Joshua wary of ‘Drake Curse’ and jokes he might ban Canadian rapper from his dressing room
ANTHONY JOSHUA has joked he will have to BAN music star Drake from his dressing room before his fight against Andy Ruiz Jr for fear of the “curse”.
The Canadian rapper, 32, has been blamed for slapping a hoodoo on whomever he meets, including a host of sports stars.
And now current WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world champ Joshua is wary of becoming his next victim.
And AJ has already experienced some bad look when it comes to the rapper.
Speaking to ESPN about whether he would have Drake backstage, the 29-year-old said: “I know I shouldn’t.
“You know about the Drake curse? It’s real though.
“This is what I’m saying, what’s weird though is I took a picture with Drake.
Victims of the Drake Curse
2013: Toronto Raptors make Drake their global ambassador and earn a reputation for choking in big games
2014: Kentucky lose college basketball decider versus Wisconsin
2014: Miami Heat smashed 4-1 in NBA Finals by San Antonio
2015: Serena Williams shocked by Roberta Vinci in US Open semi-final
2016: Quarterback Johnny Manziel drops out of NFL having previously been a first-round draft pick
2018: UFC champion Conor McGregor loses to Khabib Nurmagomedov
2019: Alabama suffer big loss to college football rivals Clemson
2019: Jadon Sancho’s Dortmund hammered by Bayern
2019: Aubameyang benched as Arsenal lose at Everton
2019: Aguero misses a penalty as City lose to Tottenham in the Champions League
2019: PSG suffer their heaviest league defeat in 19 years, losing 5-1 at Lille
“We took it before (Jarrell) Miller got banned.
“Miller then had a drug test and got popped. The fight got cancelled!”
Most recently, Paris Saint-Germain fell foul of the curse, as they suffered their biggest defeat in 19 years after Layvin Kurzawa posed for a photo with the music star.
PSG were battered 5-1 by Lille in just one of dozens of now infamous instances of the bonkers curse.
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Both Arsenal and Manchester City have recently felt the wrath of Drake.
The Gunners suffered a massive blow to their top four hopes with a 1-0 defeat at Everton days after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was seen partying with Drake.
And City’s Sergio Aguero saw his penalty saved by Hugo Lloris in the 1-0 Champions League loss to Tottenham not long after taking a selfie with the rapper.