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AyakaDunukofia:
A good nation brings out the best from his citizens. Anthony Joshua is a British born and not 'Nigerian born' as claimed by the OP. Born in Watford by Scottish father. He is a member of the British Empire, MBE, flying the Union Jack Flag. Would die and be buried honorably in the UK. Any sublimal, subtle claim of this man is laughable

His, is a story of grass to grace. Anthony Joshua, nine years ago was a BRICKLAYER ecking out a living from London's construction sites. No one remembered him then.

Simply done well for himself, his family, his British trainers and the UK government.

Tolexander:
Success has many friends and relatives!

Winner takes it all
looser standing small
Beside the victory
that's her destiny

None of our celebrities did this when Samuel Peter was defeated by this same beast (Wladimir Klitschko) Anthony Joshua beat.

Alajiki:
Anthony Oluwafemi Oluwaseni Joshua. Africa is proud of you, Nigeria is proud of you, the Yoruba race is proud of you.

Omo Yoruba atata.

Afonja be making Nigeria proud while the Jews from red mud republic be claiming business-minded with drugs all over the place.

ednut1:
Wont be surprised if one dem tweets. He shud fight Mayweather next. That uppercut wey e give klitscho wud kill 3 ordinary men

U4unique:
He made the afonjas proud because he doesn't share your stupidity na your type we de see for television and Internet with human head to go and do ritual as usual.

Pokiyo007:
wat d fuse about all dis?.I mean for all we know it could be a planned fight nd Aj must ave been meant to win in first place

Alajiki:
Anthony Oluwafemi Oluwaseni Joshua. Africa is proud of you, Nigeria is proud of you, the Yoruba race is proud of you.

Omo Yoruba atata.

[s]Afonja be making Nigeria proud while the Jews from red mud republic be claiming business-minded with drugs all over the place.[/s]

Pokiyo007:
wat d fuse about all dis?.I mean for all we know it could be a planned fight nd Aj must ave been meant to win in first place

samstradam:
Let's calm down with all these Nigeria disowned him comments...... the truth is yes he is British born and yes Britain as a country has contributed to his success far more than Nigeria has.... but he has at least 75℅ Nigerian blood running in him and more importantly he is 100% proud of that fact.


Like a true African child, he always praises his family for all the support they gave him and even points to the fact that the tough love and a short stint in boarding school in Nigeria really shaped him.

So being Nigerian is a very important part of him (look at his arm) and his display of rare humility in his trade, a trait so culturally admired and treasured by we his kinsmen, can only make us identify with him more.

Finishing it off with an oyinbo saying "If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.......it must be a duck!"



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-4358756/Anthony-Joshua-believes-Nigerian-boarding-school-helped.html

teetee123:
Can anything good come out of Nigeria? I am beginning to think some people get sad if anything good is linked to Nigeria.
As a Nigerian in diaspora, this is the question I am faced with on daily basis by colleagues who only read about Nigeria been an extensively corrupt country, suicide bombing haven, super fraudsters etc.
On my own I have chosen to celebrate good news that are linked to Nigeria. At least I have a good news to share with colleagues this week.
For your information Nigerians will celebrate Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua because he has forever been linked to Nigeria.
If he turned rogue tomorrow, British media will disown him and remember his parents are from the "crime infected Nigeria".
His father is of Nigerian and Irish parentage while his mother is 100% Yoruba Nigerian. (Sagamu, Ogun State origin)
The fact that he was born in UK did not change the reality that he is of Nigerian descent who is very proud of his origin. Nigerian constitution allowed anyone who can trace his great-grandparent origin to Nigeria is qualified to be a Nigerian citizen.
AJ spent two years of his life in Nigeria. I am happy that he was discovered by someone while he was contended to live his life as a bricklayer. Mind you it was his cousin that encouraged him to take boxing and not UK government. However, UK government created an enabling environment for him to thrive. He would have turned agbero or a bouncer in Sagamu, Lagos, Abuja or Abeokuta if he was still in Nigeria.
He went as far as making a tattoo of Africa and Nigeria on his shoulder as his trademark.
He tried competing for Nigeria at the 2012 Olympics but was messed up by the Nigerian system, rejected by the egoistic boxing coaches.
Nigeria loss was Britain's gain.
The reality is that many Nigerians were brought up to be tribalist, nepotistic, sadist etc.
His story gives credit to the belief that many Nigerians who were grossly invested on by the Nigerian system will rather stay out of Nigeria
and live as citizens of other countries because of the vicious and unfavourable environment in Nigeria. It is Nigeria's loss on the long run, losing critical human resources.
Anybody from the commonwealth can be bestowed with MBE. MBE does not mean he is going to live and die in UK. IK Dairo, Sir Alakija also had MBE in the past. Many UK born Nigerian descents are retracing their path back to Africa in recent years.
I celebrate others like Sade Adu, Seal, Tunde Baiyewu, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie etc

Find below the links that showcased AJ as a proud Nigerian even if he presently represent UK.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/uncategorized/3445770/anthony-joshua-vs-wladimir-klitschko-aj-was-rejected-by-nigeria-for-2012-olympics-before-he-went-on-to-win-gold-for-britain/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcvKQydyzDY&feature=youtu.be

Alajiki:
Anthony Oluwafemi Oluwaseni Joshua. Africa is proud of you, Nigeria is proud of you, the Yoruba race is proud of you.

Omo Yoruba atata.

Afonja be making Nigeria proud while the Jews from red mud republic be claiming business-minded with drugs all over the place.

ednut1:
Wont be surprised if one dem tweets. He shud fight Mayweather next. That uppercut wey e give klitscho wud kill 3 ordinary men

dammybabanla:
How can he fight mayweather? AJ is heavyweight while mayweather is feather or middle weight

Samkeniyy:
If you check his profile on Wikipedia. You won't see any trace of Nigerian origin there except his Yoruba name. He is simply identified as a British dude. But I trust my people. We like good things. Meanwhile I can't wait for Scotland to exit United Kingdom, I'm anticipating the looks on their face when they realize they can not claim Andy Murray again .

AyakaDunukofia:
A good nation brings out the best from his citizens. Anthony Joshua is a British born and not 'Nigerian born' as claimed by the OP. Born in Watford by Scottish father. He is a member of the British Empire, MBE, flying the Union Jack Flag. Would die and be buried honorably in the UK. Any sublimal, subtle claim of this man is laughable

His, is a story of grass to grace. Anthony Joshua, nine years ago was a BRICKLAYER ecking out a living from London's construction sites. No one remembered him then.

Simply done well for himself, his family, his British trainers and the UK government.

Teewhy2:
Good one, as he is successful Britain will claim him assuming he did something wrong they will say he is a Nigerian.

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AyakaDunukofia:
A good nation brings out the best from his citizens. Anthony Joshua is a British born and not 'Nigerian born' as claimed by the OP. Born in Watford by Scottish father. He is a member of the British Empire, MBE, flying the Union Jack Flag. Would die and be buried honorably in the UK. Any sublimal, subtle claim of this man is laughable

His, is a story of grass to grace. Anthony Joshua, nine years ago was a BRICKLAYER ecking out a living from London's construction sites. No one remembered him then.

Simply done well for himself, his family, his British trainers and the UK government.

uzoclinton:
Write a will before you go fight him

chuks34:
lol will... for person Wey no go take me 2mins to finish