Joshua has a lot of weaknesses, says title opponent Breazeale

Olympic champion Joshua, who won the world heavyweight crown in only his 16th professional fight, will put up his first defence of the title against Californian Breazeale on Saturday.

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"Joshua has a lot of weaknesses. Joshua doesn't have much of a jaw, I understand that he is really robotic," the 30-year-old told British media.

"He has a little speed, a little power, it's the heavyweight game that is what we do.

"He's (Joshua) very raw for having 16 fights. I have definitely had tougher fights than Joshua."

With a record of 17-0, Breazeale is undefeated as a professional and appeared at the 2012 London Olympics, where he lost in the first round.

"Everything from coaching to arrival in London didn't have a lot of education put into it," he added. "You had no idea who was in the competition, no idea who you were fighting."

(Reporting by Nivedita Shankar in Bengaluru; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)