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ANTHONY JOSHUA remains the king of British boxing by mentoring young princes like Moses Itauma who want to take his crown.
Three years ago – when 34-year-old AJ was preparing for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk – the 6ft 3in freakishly-talented southpaw was desperate for sparring rounds and looked like a tailor-made suitor.
Team AJ bizarrely overlooked the Chatham wonderkid, despite his identical frame and similar style to the Ukrainian genius.
The snub left the Kent teenager Itauma feeling shocked and confused.
But now the 19-year-old prodigy is part of the same Ben Davison gym as the London 2012 legend.
And they have been bumping biceps and brains in the compact Harlow sweatbox.
Instead of overlooking or undermining the latest generation of British giants looking to knock him off the throne, Joshua is doing everything he can to raise Itauma up to his level.
The 10-0 prospect told SunSport: “I was shocked when they never asked me back for the second Usyk camp because I would have loved to have been part of that.
“I was confused by it but it’s not a question you want to ask a team-mate now – ‘Excuse me mate, why didn’t you invite me for the Usyk camp?’
“I have the privilege to train in the same gym as him now and I was on a walk the other day and I was thinking what I would call him now?
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“And it’s a mentor. Because I go to him with a lot of questions about boxing, in the ring and things out of it, I ask him a lot and he always helps me.
“I am just happy to be in this position.”
Eight years ago, when AJ’s Saturday night opponent Daniel Dubois burst onto the pro scene without much of a senior amateur record, he allegedly grabbed the attention of hall-of-fame promoter Frank Warren by flooring Joshua in Team GB sparring.
And four years ago, when schoolboy Itauma was popping up in gyms all over the country – STILL IN HIS UNIFORM – he was earning a fearsome reputation as a babyface killer even the biggest and best didn’t want to work with.
The comparison between Dynamite Dan and ice-cool Itauma seems clear, but he bats it off like a rival’s jab.
He explained: “When everyone first turns professional, we all need a story to sell and that’s what they sold with Dubois, dropping AJ, or whatever happened,
“My story is different. I have a big amateur pedigree and my sparring story is that from a young age I was sparring everyone.
“But I have never come out and said I have knocked out anyone, because sparring stories are just sparring stories, everyone has one.
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“I believe Frank Warren has said he signed me based off of footage he saw of a sparring session – but I don’t know who I was sparring with.
“I never found out who it was but I could understand the story because I do well in those spars and that’s where I get my confidence from.
“If I was holding my own against guys with world titles and world title shots, at 15, now I am 19 and I can wonder what I might be like in another four year’s time.”
Watch Riyadh Season Card: Joshua v Dubois, live on TNT Sports Box Office from 4pm on Saturday 21 September. Find out more at tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice.
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A WOMAN shared the action she took when her sex life became non-existent after years of marriage.
The unnamed wife explained that she had affairs with men she met online after her husband refused to sleep with her.
In her Reddit post, the user recounted some of the excuses her husband gave to avoid being intimate with her.
She explained that there is a 17 year age gap in her marriage, and that she has been with her partner for almost 30 years.
The woman, who had only slept with one man before settling down with her husband, explained that sex had been a “frequent bone of contention” in the marriage.
“He always had a low drive, and it ground to a halt six years ago,” she said.
“For the three years before it stoppage, we had sex about six times a year.
“I tried everything you can think of to entice him, and nothing worked.
“He always had a million excuses, including my personal favourite: ‘My eyes hurt.'”
After failed attempts at marriage counselling, the couple found themselves trapped in a rut.
The Reddit user recounted how she took advantage of her flexible work hours to pursue an extra marital affair.
“I put up an ad or profile and got pelted with responses,” she explained.
“I would sift through them, respond to some, chat for a few days, and if I was interested, we’d meet for coffee.”
If the meet-up went well, the woman said she would “test drive” the men before taking them to a nearby hotel.
“The thrill was incredible, I finally felt wanted for the first time in five to eight years, and then there was the tease and chase between meeting for coffee and meeting at a hotel,” she said.
Despite the excitement, the poster revealed that she viewed the men as her “buddies,” explaining that she “purposely picked men with a flaw of some type.”
This specification allowed her to filter out the men she could potentially “fall for.”
Private Investigator Aaron Bond from BondRees revealed four warning signs your partner might be cheating.
They start to take their phone everywhere with them
In close relationships, it’s normal to know each other’s passwords and use each other’s phones, if their phone habits change then they may be hiding something.
Aaron says: “If your partner starts changing their passwords, starts taking their phone everywhere with them, even around the house or they become defensive when you ask to use their phone it could be a sign of them not being faithful.”
“You should also look at how they place their phone down when not in use. If they face the phone with the screen facing down, then they could be hiding something.”
They start telling you less about their day
When partners cheat they can start to avoid you, this could be down to them feeling guilty or because it makes it easier for them to lie to you.
“If you feel like your partner has suddenly begun to avoid you and they don’t want to do things with you any more or they stop telling you about their day then this is another red flag.”
“Partners often avoid their spouses or tell them less about their day because cheating can be tough, remembering all of your lies is impossible and it’s an easy way to get caught out,” says Aaron.
Their libido changes
Your partner’s libido can change for a range of reasons so it may not be a sure sign of cheating but it can be a red flag according to Aaron.
Aaron says: “Cheaters often have less sex at home because they are cheating, but on occasions, they may also have more sex at home, this is because they feel guilty and use this increase in sex to hide their cheating. You may also find that your partner will start to introduce new things into your sex life that weren’t there before.”
They become negative towards you
Cheaters know that cheating is wrong and to them, it will feel good, this can cause tension and anxiety within themselves which they will need to justify.
“To get rid of the tension they feel inside they will try to convince themselves that you are the problem and they will become critical of you out of nowhere. Maybe you haven’t walked the dog that day, put the dishes away or read a book to your children before bedtime. A small problem like this can now feel like a big deal and if you experience this your partner could be cheating,” warns Aaron.
“I was so angry about being turned down by my husband so many times that it felt like I deserved this second life,” she explained.
“I was wanted, and that fed my ego.
“I had control over everything and it felt so good after always accepting someone else’s decisions that rarely leaned my way.”
Eventually, the Reddit user started to feel guilty about her actions, citing the effect it would have on her husband and the wives of the men she slept with.
Calling her affairs “pathetic,” she decided to call them off altogether.
“I never told my husband but I committed to being faithful to him and I sought therapy,” she said.
“We have begun doing things we used to do for foreplay but long enough to get me off.
“I’m more appreciative of him and the things he does for me and our son.”
A HUGE change at supermarket petrol stations means customers are to be hit with new rules for buying pay-at-the-pump fuel.
Some stations will now require a £100 pre-authorisation fee before motorists can fill up as part of the shake-up.
Conversions to drive-thru payment kiosks began at Asda‘s 82 superstores in December, with station staff being shifted in-store.
Similar changes are also expected at Sainsbury’s and Tesco branches.
Sainsbury’s Pay@Pump self-service pumps will now request a £100 pre-authorisation amount before customers can fill up their motors.
This is to ensure customers have the sufficient funds to cover the fuel dispensed, as per new industry requirements mandated by Visa and Mastercard.
Morrisons, meanwhile, sold its forecourts business to specialist operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) in April in a deal worth £2.5 billion as it looks to reduce its debts.
It encompasses 337 of the supermarket’s petrol stations and 400 associated car parks.
However, the supermarket – which took a 20% stake in MFG and agreed commercial and supply deals – has confirmed it has no plans for stations to be made fully cashless, reports Birmingham Live.
The chain stated: “While the company may elect to apply up to £1bn proceeds towards reinvestment, it intends to explore if there are efficient opportunities to apply proceeds to debt reduction.”
Tesco customers can fill up with a maximum of £120 of fuel using Pay at Pump, and there’s no maximum spend.
The supermarket’s sites accept all contactless payment for sales up to £100 in kiosks but contactless isn’t accepted at the pumps.
A statement said: “We accept all UK-registered chip and pin cards at our Pay at Pump stations, except for Visa Electron.
“We accept the following fuel cards at our kiosks: fuelGenie, UK Fuels, Keyfuels (purple card only), Allstar.”
It added: “If your account balance is under £120, your card issuer should respond with the lower amount they’ll allow, and the fuel pump screen will show the value you can fill up to.
“Some card issuers might not allow partial authorisations below £120. If this happens, please try another payment card.”
An Asda spokesperson said: “As more than 90 per cent of all payments on our Superstore forecourts are made via card or a contactless device, the colleagues who worked on these sites are moving into the store so they can better serve our customers.
“These conversions began in December and we expect to complete the changeover later in 2024.”
The Sun has approached Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s for comment.
ANTHONY JOSHUA and Daniel Dubois had an awkward exchange in the press conference ahead of their world title fight.
Joshua challenges for Dubois’ IBF belt on Saturday in what is set to be a British-record 96,000 sellout at Wembley.
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The two went back and forth at the press conference just 48 hours before they are due to share the ring.
And both were probed on their heated clash two months ago when AJ threatened to wrap a chair around Dubois’ face.
Joshua, 34, explained: “He said, ‘Let’s go now.’ I clicked for a minute, I said, ‘What does he mean by that?’
“And then he repeated it again. And I just feel like anyone in here…”
Dubois, 27, interrupted and said: “It’s boxing. This is what happens this is boxing. These things happen so we’re fighting Saturday. Let’s go.”
Joshua, drawing a laugh from the crowd, continued: “So as I was saying.
“At the press conference you should never let anyone take an inch because they’ll end up taking a mile. Know what I mean, Dan?”
A confused Dubois replied: “Sorry?”
THIS weekend Wembley will witness one of the biggest all-British fights of all-time.
But who will emerge victorious under the famous arch? Some of the biggest names in boxing have been having their say…
Oleksandr Usyk: “My favourite is Anthony Joshua but I am very bad at predictions. But I will predict Anthony Joshua.”
Dillian Whyte: “I just think that it’s one of those fights where it is a genuine 50/50 fight in my opinion.”
Joe Joyce: “I was initially edging with Joshua but I don’t know, Dubois is coming on.”
Frazer Clarke: “As heavy-handed as Dubois is and as good a fighter as he’s becoming, I still have to go for Joshua.”
Francis Ngannou: “Even though Joshua lost against Usyk twice and Dubois fought Usyk and almost knocked him down and almost won, I would still give this to Joshua.”
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Again those in attendance burst out laughing with fans online similarly loving the awkward chatter.
One said: “Sorry? Dubois is a funny man.”
Another added: “Gotta love Dubois.”
Further tension was caused when the infamous sparring session between the pair was brought up.
AJ has been forced to deny he was floored by Dubois many years ago but conceded he was shaken by a left hook.
Joshua said: “He cracked me with a great shot and it’s my chance to get him back on Saturday.
“I’m looking forward to it. We sparred hundreds of rounds, innit?”
Dubois said: “It’s sparring. Now we’re fighting, it’s different. Move on now. We can move on now. Move on.”
The defending champion has been without head trainer Don Charles, leading to rumours they have sensationally split just days before the bout.
But Dubois and his camp insist Charles is actually ill with the flu and is expected to be in the corner come fight night.
Dubois said: “Everything’s good. As long as he’s in my corner on fight night. Everything’s gone well, training camp’s gone brilliant. Let’s go.”
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