Anthony Joshua shares all in full interview & challenges Gary Neville in the ring | The Overlap
I'm absolutely delighted to share my full interview with Anthony Joshua with you all.
We discuss why the Tyson Fury fight fell through, with the blame falling on Tyson's camp.
AJ then shares all, getting into boxing, Usyk, his relationship with Hearn and so much more.
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00:00-12:27 Gary tackles AJ’s challenges, talks prison & how he got into boxing
12:28-21:30 The truth behind the Tyson Fury fight & pad work with Gary
21:31-31:30 The impact of governing bodies in boxing, Fury v Wilder & working with Eddie Hearn
31:31-37:03 Taking the knee & what AJ would change in boxing
37:04-43:39 Dealing with losing to Andy Ruiz, how to tackle failure & chess!
Neville has that honest conversational way of asking the difficult questions. No BS here, really good interview!
I was thinking the same. He has a very good way about him in how he interviews people.
kzhead.info/sun/eZR6qJWlendsoXA/bejne.html 😱😱
Nice one Gary, you are my favourite football pundit. Keep up the good work.
Completely agree , breath of fresh air Gary Neville is, he will say what he thinks aswell
@@gpw203 I'm really interested to hear how you have come to that conclusion?
The overlap is seriously changing the game in terms of how the media approaches professional athletes. I had no idea about AJ’s story and now I’m immediately a fan. Have to really hand it to Gary Neville and the team for this series.
Sky are desperate for aj to be the one because of his image a Greek god with boxing skill but Ruiz made a show of him and this shit should never happen
@@markbutlerfox9936 a Greek what ,what are the teaching you in schools, you realise He's not European right
@@ItsRainingBlood You need to be shut down and quick mate
That's fine. But the BBC have been building AJ since his Olympics, if you were interested.
@@markbutlerfox9936 the guys fake asf ,I guess if he loses again he can go straight back to slinging rocks again
C'mon, we all want to see a Neville vs Carragher boxing match.
Carragher would beat him he trains 3 times a week at a boxing gym
@@garyjones407 naah, he'd break his eardrume with his voice
@@garyjones407 that must have been painful to type as a blue lol
@@bored_grape have you heard Nevilles voice ? Manc accent is way worse then scouse
Neville can ask Carragher to count his medals and England caps though 👍
“One day you’re gonna have a batch a grapes and one of them is gonna be sour” - Anthony Joshua 2021
Jibber jabber
This means fuck all,yoh thinking it was deep or something?
2 bubble dwellers irrelevant to ordinary folk.
One day ma mama said life is like a tin of quality street ( forest gump)
Or a bunch as the rest of the world calls them.
G Nev taking over KZhead. He's inevitable.
I LOVE GARY
iNEVitable
Whoa I see what you did there!
Neville doubt the iNevitable
usyk is FLAKEY 😆
"Do you respect Tyson Fury?" "I like Wladimir Klitschko" AJ has the most respectful way to disrespect people
😀😀😀 yea that hit home
That was an Epic shade in a very professional way
i respect AJ couse hez betta than me all i whould do is "poor poop" over fury lol
Cold level of disrespect! 🥶🥶
The definition of shade...
Best interview ive seen in ages. Never seen AJ so relaxed and real. And absolute quality interview questions an chat
“I don’t care, with all due respect to your question” Little bits of polite humbleness like that show a persons character and AJs a true champ
Excellent interview skills by Gary Neville. You could tell Gary listened to every word Joshua was saying and not just waiting to ask the next question. Very well done gary
Exactly what I was thinking
Brilliant interveiw from Gary. AJ’s professionalism and personality shone through.
I agree he looked so good, just wish he never told all the black people to not shop in white shops.
@@ragedapeevo7560 w/o watching his whole speech that day, I'm sure he didn't say that exactly. He may have said something like support black businesses or talked of a boycott on certain businesses but not "don't shop in white stores." That sounds too crude for this guy and he lost a lot of support just speaking on racial and social issues
@@CandySlim501 Anthony Joshua said "Abstain from spending your money in their shops and economies, and invest in black-owned businesses.'" You can try and dress that up in pretty little dresses and bowties all you want but it won't change what he said m8.
@@ragedapeevo7560 First off he was reading someone else's speech or poem as he clearly stated at the beginning. Secondly, (you have to be able to read between the lines) its being spoken of as a boycott of businesses who don't show any concerns for racial justice that we should support black businesses instead. Marches and pleas can only do so much- there has to be some economic focus as well. Racism runs deep into the fabric of all our institutions in the US and from what I hear the UK as well. So if you're 60-70 times less likely to get a business or home loan, 5x more likely to be harassed by cops, so on and so on-you start to think about concentrating your attention on your ppl first. F-k what others think if they can't see and support these basic facts
@@CandySlim501 PROVE IT. Show me all the evidence of white shop owners being racist that warrants black people boycotting all of the white shops? It makes no difference who's scripted he read, he read it out and endorsed it. And black people are just if not more racist than white people, so don't you dare point the finger at a whole race and think you're the only victim/victims, how dare you.
That's actually one of the best interviews with AJ I have seen. He asked the questions that most fans want answered. You can tell he likes boxing
Excellent Interviewing technique from Gary Neville, thoughtful, intelligent, insightful questions in a relaxed atmosphere, AJ behaves and conducts himself like a champion should, as Klitchko did during his career , his journey to the top is an inspiration to everyone, irrelevant of race, class or status.
Nah he’s a fake and scared to fight fighters in their prime. He’s what is ruining boxing. He just wants the fame and celebrity status. If he loved boxing he would fight more often and actual challengers
@@georgeac2995 oh god
Irrelevant of race? That's not what he says!
@@vinnie1350 I didn't say he did
That’s what you call class. I’m a black American. Wilder could learn a lot from this guy.
AJ doesn’t do sound bites and controversy as well as fury or wilder but he seems a lot more real! Wilder had acted like a diva and fury seems to talk too much!
Why you coonin?
Mate!! We don't care about race here bro, please don't bring it to our country please bro 🙏🏻
Not even a brit/yank thing, american legacy in boxing is unparalleled, but you guys deserve a better representative.
@@youtubebram4393 tell that to the England players who got racially abused in the euros.
Time will show the truth. Also great chemistry in the interview. Best chat with aj and Co so far.
Time will. Common sense already has. Fury is a time waster.
Jo Co you will see
Watch his one with Kylian Mbappe and Thierry Henry. Really good funny interview with them.
You can't help but admire AJ. What a role model he really is. Fantastic!
@Randolf Symes Not like Randolf the humanitarian.
@Randolf Symes oh bore off, supporting your own when no one else will isn’t racist
Yeah a role model that stands in crowds and shouts hate. Reverse the colour and tell me I’m wrong.
@@planetoftheapeman251 ah shut up
He's a puppet does what he's told shit boxer.
AJ has serious wisdom. This is first time I’ve heard him talk so candidly. Wisdom & humbleness. No disrespect to Fury but when talks of his journey with mental health etc. I can’t help think it’s all fake nonsense.
Cocaine and alcohol fueled mental health Totally different eh, quit that crap, train more and suddenly you feel way better
Fury lies
@david gallacher yeah totally But Fury is proven to lie though so I understand why people doubt the mental health thing
No offense believe whatever you want that’s your right. But that’s why most people don’t seek help. They know someone will call them a liar or weak just like you did to Fury.
@@pissonthe0fighteverybody276 Fury is a compulsive liar though and manipulative It’s understandable People will doubt what he’s saying
I love that Gary isn’t controlled or afraid of asking difficult questions! About promoters and pay etc. Great interview!
I think Eddie gets 15%
Didn't ask him about his comments saying black people are superior though
I love how Gary had a lot of questions that fans ask about why is certain things like this and that in boxing. Although we didn’t get all the answers for all of them, it was nice to hear AJ’s perspective on certain things. Great interview.
@@ajbassfunk5872 it’s just personal preference. If everyone was the same then it would be boring. I can just say that Tyson Fury just talks a load of trash half the time and I wouldn’t be wrong. But tbf people like that about him and I’m not against that. End of the day everyone is different and it’s good for the division.
@@ajbassfunk5872 Gypsy king? ...No bs?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...😳...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They say that AJ is boring because he is over media trained and so only says safe things but he still managed to keep the discussion interesting and wasn't afraid to mention those dodgy times in the past when he was a bordering on crime.
"Over media trained"? No. The guy is simply decent.
@@FaFa-fl1kh Exactly. Apparently for "Real Boxing Fans" to take you seriously, you have to be an idiot who throws tables and shouts slurs at other fighters, or pushes reporters around when he's mad... 🤷🏽♀️🙄🤦🏾♀️😑🚶🏽♀️🚶🏽♀️🚶🏽♀️
Brilliant interview, great questions but in a very relaxed conversation. AJ fairly open but as diplomatic and professional as ever. I'm a fan of both him and Fury, and they're totally different characters. AJ is a gent and a lovely guy. Fury is hilarious but playing a pantomime character half the time. I love what they have both done for UK Sport. They will fight eventually, when they do, let the best man win. Ok, I'll be supporting AJ I admit it, but I'll back Fury against anyone else.
Respect to AJ, he’s a good humble man, He beats Klitschko and still praises him.
He knows how hard that dog fight was and Klitscho was past it
Klitschko might have been on the back end of his career,but he still looked in unbelievable shape, Klitschko was well up for that fight.
@@davidravenscroft1641 and he dropped Aj with massive straight right hand too
Which was very impressive
Was a peach of a right hand!!..was a great fight,one of the best heavyweight fights of the last decade.
Legendary stuff, this channel is what was missing for british sports culture
Agreed. Cross sports collaboration is so important for a winning culture, whether that be sports or other industries
@Mark Kelly lol
Really good point.
@Andy M lol, take your ancient mindset and leave it in the 1900s. thank you
@Andy M British culture - generally refers to those who identify with an island in the north east Atlantic, off the coast of Europe. If you make it any more complicated than that the concept gets messy since there's been so much cultural mixing (ideas, customs, genetics etc) and always will be (because humans are largely defined by high sociability) over millennia. I think you might get mixed up with identity as well, but that's another complicated concept. But culture is essentially a collection of human identities that share some kind of similarity -like law and freedom of speech for example. So it's a very difficult question to answer Andy.
What an impressive man Anthony Joshua is. Always improving and finding ways to do things better. Very motivational.
apart from his controversial racism and BLM rants against white people
Pure class from both Gary and Antony. Respect to sky for letting Gary do this interview. The best Anthony Joshua interview I've ever seen. both looked relaxed In each others company, friends for life after this interview well done lads.
The fact AJ calls Gary 'champ' shows how humble he actually is what a top bloke!
Yes 💯
They’re both champs in their own right, beautiful respect between the two.
Or a term, used sarcastically, to disparage someone's ability
@Dokz Exactly. Such a dumb comment. I call cops champ, doesn't mean I like 'em.
@@jesperburns 😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
AJ is a cool guy. Nice interview.
Whoever does the research for these interviews deserves a medal!!!
Man AJ could be a coach after his pro career. Love his enthusiasm and encouragement when teaching a total beginner
Teach how to lose, or win against a has been
Legit this is probably the best boxing interview I have seen in some time now. Not just for boxing fans but for people who maybe are only just getting into boxing or maybe have heard of Anthony Joshua but thought he was from something else.
Good use of humour helps.
Really enjoyed that. Mad to think I used to HAAAAAAATE Gary Neville (I’m a Liverpool fan) but he’s absolutely sound. Him talking about selling the rights to Wembley Stadium (‘it’s a nonsense’) was a big eye opener for me. He has so much integrity it’s unreal. Good man
If you are a real Liverpool fan you would still hate him!!
Imagine hating someone you don’t know just coz he got paid by a company whose content you didn’t enjoy watching because you enjoyed another company’s content. You football fans are weird. You’re just a customer ya goon!
@@hectorr6299 And the Dickhead Award goes to Hector.
@@joco2826 football fans are weirdos
@Toxic Placebo I fully understand. It’s dumb fake macho bullshit. Especially from arm chair fans who act like they’re one’s who are playing when you’re just a customer.
Love the interview style. AJ guards his heart closely but I see the interviewer knocking on the door of his heart with some key questions. ❤
AJ is an articulate and smart person. Amazing how humble he is as well
We missed out on AJ vs Fury because of team Fury. Anyone that is being truly objective will know this. I suspect even Fury fans know it, deep down.
Are you a simpleton, they had a legal fight against wilder, it was allways going ahead
@@Hghar Not really...Fury could've ignored the contract, WBC would not have stripped him of the title, worst case scenario, $20m fine , do you think Eddie , Arum and the Saudis could not afford that? Fury never wanted it.
@Kyle Houlihan Don't be silly..Fury never wanted the AJ fight. Based on all the rubbish wilder said about fury, he could've easily sued wilder for defamation of character and had the contract thrown out....contracts have been cancelled for lesser things
@@mrmonk1257 so why did arum say the contract had expired? Why was fury going to fight takam and kabayel and then talk up the fight with aj? If he was going to fight wilder all along?
@Kyle Houlihan I remember fury urging AJ to drop IBF belt if it stands in the way. If fury dropped WBC. There would be no need for arbitration. He could have been free to fight anyone.
Huge fun of this incredible humble man everytime I watch his interview I learn something about life.
How to spread racial hate ?
I just love AJ to the moon and back.He is not only humble and kind but also respectiful and down to earth.
Although I'm a Fury fan.. I have to say both men are great ambassadors for Great Britain.. A credit to the nation
absolutely not. AJ is a racist and does not in ANY WAY represent GB dont be ridiculous
Enjoyed this interview especially the way AJ copes with failure.
Gary Neville is turning out to be the best in the game at this sports journalism business.. Big Up Gary!
Such a positive man. Win lose or draw in boxing. The guy is a walking away winning.
“I’m not friends with no-one.” - The perfect retractable statement. 😂
Fantastic interview, AJ'S personality and character may educate 2 other fighters in the heavyweight division! No lies , no bullshit , no ego's , no disrespect!
🤣Love this yes AJ is honest & shows class as a true athlete, the only other two in question are both in hiding because deep down from their delusions & trash talk, they both know who will be still standing at the end of the day. Watching AJ grow/mature though his ups/downs shows great understanding of the game. I for 1 am looking forward to the day when it is on & the whole boxing world & fans will know who the real hw champ will be, no more bs.
Spot on 👍
Gary Neville has the best content on KZhead at this rate
Best interview I've ever seen with AJ
Best interview I've seen in a long time! 👍
When aj hit that speedball I was jawdropped
AJ is a true professional. Great interview.
a true racist
@@LG-zs3rb the majority of people who complained about his speech (and never got the message) were middle aged white men. Are you white and middle aged sir?
@@sweethandjon i am mixed race, boy. You explain to me how on earth it was bot racist.
@@LG-zs3rb Cause he was talking about prohibiting organisations who have promoted racial discrimination (whether they had ignorant tendencies or not). Remember the line “Abstain from spending money in their shops”?? He wasn’t specifying not spending in white-owned shops, but wanted to make sure that the black pound is no longer being spent on companies who have enforced racism in the past and present. That’s what I thought he said, what did you think he meant? I really want to read it.
@@sweethandjon you have interpenetrated that in the way you want to. to say spend your money at black owned businesses is a racist statement, a racist request. you can try to twist it however you like but the bottom line is, it was RACIST.
what a legend AJ is for young kids looking up to the big men. He really shows you dont always have to play the bad guy to succeed in boxing, hard work, talent and a good team behind you. There are so many tough guy gyms around that deter young kids by intimidating them instead of training them and giving them the correct confidence to stay in the sport! awesome work guys!
Best AJ interview I’ve seen! Respect to Gary Neville.
This was a great interview. Gary asking some good questions and AJ answering honestly
Good interview. Gary asks some great questions and doesn’t shy away from the difficult ones.
AJ is a cool humble dude real as anything, and stayed real from day one ! Loved this interview he’s just enjoying himself trying to set a legacy trying to improve the sport of boxing and help thousands of people out throughout his journey , carries himself gracefully & respectful to everyone ! Everyone could take a leaf out of his book , Gary is a cool humble guy too .. great interview ! 🔥
absolutely love these podcasts. this and michael bispings' believe you me, have kept me going through this pandemic. great interview gary.
That was 43mins well spent - funny, interesting and honest interviewing. Bravo.
Great interview, comes across as such a professional and nice guy! All the best AJ, hope you continue to take names and titles! Nice to hear Gary open up about his low points too!
He ain’t taking anymore titles
@@ciaranhatchell7578 probably because Fury doesn't want to fight him
@@OTMM22 ofc he does he knows he would kill him he just needs to retire wilder first
@@ciaranhatchell7578 then why isn't he fighting Joshua next? Fury loses out on the biggest and highest paying fight of his career, for undisputed and when it all falls through, his first reaction is: "you've got egg on your face Eddie Hearn", he's not at all bothered, films himself signing the contract immediately, and your conclusion is that Fury wanted the Joshua fight?
@@OTMM22 I agree that fury should’ve let go of his WBC belt if he wanted to fight AJ but then it’s not undisputed so fury wants to end wilder first then AJ
Great job here Gary! The most honest, authentic interviewer I have seen for some time. Great questions.
"Even managing Valencia was a blessing." "Not for them it wasn't!" Hilarious! 🤣
Great interview AJ answered some tough questions and was real throughout. That’s why he’s my favorite fighter today.
.. Not bothered by his racist remarks???
@@imemine6494 you clearly don’t know what a “ racist remark is”.
@@shawndellbailey4032 ironic
@@shawndellbailey4032 he literally said boycott white owed business lol. How is that not racist? And his defence is it was a speech on behalf of his friend. Well he’s still a public figure with a large audience endorsing his friends speech, he never told the thousands of people in attendance that he didn’t agree with the speech. So he obviously did agree with it, and his friend who wrote the speech with the racist ideology’s probably isn’t AJ’s only friend who shares the views. It’s disgusting. Racism shouldn’t be fought with racism. How all people don’t realise that is beyond me.
@@ivartheboneless5969 lies! He never said that. He said he was reading a message from his friend who wrote the speech. He also said support your own businesses. That’s not racist. Your twisting the words to suit some racial agenda. That’s wack quit doing that.
Moral of this story : interview AJ in his gym and you’ll get him relaxed and he’ll give a great interview
How about at a BLM march? 🤐🙄😂
This is such a great series of interviews!
Great interview, Gary is such a good interviewer he’s not afraid to ask the hard questions and to get the most out of the person the nitty gritty stuff! Subscribed after the Roy Keane episode I’m going to make my way through all the episodes ☺️
That was a very good ok great interview. AJ seem very relax in that interview. Great work.
The interview is simply LEGENDARY.
Great interview. Love how Gary approaches these!
Gary is an amazing interviewer! His Qs are personal and probing. Pleasure to watch!
Boxing is an incredible sport to stay in shape even as you get older.
Yeh it is and the reporter only did 20 punches and he was sweating
@@anthony51450 Here is a video of a trained boxer challenging people on the street to punch him to see if they can. He uses head movement and footwork to avoid them. You'll see most of them are exhausted after about 20-30 seconds. kzhead.info/sun/pLeRYLR7iIqfgmw/bejne.html Boxing is incredible as a workout, really second to none.
@@anthony51450 btw that’s Gary Neville he’s a retired footballer and pundit
He was fit as a fiddle would make a fool of you even now at footy I think he did good job and had the balls 2 do it you were out of air typing your comment m8
Lovely interview by Gary Neville. AJ is a gentleman, a true champion. Truth always prevails. I still really want to see AJ v Fury, just wish Fury didn’t play silly games, I respect fury’s come back and his story but he diminishes that come back with BS.
Excellent dialogue from Anthony Joshua and Gary Neville. It's sensational to see that they were both enjoying chatting to one another, thank you for the interview.
Very good interview. Well done Gary. Admire AJ...a true warrior and role model. I wish him the very best.
Love AJ what a brilliant interview respect champ
I dont understand why this has so few views, its so good
It was literally uploaded an hour before you commented….
@@Ned_xo and it’s only on 59k that’s mad AJ be on like 200,000 by now before
@@perryplays5569 …ok? It’s gotten 17K views more since you commented. If this was posted on AJ’s main channel I’d understand. Regardless, I’m not going back and forth about views. What he’s saying is way more important.
@@Ned_xo thought it was on the sky channel my bad
@@Ned_xo and I never said I was going back and forth I was just saying my guy was right: lol
This is brilliant. Something new. It's refreshing. Top interview with Joshua.
Definitely one of the best interviews on The Overlap.. Enjoyed it from minute 1 to the end.
This might be the best interview of aj I’ve ever watched. Absolutely loved this
Gary Neville practicing for when he sees Tony Adam’s son
Lmaooooo not many people will understand this. Top class this mate
“Shut up ya fookin dick” 😂
@@chrishenderson9663 1
Come on let's all be nice to Gary😁
👏🏻👏🏻
What a interview. Aj will be a legend in boxing when he retires
I have learnt so much from this in terms of mindset and staying mentally strong. Thank you!
One of the best interviews I’ve watched ngl really got the answers we all wanted 👍🏼
The hand speed from AJ..... Couldn't see his hands!! 👀👀
So simple but I love the gifts. People remember how you make them feel. Keep up the great work Gary 👍🏻
Great interview. Fantastic insight into AJ's thinking. All the best in your future fights 🙏
Always good to see AJ in something long form. 🙌
AMAZING INTERVIEW
Wonderful interview!! Looking forward to watching AJ Usyk very soon, good luck to both fighters 💯
Had to subscribe after this one what a class interview 💯
Brilliant interview from Gary. AJ is a properly class act.
Great interview and interaction between the two loved it
A really great interview on both parts, very honest and transparent! Serious top marks to GN and AJ
Joshua and Neville, the duo we never knew we needed 🤣
Great interview. AJ is a great role model. Ever so eloquent, knowledgeable and just a humble and down to earth young man. Blessings to him in abundance and We hope he achieves his goal and dream of becoming Undisputed heavyweight champion.
A fantastic advocate for racism
@@chiefstain Go watch some proper black history and you will see what racism is. Did your ancestors die because of their ethnicity. Did they get removed and displaced, battered, exploited, violated and abused, linched and thrown in the atlantic alive hands and feet tied. It's best you just not say anything about racism bruv. That's a very sensitive topic for the black race. Who feels it knows it bruv. Peace and love 👊🏿⭐💓
@@KolussuslifeKB If you're truly interested in history have a look at the Barbary Coast pirates, you may get some suprises.
Great interview. Good to see Nev asking real questions the fans want answers too. Top channel
This was such a brilliant interview, such great questions, real questions, not afraid of the controversial topics.
Absolutely brilliant interview, keep it up Nev!
Bloody hell, how good was that! Neville gets betetr and better interviewing, and you can see AJ enjoyed it and was relaxed. Looking forward to the next one
Great interview session, & exciting
Respect to both the guys... Great Interview!
Cracking interview, Gary. And AJ, you are a top bloke. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this.
AJ is such a quality role model for young people worldwide not just in the U.K. . .. I Hope he gets to fight Fury and Wilder after beating UYSK to go down as one of the greatest to ever do it
Was unreal interview what a man Gary is all love from a city fan too
Natural flowing interview...Team AJ
Enjoyed it all. Well done