Deontay Wilder’s axed coach, Mark Breland, is embarking on a suicide mission as he claimed that he could beat Anthony Joshua – at the age of 57.
Breland had been an assistant in Wilder’s corner up until the night the American heavyweight was dethroned of the WBC belt against Tyson Fury.
The trainer threw in the towel to stop Fury’s one-sided beating last February but as a result lost his job.
Breland has since come out swigging as he took aim at Wilder and accused the knockout artist of lacking a jab.
For the same reason, the retired former world champion and 1984 Olympic gold medalist claimed he could beat current unified champion AJ.
Breland said on The Fight Is Right podcast: “To be honest, I could beat Anthony Joshua.
“Here’s a guy who doesn’t have a jab at all. When he fought Ruiz in the second fight, people talked about his jab.
“That wasn’t a jab, he was just doing this (making a tapping motion). To fight a guy like him, I would out-jab him.
“I don’t think he’d be able to touch me. I’d put him to sleep, the jab can bang that chin and put you down.”