Anthony Joshua Recalls Thinking Jay-Z Would ‘Break His Head’ At The Movie Premiere

More like Sock-a-fella records.

Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua may not appear to receive many threats. However, the two-time heavyweight champion recalled a time when he thought Jay-Z was going to slap him in a movie premiere, the Daily Mail reported. The 31-year-old puncher dropped the bomb while talking to William Hill Boxing ahead of his championship fight this weekend.

“Jay-Z was cool,” the British brawler described of the unexpected incident, which happened in 2013 while the two were at the premiere of an unspecified Will Smith film.

Growing up listening to the rap icon’s music – including hits such as “Hard Knock Life” and “Dead Presidents” – Joshua was thrilled to have the chance to meet his idol, he explained.

“It was one of those big stairs and I was on the top left. And I saw Jay-Z come in, ”the boxer said as he painted the scene.

“In my head, I was like, ‘Yo, there’s Jay-Z.’ Know what i mean? Ready to jump off the balcony, ”the star-struck fighter recalled. “But I was like, ‘Play it cool. So I thought, “Which way is he going to go up these stairs?” Because if I stand on the left and he continues to the right, there are too many people, it’s a first.

Fortunately, the decorated boxer was standing on the correct side of the stairs. When Hov approached he allegedly grabbed her wrist and asked her, “Jay, do you mind if I take a picture?” “

“And he kind of looked at my hand, yeah, like, ‘Dude, I’m gonna break your head if you don’t leave me,'” recalled the 2012 gold medalist.

Despite the kerfuffle, Joshua ended up getting his photoshoot with the big boss of “Roc-a-fella Records”. “It was just one of those things where I just gave the camera to the guy, and in this pic – I think it’s one of the first pics on my Instagram – Jay-Z just has an ordinary face. “, he said with tenderness. “And there’s me with a big smile.”

Joshua will defend his heavyweight belts against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk this Saturday in London in the hopes that a win will give him a chance against winner Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder III, Sky Sports reported.