Anthony Joshua crushes punching game record on Graham Norton talk show

Anthony Joshua has become one of, if not the biggest, stars in boxing over the last couple of years. He's run through opponents and risen to the top of the boxing heavyweight rankings by sleeping everyone that's been put in front of him so far with his devastating knockout power. With an undefeated record of 19-0, all by way of KO/TKO, you could easily make an argument for him being one of the hardest hitters in the game. Joshua really became a household name, though, when he recently defeated boxing icon Wladimir Klitschko this past April.

The Joshua-Klitschko bout will go down as one of the most epic boxing matches in recent years, and definitely silenced the ‘boxing is dead’ critics, after the courageous effort both contenders gave in this fight. Rumours have surfaced this week that a rematch is on the horizon within a few months, as boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is working away to get the deal done, which should have fans talking (especially since the deal between McGregor and Mayweather looks to be at a current standstill).

Joshua who has become pretty famous outside of his sport, rounding up over 2 million likes on Facebook and kicking it with Athletes like ‘The Rock’, has also been making more and more television appearances lately. He was a recent guest on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ in the UK. Graham's show involves him typically putting his famous guests into colourful sketches or bits during the broadcast and "AJ" was no exemption. On the show's set they brought in a punching machine, the ones that are typically present at bars, and which we all want to compete against our friends on, especially after a few cold ones. These machines have been an instant hit, making for some entertaining online clips and it was fun watching fellow guests on the set have a go.

English comedian and star of the show ‘The Inbetweeners’ took part, as did ‘The Hobbit’ star Martin Freeman. Then came turn for the heavyweight champ to have a crack, and what a crack it was. Joshua calmly walked up and, with what appeared to be little effort, threw a punch that broke the machine's record. Not the highest score ever, but there's a particular way you've got to hit those machines.

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