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Joshua fans all say the same thing on six-year anniversary of Klitschko knockout

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Joshua fans all say the same thing on six-year anniversary of Klitschko knockout
Joshua fans all say the same thing on six-year anniversary of Klitschko knockout

ANTHONY JOSHUA celebrates his six-year anniversary of knocking out Wladimir Klitschko - leaving fans all saying the same thing.

The heavyweight pair put on a fight for the ages on April 29, 2017 in front of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium.

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Anthony Joshua beat Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017Credit: Reuters

And Joshua got up from the deck to beat Klitschko in round 11 after a series of knockdowns throughout the thriller.

Replays of the final stages of the fight had fans begging to see a return of the AJ that forced Klistchko into retirement.

One said: "Man this AJ needs to come back."

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Another commented: "Miss that AJ."

One added: "And then he started to box. Need the old AJ back, he was a wrecking ball."

Another agreed: "This AJ version would beat Fury."

Joshua, 33, returned at the start of April with a points victory over Jermaine Franklin, 29.

And he is now in line for a super-fight against Deontay Wilder, 37, in December in Saudi Arabia.

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Promoter Eddie Hearn jetted out to Riyadh for talks and teased the prospect of the blockbuster in a tweet.

Hearn posted: "6 years ago today one of the greatest nights in heavyweight boxing history #JoshuaKlitschko - we are working hard to bring you another one very soon!"

Joshua also all-but confirmed he is due to fight Wilder this year in a video posted on TouTube.

He said: "That's what's happening, you know what's going on."

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Asked if the fight was going ahead in December, Joshua replied: "It's public news we're getting it down, throwing it down in December."

Deontay Wilder is in line to fight Anthony Joshua
Deontay Wilder is in line to fight Anthony JoshuaCredit: GETTY

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