{"id":144349,"date":"2023-12-16T18:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=144349"},"modified":"2023-12-16T18:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T18:09:02","slug":"otto-wallin-lists-three-reasons-he-didnt-really-understand-anthony-joshua-choosing-to-fight-him-in-saudi-showdown-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/otto-wallin-lists-three-reasons-he-didnt-really-understand-anthony-joshua-choosing-to-fight-him-in-saudi-showdown-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Otto Wallin lists three reasons he &#x27;didn&#x27;t really understand&#x27; Anthony Joshua choosing to fight him in Saudi showdown | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BULLISH Otto Wallin is relishing the opportunity to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia next week.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old will take on the former heavyweight champion in Riyadh on December 23.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-anthony-joshua-otto-wallin-859833304.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Wallin has revealed that he was surprised to get the call from AJ&#x27;s camp, for three reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Chatting to Boxing Social, the Swede said: &quot;He\u2019s got a new trainer, short notice, southpaw again, so I didn\u2019t really understand it.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I didn\u2019t think they would pick me, I was surprised and I didn\u2019t think it was the best move but I get the chance to beat him and really cement my name up there with the best heavyweights in the world.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Wallin rose to prominence in 2019 when he fought Tyson Fury in a bloody battle.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE BOXING NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OFF-PLATFORM-JFURY-copy.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OFF-PLATFORM-JFURY-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OFF-PLATFORM-JFURY-copy.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FINE DETAIL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I was security for Fury fight &#8211; John was a &#x27;f***ing joke&#x27; &amp; needed nappy change<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MM-OFF-PLATFORM-manny-floyd.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MM-OFF-PLATFORM-manny-floyd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MM-OFF-PLATFORM-manny-floyd.jpg\"><\/picture><span>&#x27;it would rattle me&#x27; <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I fought Mayweather and Pacquiao&#8230; but none hit harder than \u2018Bazooka\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>He fell to the Gypsy King on points, but not without brutally cutting him, leaving the current WBC champ needing 47 stitches.<\/p>\n<p>The 6ft 5in powerhouse has since won six fights in a row, including wins over Dominic Breazeale and Murat Gassiev.<\/p>\n<p>He is not short of confidence heading into his bout with AJ, and said of the Brit after their first press conference: &quot;I felt he was stiff, tense and nervous.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He seemed very unsure of himself. I think he is a guy that takes himself pretty seriously.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Boxing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-920mngwvy-1702701830932.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TEAR WE GO <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IShowSpeed floored several times and left in tears after charity spar with KSI<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MM-SPORT-PREVIEW-TWINUP-PAUL.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PAUL OVER <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Watch Jake Paul brutally KO Andre August with next fight already lined up<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-03.57.44-1.png\"><\/picture><span>KSI VS ISHOWSPEED <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>JJ QUITS and leaves YouTube rival in tears after spar in London<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RTRMADP_BOXING-JAKE-PAUL-VS-ANDRE-AUGUST_117418751_MT1USATODAY22114763_2023-12-16T040448Zjpg-JS86657.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PAUL VS AUGUST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Problem Child wins after brutal KNOCKOUT in first round<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE BETS &#8211; BEST BETTING OFFERS &amp; NEW CUSTOMER BONUSES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&quot;He told me not to shake my hand after if I\u2019m talking now so I said I\u2019m not here to make friends, I\u2019m going to do whatever it takes to win this fight.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Joshua, 34, is looking to make it three wins on the bounce since losing his Oleksandr Usyk rematch, following low-key triumphs over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius.<\/p>\n<p>Following those Usyk defeats, as well as his previous loss to Andy Ruiz Jr, Wallin believes there are holes in Joshua&#x27;s game that he can exploit.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about that subject, he said: &quot;Definitely. 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It shows with all his different trainers.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Wallin&#x27;s promoter Dimitry Salita has suggested that Joshua could <strong>RETIRE<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>if he loses next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>While AJ recently took aim at old foe Fury, calling him a &quot;fat slob&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-737.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83e\udd4a<\/strong><strong>ANTHONY JOSHUA VS OTTO WALLIN: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AHEAD OF THRILLING SAUDI CLASH<\/strong><strong>\ud83e\udd4a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/25075728\/otto-wallin-anthony-joshua-saudi-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BULLISH Otto Wallin is relishing the opportunity to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia next week. The 33-year-old will take on the former heavyweight champion in Riyadh on December 23. Wallin has revealed that he was surprised to get the call from AJ&#x27;s camp, for three reasons. Chatting to Boxing Social, the Swede said: &quot;He\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Otto Wallin lists three reasons he &#x27;didn&#x27;t really understand&#x27; Anthony Joshua choosing to fight him in Saudi showdown | The Sun - Celebrity-hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/otto-wallin-lists-three-reasons-he-didnt-really-understand-anthony-joshua-choosing-to-fight-him-in-saudi-showdown-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Otto Wallin lists three reasons he &#x27;didn&#x27;t really understand&#x27; Anthony Joshua choosing to fight him in Saudi showdown | The Sun - Celebrity-hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BULLISH Otto Wallin is relishing the opportunity to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia next week. 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