Anthony Joshua unification fight

Joseph Parker admits he felt uncomfortable in the build up to AJ

The world champ spoke to Mantis on Niu FM Breakfast live yesterday from London, after appearing at his first pre-fight conference with Joshua in London.

Parker stood face to face with his opponent for the first time since the announcement of the fight.

He says he's happy the talk is done because he hasn't been feeling like his genuine self.

“Now that the fights locked in, it’s back to the person that I am, so some of the things that I said and the way that I acted, it wasn’t really me and I felt uncomfortable doing it,” he says.