{"id":242358,"date":"2017-06-15T13:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=242358"},"modified":"2017-06-15T13:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:41:13","slug":"heavyweight-boxing-champ-anthony-joshua-fires-a-notorious-roast-on-heavyweight-ufc-champ-stipe-miocic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/anthony-joshua\/heavyweight-boxing-champ-anthony-joshua-fires-a-notorious-roast-on-heavyweight-ufc-champ-stipe-miocic\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavyweight boxing champ Anthony Joshua fires a ‘Notorious’ roast on heavyweight UFC champ Stipe Miocic"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor<\/a> boxing bout now official, other UFC fighters see that the sport vs. sport matchup it is actually possible.<\/p>\n

One big matchup that could be arranged is with UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, who has been talking about a boxing match with unified world heavyweight boxing champion<\/a>, Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n

\"UFC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIf the (Mayweather vs McGregor fight) happens, me against Joshua would be a great fight,\u201d Miocic said on The MMA Hour back in May<\/a>. \u201cI think I\u2019d surprise a lot of people, I think it\u2019d be an amazing fight \u2026 let\u2019s do it! He\u2019s a great guy. He\u2019s tough, he\u2019s a champion for a reason. I think I\u2019d give him a run for his money.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do a lot of boxing and I\u2019ve boxed before, working on my boxing I think I\u2019d be fine. \u201cHe\u2019s a tough guy, he\u2019s the best in the world. But, I\u2019m pretty tough, too,\u201d<\/p>\n

Miocic also said on The Fight Society podcast<\/a> that he would be confident going into the boxing ring against Joshua.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did Golden Gloves and all that good stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cI just love the fight. I think it would be a great fight. I think people would love to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/a><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m going to go out there and give it all I got,” Miocic said if the fight were to be made. “Listen, I\u2019ve got the best coaches in the world and I\u2019d definitely be ready for that fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

With two successful UFC title defenses, Miocic will make history if he defends his belt a third consecutive time setting the record for most consecutive UFC heavyweight title defenses. However, the unified world heavyweight boxing champion apparently does not think too highly of Miocic.<\/p>\n

Sports journalist Mike Bohn tweeted a series of photos of Joshua brushing off the potential matchup against Miocic with a “Notorious” reference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Joshua just no-sold Stipe Miocic's proposal for a boxing match. pic.twitter.com\/EsKOF4uc5V<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) June 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n