Throwback to when Anthony Joshua dropped Zhilei Zhang with ferocious punch at the Olympics during his incredible gold medal run
Anthony Joshua sent Zhilei Zhang to the canvas in a historic win on his London 2012 Olympic gold medal run.The heavyweight had the weight of a nation on his shoulders, and he came up against Chinese powerhouse Zhang in the second round.But it was a challenge that the Briton rose to in spectacular fashion as the super-heavyweights collided.
The Olympic star detonated a thumping right hand down the pipe which flew straight into the headguard of the helpless Zhang.Zhang managed to rise to his feet but knew time was running out as the bell sounded for the final round.'Big Bang' went on the offensive but was unable to find the target with Joshua resisting the temptation to trade and closing out a fine win in front of a raucous home crowd.
"The sports fans there like boxing, they like AJ, so if we can make it happen it would be huge for boxing."
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