ANT AND DECK HIM!

AJ's legacy won't be tarnished by this tawdry circus but he must be quick and merciless in beating cocky Paul... and then give us Fury blockbuster

- FROM MARTIN DOMIN in Miami

ANTHONY JOSHUA has long since left a lasting legacy.

We will remember him winning his Olympic gold medal in his home city of London.

We will remember him climbing off the canvas to beat Wladimir Klitschko in an brutal world championship battle at Wembley.

We will remember his defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr and his raw outpouring of grief after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for a second time.

And, if it ever comes to fruition, we might even reminisce about one of the biggest fights in boxing history against Tyson Fury (inset). Then, and only then, might we cast our minds back to the night he demolished Jake Paul.

There is little doubt this fight should not be happening.

It would never be sanctioned in Britain or in many of the states of even Donald Trump's divided America.

But it will not come close to defining Joshua's career. His demeanour this week has been of a man who knows the score.