Anthony Joshua aims dig at Lennox Lewis

ANTHONY Joshua has taken a swipe at former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who has been a vocal critic of ‘AJ’ in recent months.

“To be honest I don’t see them, but what I hear is that he doesn’t really have any positive stuff to say, if I’m honest,” Joshua told IFL TV. “So with that being said, I think it reflects back to my comments about how I feel about when I leave the (sport). If I met him face to face it would probably be different, do you know what I mean?’

Joshua doesn’t believe Lewis’ comments have been taken out of context, saying: “No, because the thing is he’s been documented on camera saying it. “But when you meet someone face to face they don’t have the same views they have when they were one-on-one in front of the camera.

“That’s that being said, but as I said, my outlook on the heavyweight division is that when I’m done with the sport, all I want to do is say nice, positive things about other heavyweights that are breaking my records, doing better than me and taking their own route in boxing.

I’m not going to follow Lennox Lewis’ route (and) (Deontay) Wilder, or (Tyson) Fury, (Alexander) Povetkin, Wladimir (Klitschko) aren’t going to follow his route either. “Whatever route he’s taking, I’m sure he’s got good people around him. If he needs my support I’m here - nothing more, nothing less.”