for claiming he wants to become rich, saying he is all muscle and not enough brain.
But Joshua is refusing to fall for the former world champion’s mind games as the pre-fight build-up hits fever pitch.
“There is nothing wrong with wanting to be a billionaire,” he said. “If you have kids you would advise them to set goals high. Nothing wrong with aiming high.
“Wladimir Klitschko was accused of carrying out fights to the 12th round to secure commercial revenue in Germany. He has been accused of trying to accumulate financial gain as well.
“Maybe he is using that as a way to attack me because he has been in that situation before.
“He used to be accused of being too muscular because he used to run out of gas after five or six rounds coming through.
“Everything he has gone through he seems to be throwing at the young champion coming through.
“I study boxing, I see where he is coming from. I can see his angles. It is important to unsettle a fighter.”
Sky Sports Box Office will show Joshua v Klitschko exclusively live. To order go to www.skysports.com/joshua ANTHONY JOSHUA and Wladimir Klitschko will have shorter ring walks if it rains at Wembley on Saturday. The pair will also have their footwear protected to avoid their feet getting soaked as organisers put plans in place for the worst-case scenario. Forecasts predict light cloud on Saturday around the stadium but there is the possibility of rain, so elaborate ring walks will be shortened to help minimise the fighters’ time out of cover. The ring will be covered by a huge canopy to protect Joshua and Klitschko during the fight. If the weather holds, they will emerge from the players’ tunnel then walk around the perimeter of the pitch to a big stage before going through the crowd seated on the pitch and into the ring. In the event of rain, they will walk straight from the tunnel to the ring. THE SCOUT