Jarrell Miller: Anthony Joshua is a privileged spoiled brat

‘Big Baby’ says Joshua should expect a rude awakening in New York

Jarrell Miller will fight Anthony Joshua on 1 June is his hometown of New York
Jarrell Miller will fight Anthony Joshua on 1 June is his hometown of New York 
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Anthony Joshua vs. Jarrell Miller

  • What: WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO world title fight
  • When: Saturday 1 June 2019
  • Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
  • TV channel: live in the UK on Sky Sports Box Office

“Big Baby” Miller will challenge Joshua for his world heavyweight titles on 1 June and the American has warned the British star to expect a “rude awakening” at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

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Speaking to The Daily Telegraph the unbeaten Brooklyn boxer said: “He’s a privileged spoiled brat and I’m from the grit of the street, I was born for this.

“Everything I’ve got, I’ve earned. Nothing has been given to me like it was for him in the Olympics. Like I said before, he’s fighting a different animal.

“I’m 300 pounds of lean, mean, fighting machine. It’s Big Baby versus ‘G-String’ Joshua. He’ll get his knickers in a twist when I go at him.

“He’s definitely underestimating me a bit, because I wasn’t his first choice to fight. He didn’t want to come over with the money to fight me, but the [DAZN] network and [promoter] Eddie Hearn made it happen.

“He was kind of shocked by it. He’s never been in with nobody like me before. It’s hard to find sparring partners for me. A 300-pound guy that uses his body and throws as many punches as I do. It’s going to be impossible. When it comes to 1 June, it’ll be a rude awakening.”

Joshua vs. Miller: head to head

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Anthony Joshua Jarrell Miller
BritishNationalityAmerican
29 Age30
6ft 6in (198cm)Height 6ft 4in (193cm)
82in (208cm)Reach78in (198cm)
22Bouts24
22Wins23
21Wins by KO20
0Losses0
0Draws1