I was Anthony Joshua’s sparring partner, Kristian Prenga only has ONE way to beat him and we’ve seen it done before

DAVE ALLEN says Kristian Prenga must take a leaf out of ALL of Anthony Joshua’s conquerors’ books to beat Anthony Joshua. Prenga – despite a 20-1 record all by KO – is a huge outsider against AJ on Saturday in Jeddah. Dave Allen on SunSport’s No Glove Lost episode Kristian Prenga ahead of his fight with Anthony Joshua Credit: Getty Allen knows first hand just how good AJ is having shared hundreds of rounds sparring together at Team GB’s Sheffield HQ. The straight-talking Yorkshireman says Prenga does not have the power to stop AJ and would need to out-move him like Andy Ruiz Jr, Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois did before him. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Allen said on SunSport’s No Glove Lost episode: “I sparred AJ in 2012 to 2015. It’s a long time ago. It’s a different fight completely. “He’s a great athlete. He’s super fit, well conditioned, has a good jab, good right hand. “The way to beat him, in my opinion, is to frustrate him, is to move. Usyk showed how to do it. “Ruiz and Dubois did it differently. But I can’t punch for toffee, to be honest, so I wouldn’t be knocking him out. And the same with Prenga. This fella ain’t good enough. He ain’t good enough. There’s two things to beat Anthony Joshua. “One’s a hell of a punch. And one is unbelievable. movement, skill, trickery, and Prenga ain’t got nothing either. It’s a fact, though, isn’t it? It’s a fact.” Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga - all the info Anthony Joshua faces Kristian Prenga in his huge comeback fight The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. Anthony Joshua returns to the ring in July to face Kristian Prenga ahead of a potential blockbuster bout against Tyson Fury later in the year. The Gypsy King also features in a warm-up bout the day before AJ, as he takes on Mariusz Wach in Thailand. And Moses Itauma returns for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… July Fri 24 – Tyson Fury vs Mariusz Wach Sat 25 – Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga – DAZN PPV Sun 26 – Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu August Sat 1 – Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain – DAZN Sat 15 – Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott – DAZN Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. Joshua is back on a road to become three-time heavyweight world champion and settle a decade- old score with Tyson Fury. And Allen reckons those two reasons alone are enough to keep AJ motivated to carry on despite the fortune he has already amassed. He said: “I’ve never seen someone train as hard. Very professional. He was always on it. Always professional. I think he still loves it. “I don’t know, but looking from the outside, he still loves it. He loves training, he loves boxing, he loves to compete. So he’s doing it for the right reasons. He’s got all the money in the world. He’s doing it for the right reasons. He’s still in good shape 24-7. He’s still living and breathing it. “He’s away in another country preparing, so you can’t really knock him. “I think he wants to become a three-time heavyweight champion of the world. I think that man would be the biggest thing, pushing him on still. Bit of history.” Comment now