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A few weeks away from his title defense against Kubrat Pulev, unified heavyweight champion- Anthony Joshua is honing his favorite punch. That said, he has several of them in the lot.

Being an A-listed knockout specialist of the era, Anthony Joshua has beaten several elites in a different fashion. However, it seems that he prefers to land an uppercut over all the other shots. AJ turned to social media to thrill his fans and didn’t fail.

His recent social media post has already been subject to discussion, with many comparing his chances against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. While Joshua still has to surpass Pulev, it seems that netizens are already up for the ultimate British showdown.

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AJ has posted a picture of himself delivering an uppercut. He wrote, “Practising my favourite punch.”

There is no denying that he looks shredded at this stage and seems ready to put on yet another spectacular performance. Meanwhile, it might also be a warning for his upcoming adversaries, especially Tyson Fury.

AJ’s tweet has already garnered a lot of attention. Several fans believe that the upper-cut is scary enough to drop Fury clean onto the ground. Here are some Twitter reactions that have brought the potential AJ vs Fury fight to the fore once more.

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Anthony Joshua has a tough-test in Kubrat Pulev

Despite his tag as a ‘favorite’ for his upcoming fight, ‘AJ’ knows that Pulev can bring a lot of challenges inside the ring. That said, the Bulgarian has a pretty similar resume to that of Joshua.

Both the boxers have suffered one loss in their career. While AJ had his maiden loss against Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019, Pulev had his only loss of pro career against Wladimir Klitschko in 2014.

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Since that losses, AJ has regained his belts by beating Ruiz Jr. in the re-match and Pulev has been unbeaten for six years now. Thus, they will seemingly unload fireworks against each other as they try to defend their streaks. Will Joshua unleash his uppercut on December 12?