Joshua reckons he gets pushed so hard that it is only his rigorous discipline that keeps him from lashing out.
The Watford hero revealed: “I get angry quite easy when I am tired from training. I get angry with Rob because he pushes me all the time.
“When he is telling me I am doing things wrong, I want to give him a left hook to see if it is really that bad.
“He says it is bad and I am thinking, ‘I want to miss the pad here and crack and see’.
“But you have to just control yourself and that is the discipline of boxing. You have to stay level-headed even when you want to lose your head.”
The Brit was pictured in high spirits ahead of his bout with Wladimir KlitschkoGetty ImagesRob McCracken held the punch bag as AJ trained in SheffieldPA:Press AssociationRob McCracken wrapped his fighter’s gloves during trainingGetty ImagesAnthony Joshua will fight Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley on April 29Getty Images
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Brummie McCracken, 48, a former middleweight who once fought for the world title, can take a punch though.
Joshua, 27, revealed: “Kal Yafai, the light-bantamweight world champion, was doing a session with Rob the other day.
“He told me he lost all confidence because he missed the pad and hit Rob with a right hand and he was just standing there.”
Joshua is certain Klitschko will start playing mind games when he arrives in London next week.
He said: “You really have to get under my skin to wind me up. It is a bit of an issue because I don’t want to get fines or bans.
“I am not the best verbally so I try to reserve and control myself.”
Anthony Joshua received words of wisdom from his trainer Rob McCrackenGetty ImagesAnthony Joshua stretched as he trains for his fight with Wladimir KlitschkoReuters
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