Anthony Joshua had told Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller he can’t rile him with his insults.
Miller has repeatedly goaded Joshua to try and make him lose his cool ahead of their world heavyweight title clash at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 1.
The big-mouthed Miller from Brooklyn has accused Joshua of taking performance enhancing drugs and shoved him at their New York press conference.
Joshua claims he has learnt to control his emotions and knows the fight could be called off if he lost his cool.
“When I’m at my best is when I’m in control,” the unbeaten WBA Super, IBF and WBO king told DAZN.
“I’m still a threat, but I just learn to think. I’m still a threat, but now I think before I flip.
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“I’m older, I’m wiser and I can take care of myself and control my emotions.
“There are so many people in jail, so many people who got themselves into sticky situations because they just couldn’t control their emotions.
“I can’t afford to get road rage, flip out and hit someone, get done for GBH. Miller says something, WHAO! boom! fight’s off because someone’s jaw gets broken.”
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Joshua, 29, wants to impress on his US debut at the fabled Madison Square Garden and is excited that he will be part of the iconic venue’s history.
The Watford walloper aims to win over new fans in America and said: “Until I had the offer to fight here, I never realised how iconic this place was.
“It’s an iconic place, not just in terms of sport, but entertainment.
“I feel me and Miller have just posted our names through the letter box of MSG history.
“Now it’s about how do you stamp your name along with these guys because it’s one thing being amongst them, but how do you make your stamp?
“It has to be a great fight and then I have to come back again and own the place.”
