An angry Anthony Joshua responded to Jarrell Miller's claims he is fighting him on behalf of the "underdog" by reminding him he was a "streetfighter" before he was groomed for greatness.
The IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion usually cuts a composed figure amid goading from his opponents but Miller angered him when they met in New York last week and he is yet to rediscover his normal persona. They again met in London on Monday afternoon, and Brooklyn's Miller said: "I've been hearing AJ's too posh, his nose is up here sometimes. For all the underdogs out there who are told they're not good enough; I'm proof that with one or two cheeseburgers and hard work and dedication you can go far."
Here's how the press conference played out:
Welcome to the Independent's live blog for the London press conference for the upcoming world heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Jarrell Miller.
The Brit will put up his IBF, WBA Super and WBO titles against the Brooklyn fighter.
'Big Baby' has home advantage with the fight at Madison Square Garden, with the first press conference last week suggesting we can expect fireworks when the two meet once more this lunch time.
We're behind schedule in London...
Joshua was goaded by British rival Dillian Whyte for failing to react to Miller's taunts last time out.
Will he be able to keep his calm once more?
The fighters are here.
Miller and his entourage stroll in. The American sits alone at the top table with a huge golden necklace around his neck.
We're moments away from starting.
George Groves is also in attendance.
Local to the area, the former super-middleweight world champion has come by to take in the heavyweight meeting.
Groves has a grin on his face, as well he may after taking pleasure in his former rival James DeGale's defeat to Chris Eubank Jr on Saturday.
We're underway!
First some words from promoter Eddie Hearn and Sky Sports' Adam Smith.
Miller, who had his feet up on the table, is now sitting, shades on, gazing into the distance.
Miller's team emphasising how Joshua was partying in New York recently with Daniel Jacobs.
Now Dmitry Salita, Miller's promoter, is speaking about his fighter becoming the new world heavyweight champion.
"This will be the toughest fight of Anthony's career," he says.
"Jarrell is the busiest heavyweight in the world. He's incredibly big, athletic, fast, active in the ring."
Trainer Rob McCracken admits Joshua has a big challenge.
Anthony will look forward to this. He won the gold when he was a novice.He can really fight. He's on a good learning trajectory.He's a phenomenal fighter and talent, there's this myth AJ has had everything put on a plate.He's got something you don't see in other fighters, great challenger, but Anthony will be ready and deliver on the night.
McCracken adds:
He (Miller) is big and good, he can box a bit.He's stepping up, he hasn't achieved what he has for nothing.To beat who has beaten, he has to be a bit special.He knows how tough boxing is, he won't take him lightly.He'll prepare as best as possible. He understands the business, he wants to entertain, with his first night in the US, he'll be prepared and deliver on June 1.
Now Miller is ready to speak:
UK, what's up? I had a cup of tea, chilling.You know how I feel about AJ, where I come from and where I'm going.I can't wait for June 1. Thanks to my team and management.The UK fans will give me support. I've heard from the fans themselves, 'AJ is too posh,' I'm for the underdogs.For those who are told they're not good enough, too fat, don't listen, I'm proven fact, you can go real far. Let's go to work.There will be fireworks. I can't wait.
I just get it done.Any task in front of me.You have to go balls to the wall, no turning back now.If I'd doubted myself I wouldn't have come this far.The plan is to stop him in seven rounds.
Winning the title means a whole lot, we know we're going to win the title.To change lives, change countries, do positive things in the communities around the world and be a positive role model.The title is one thing, be an ambassador to the human race too.
Anthony Joshua responds:
New York was 10/10, but nothing like being on home soil.I can focus on what's ahead of me.I'm not fighting none of his team members, it's just him.There won't be many words in that real, just punches.
That's what I live for, just another opponent.You need a good dancing partner. Jarrell is that.June 2 Jarrell will be irrelevant.Danny Jacobs showed me love, looked after me.We had a real good time.
I come from a great family, my mother and father raised me well.We all looked after each other. I got banned from the area I grew up in.I'd take my cousin to boxing and I thought that looks easy.I beat a few people up. From that point, do I want to smoke, face jail? When you look at my hands, it's not from boxing, it's from street fighting.Do I want to get in trouble for fighting on the streets? Boxing is not about Miller, or Tyson Fury, it's about me. Take some positivity to the community.When I turned pro, Me and Rob would train in the garden, in the heat, just grind it out.
It looks easy, but that's what the people who are great do, make tough tasks look easy.I'm in no different business to anybody else, we calculate each step, never complain, never cry.When I'd only been boxing a year, I had to swim deep.I went straight to boxing and took over boxing.I've still got 10 years left. This is all I know. I don't know football, rugby, NFL, all I know is this. Knocking people out. I'm going to strip his soul in the ring. If he's still in there, look at his face, I'm going to reconstruct his face.
I'm a heavy-handed puncher. I'm going to reconstruct his face, landlord in the States, surgeon in the UK.
100 per cent (I need to knock him out), knock him clean out.People doubted why we took this fight. Discrediting Miller, we'll struggle to do numbers at MSG, we've flipped that upside down.He does all the talking, I'll do the physical stuff in there. I'm a force to be reckoned with.
Miller responds, whilst snoring.
I'm ready for anything. The odds have always been against me.All that nervousness can't fight for him. This is what I've been doing.He's not the popular one anymore, I come here, all I hear is 'Tyson Fury.'
Joshua wants a rap battle:
I beat you in every department.Bars baby. Let's go.There's not much I can do to that face.
Hearn confirms more British and Irish fighters to come to the undercard.
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