Anthony Joshua backs Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Lionel Messi in a FIGHT, as he reveals he’d like to see rivals square-up in Misfits boxing bout

Anthony Joshua would like to see Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo go head-to-head in a Misfits boxing match – and whereas declaring it to be a detailed contest, he is backed the Portuguese star to emerge victorious.

The British heavyweight boxer, 33, is at the moment having fun with a while off after beating Robert Helenius via a seventh-round KO at the 02 Arena in London last month.

And the massive soccer fan has stated that he would like to see two icons of the crew sport go head-to-head to proceed their private rivalry within the preventing enviornment.  

In an interview posted on YouTube, Joshua was requested to call two non-boxers he’d like to see combat based mostly on personalities alone, and responded with ‘Ronaldo versus Messi’, taking certainly one of trendy soccer’s fiercest rivalries into a brand new battleground. 

When requested who wins, Joshua stated ‘Ronaldo’, earlier than including: ‘I really like Messi and Ronaldo. Messi’s received that imaginative and prescient although. I can think about him bobbing and weaving, angles, however yeah, it might be robust. They’re each nearly as good as one another.’

Anthony Joshua has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to win a hypothetical combat with Lionel Messi 

Ronaldo and Messi have a long-standing rivalry in soccer which might cross to a brand new enviornment

Joshua refused to call a non-boxer that he wish to meet within the ring in a cross-over combat, saying ‘I received no beef with nobody’.

When confronted with the concept of going through the Portuguese icon was put to him, Joshua stated: ‘Nah, I respect Ronaldo.’ 

The suggestion of a hypothetical combat between two different soccer rivals was floated as nicely – Romelu Lukaku versus Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

In response to that, Joshua stated: ‘Yeah, they do not like one another anyway, do they? That may be a foul boy combat too, to be truthful.’

Lukaku has made a reputation for himself with Serie A aspect Inter Milan, and has joined Roma on mortgage from Chelsea for this season, whereas Ibrahimovic retired from football at the end of last season after an extended profession which noticed him end with AC Milan.  

Joshua, a two-time world champion, is anticipated to face Deontay Wilder subsequent in a mega-money bout in Saudi Arabia earlier than the top of 2023.

One other proposed soccer combat was between Romelu Lukaku (L) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R)