In a career spanning more than a decade, Anthony Joshua became famous for knocking out his opponents inside the ring. However, the former two-time heavyweight champ is also known for walking out to some banger entrance music. Just like his fights, the fans enjoyed vibing with the multiple tracks that ‘AJ’ used so far. On December 19th, the Brit will be looking forward to maintaining that energy once again.

At the Kaseya Center Arena, Joshua will face Jake Paul in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown. Ahead of the clash, the former champ is getting most of the wager because he’s going to face an opponent who’s much less experienced and also undersized than him. So, the stakes are definitely high for Joshua to completely dominate ‘El Gallo’. But, before ‘AJ’ steps inside the ring against Jake Paul, let’s take a look at the list of walkout music that he has used so far, starting with his last fight against Daniel Dubois.    

Daniel Dubois  

Anthony Joshua fought fellow Brit Daniel Dubois in his last fight on 21 September 2024 for the IBF heavyweight championship. Before ‘AJ’ stepped inside the ring, he made a flashy entrance playing the iconic movie The Godfather’s theme music mixed with the famous American rapper Jay Z’s track, Public Service Announcement. Although fans liked the Briton’s walkout very much, Joshua’s performance left his supporters disappointed. 

Inside a packed Wembley Stadium, Dubois served the former heavyweight champ a humble pie. ‘Triple D’ knocked out Anthony Joshua in the 5th round of a 12-round fight, giving him his 4th loss of his career. Well, as we got to know ‘AJ’s walkout music and how the fight turned out with Dubois, let’s jump into the Englishman’s fight with the former UFC heavyweight champ, Francis Ngannou. 

Francis Ngannou

Far from home, Anthony Joshua got the crowd to stand on their feet at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an epic ring walk for the Francis Ngannou fight. Before sending the former UFC heavyweight champion into oblivion via second-round knockout, ‘AJ‘ walked out to “I Spy” by Skepta, a renowned British grime MC, rapper, record producer, and DJ.

Dillian Whyte

In 2015, the then-26-year-old rising prospect rose to stardom by knocking out Dillian Whyte in the seventh round at The O2 Arena in London, England. In his all-British clash, Joshua pulled out big guns – walking out to “Shut Up” by Stormzy as the British rapper, singer, and songwriter performed it live inside the boxing ring.

Wladimir Klitschko

In his second fight at Wembley Stadium, ‘AJ‘ cemented his legacy by beating heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko. Knocked down in the sixth after claiming his own in round 5, the then-IBF heavyweight champion unified the vacant WBA (Super) and IBO heavyweight titles via technical knockout after sending Klitschko to the canvas twice with a barrage of punches in the 11th round.

In front of 90,000 fans, against Klitschko, Joshua entered the stadium to the tune of Stormzy’s “They Ain’t Ready” before the fans started singing along to the iconic song “Seven Nation Army” by the American rock duo, The White Stripes. Furthermore, it became a notable tune for ‘AJ‘ with fans adapting their version of “Oh Anthony Joshua.”

Andy Ruiz Jr. I and II – Sweet Revenge by Anthony Joshua

Although his US debut did not go as expected, Joshua did not fail to get fans on their feet with an epic ring walk. He used Burna Boy’s “Ye” as his walkout song at the then-Mecca of Boxing, New York’s Madison Square Garden, for his first fight against Andy Ruiz Jr. Additionally, he avenged his then-only loss later the same year in December 2019.

For his rematch with Ruiz Jr. at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, Joshua walked out to “Fight To Win” by Femi Kuti – a song that reflects his Nigerian roots to exact his revenge and wipe the slate clean.

Oleksandr Usyk I and II

While Joshua lost miserably twice – in what is now branded as the toughest period in his career- he certainly gave fans a highlight reel walkout in both Oleksandr Usyk fights. The ring walk music for the first Usyk clash in front of 70,000 fans was more special to ‘AJ‘ as he teamed up with his cousin, a rising star musician named Maulo, to create the ultimate walkout song, “Ambitions.”

Playing the classic “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes before the introduction, Joshua walked out to The LOX’s “All for Love” for the Oleksandr Usyk rematch at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. While the second Usyk loss affected Joshua mentally, he made his comeback with four straight wins, with three coming via stoppages.

Honorable mentions from the list of ring walk songs Anthony Joshua has used before the Jake Paul fight

• Oxide & Neutrino’s “Bound 4 da Reload” – vs. Michael Sprott (Nov 2014, Echo Arena in Liverpool)
• Giggs’ “Talking da Hardest” – vs. Dominic Breazeale (June 2016, The O2 Arena in London)
• The Godfather theme song, played by a solo violinist – vs. Robert Helenius (Aug 2023, London’s O2 Arena)
• “I See You Shining” by British Rapper Nines – vs. Alexander Povetkin (Sep 2018, Wembley Stadium)

With the above list, we can clearly see that Anthony Joshua definitely loves the dynamic hip hop mixed with other musical elements to keep the energetic atmosphere inside the arena. That said, there is a good chance that ‘AJ’ would walk out in ‘Back in Black’ by AC/DC.

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