Wladimir Klitschko fired up for Anthony Joshua clash on April 29

If Anthony Joshua loses his world title fight in front of a 90,000 home crowd at Wembley Stadium he will have not only himself but his heavyweight compatriot Tyson Fury to blame. 

Wladimir Klitschko insists his upset defeat rejuvenated his fighting instincts in time for his Super-Star War with Joshua on Aprll 29. 

As he and Joshua surveyed the hallowed setting for that forthcoming battle, Klitschko said: 

"If I had taken my routine win over Fury I would have just carried on the same way I had been preparing for 20 years, expecting it to be enough. 

"Instead I got that wake up call and I am getting ready for the best of today's world heavyweight champions. Anthony in all his young and powerful athleticism. 

"That defeat told me that as a man who will be 41 when we come back to enter the ring in this great stadium I have to prove what I have always believed before – that I am getting better with age. 

"It was frustrating to prepare twice for fights that Fury pulled out of at the last moment. But that has given me the time and opportunity to demonstrate to myself and my team that with age I am getting stronger, faster and have better movement.'