导出博客文章It was April 9, 2016 when, late in the evening, Anthony Joshua stood triumphant
over the prone Charles Martin with two swift right hands securing his status as
the new IBF heavyweight title-holder.Joshua is not an individual who sits still;
his sporting, commercial and mental development has been done in fast-forward
with all of his 17 professional fights ending in victorious knockouts. But, his
is a status born on one night in London back in August 2012 when he still had
amateur next to his name.Olympic legacies are largely subjective but away from
the bricks and mortar of the infrastructure and stadia, athletes of the future
are inspired to emulate gold medal-winners of Games past. For the first time
since the 1984 Games, Team GB will have contenders in all 10 mens boxing
categories in Rio and all will want to follow in Joshuas remarkable footsteps.He
came to the 2012 Games billed as being a boxer with potential, but someone who
had room to grow into. The eventual super heavyweight gold medal was an
astonishing return for Joshua, then aged 22, as it came just three years after
he threw his first punch in anger in a boxing ring.It was a bit overwhelming,
Joshua tells ESPN looking back to London 2012. From the opening ceremony... it
was funny because I remember putting on the kit and we were the only guys in
sunglasses and when the cameras jumped on us, that was our time to show our
friends from the estate that wed made it.People were tweeting my friends saying
we were a disgrace to Great Britain so we were just young and having a good
time, not really overwhelmed by the Olympics but having a good time.It was an
experience which was easy enough to adapt to in theory but not in practice.
Having now boxed in a sold-out O2 Arena, Joshua is comfortable on the big stage:
the thousands of eyes staring eagerly in his direction and the strained vocal
chords bellowing support as he darts from foot to foot before unloading his
right arm.But back in 2012 it was all new and that experience of boxing at ExCeL
had a profound effect on Joshuas career.When it really hit me [the magnitude of
the event] was when I was backstage, Joshua says. It was all purpose-built; it
[the arena] was just built for the Olympics so there was scaffolding everywhere
with walls put in. The top of the roof was open.We were tucked away behind the
scenes but I could hear the atmosphere going on knowing that in about half an
hour I was going to step out into the arena. They said the boxing arena was the
loudest arena in the whole of the Olympics.Joshua sees boxing as a pure sport
and the individualistic nature of it as nerve-wracking. But back in 2012 as he
saw off Erislandy Savon, Zhang Zhilei and then Ivan Dychko in the semifinals, he
learnt to embrace the pressure and passion of the crowd rather than blocking it
out.Then came Italys Roberto Cammarelle in the final. He was a fitting opponent.
Just one year previous, in 2011, Joshua was due to fight Cammarelle but the
meeting fell through and his inexperience at that stage gave his trainers second
thoughts over whether he was ready.A year on and he was the darling of the
ExCeL. The final was on a knife-edge. Joshua trailed by three points after the
first two rounds and thanks to a ferocious performance in the third, he drew the
fight level at 18-18. After a lengthy wait as the judges deliberated the
outcome, he was eventually crowned Olympic champion virtue of countback. On such
decisions, careers are made.Joshuas star was propelled into the stratosphere and
now as one of Britains most popular sportsmen, he is the figure providing
guidance and inspiration to the class of 2016. But it all started on one night
in London, the fight that put him on the pathway to heavyweight title-holder and
what he hopes will be a boxing legacy as the unified heavyweight champion of the
world.Naturally as life goes on, you go through certain experiences inside and
outside of your work career and I learnt how to deal with these, so it [London
2012] helped me mature, Joshua says. And I think everyone as time goes on, you
get a sense of wisdom and I apply everything Ive learnt outside the ring, in the
ring.I continue to grow as a person and then you can see my development and I
can project that to a lot of people through my boxing.
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after consultation with their doctors.Novak Djokovic denied he has a temper
problem after firing a ball into the crowd during his victory over Dominic Thiem
at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The world No 2 received a warning for
hitting a ball in the direction of coaches Boris Becker and Marian Vajda, who
were sitting in the stands, after losing the first set in a tie break 12-10.The
ball flew past Becker and Vajda and only narrowly missed a spectator. Djokovic
wins O2 opener Novak Djokovic battled back from a set down to beat Dominic Thiem
It followed a similar incident at this years French Open, when he threw his
racket and almost hit a line judge during his quarter-final win over Tomas
Berdych.Djokovic went on to beat Thiem 6-7 (10-12) 6-0 6-2, but when questioned
about the incident in his post-match press conference, he replied: I keep doing
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over Dominic Thiem Im close? Im still not suspended, so if Im not close, Im not
close. It could have been [serious], yes. It could have snowed in O2 arena, as
well, but it didnt.Im the only player that shows his frustration on the court?
Thats what you are saying? It is not an issue for me. Its not the first time I
did it.Sky Sports analyst Annabel Croft was courtside at the end of the first
set and admitted she had been taken aback by Djokovics actions. Djokovic talks
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shocked at what he just did.dddddddddddd He slammed a ball right towards Boris
Becker and Marian Vajda.The ball just skimmed past them and into the crowd. That
just tells you the bubbling anger inside him. Novak is absolutely steaming right
now.Djokovic and Thiem were closely matched in the opening set, but the
defending champion upped his game in the second and third sets and ran out a
comfortable winner. Djokovic said breaking early in the second set was key to
beating Thiem He added: I knew after that the first opening couple games of the
second set would be crucial for me to start with a break up, which I did. I felt
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