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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerian-born British World heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has declared that he is not chasing the Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s kind dream of remaining in sports for a very long time.<\/p>\n

Joshua, who will be defending his belts on Saturday night against Ukraine\u2019s Oleksandar Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, also revealed that he would be retiring from boxing between the age of 36 to 40.<\/p>\n

Joshua, 31, had before revealed how much he admires Ronaldo, who is gearing to play football into his forties.<\/p>\n

The Portugal captain is back in the Premier League at 36, and in an interview with Metro, Joshua was asked if Ronaldo\u2019s age gives him(AJ) the motivation to continue fighting well into his 30s.<\/p>\n

The British boxer said, \u201cHe\u2019s only kicking a football, isn\u2019t he? What a man. We always compare ourselves to the one in a billion: he\u2019s one in a billion and we always seem to compare ourselves to that guy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t chase the Cristiano Ronaldo dream. Cristiano is one of the people I see asking for strength and courage. It comes with hardship but at the end of it, is self-satisfaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be known as a throwback fighter, that I took on challenges. That\u2019s what my legacy should be. It would be good for my son as well when he\u2019s older. \u2018Yeah, my dad fought everyone\u2026\u2019 I want him to realise I was a man respected for fighting everyone in my division.<\/p>\n

Asked how long he thinks he can go on for in the sport, Anthony Joshua added,<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019ve got between 36 and 40. So at 36 it\u2019s kind of like, how many more years do you go beyond that? Do you do the full yard to 40?<\/p>\n

\u201cForty seems like the age where it\u2019s like, \u2018okay, you\u2019ve done this for a long time now\u2019. So yeah, 36 to 40 is when I look at my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

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