Anthony Joshua will knock out Wladimir Klitschko and prove his class, says Naseem Hamed

NASEEM HAMED says Anthony Joshua will KO Wladimir Klitschko to prove he is the best in the business.

Britain's most-talked-about fight star will slug it out with Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on April 29 with the IBF and WBA world heavyweight titles on the line.

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'Prince Naz' was the man everyone was talking about when the Sheffield scrapper was dancing and dazzling his opponents into submission throughout the '90s.

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And Naz, 43, reckons AJ has way too much class for 'Dr Steelhammer' and is backing the Brit to land the hammer blow in the middle of the fight.

Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: "I’ve always been impressed by Anthony Joshua.

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"One time he got hit by Dillian Whyte and it showed he can get hurt. But then it was such a knockout.

"For me, him fighting Wladimir Klitschko, he’s right stage of life.

"He's better, stronger, faster - I see him winning and taking Klitschko out.

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"I think it will be middle to late rounds. I just think it’s Anthony’s time."

Naz also reckons David Haye should have too much firepower for Tony Bellew in their heavyweight clash, but is refusing to write off the Liverpudlian.

He added: "We’ve enjoyed the while up-front thing and the verbals.

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"On paper it looks like Haye should be able to knock Tony out.

";But Tony is a scouser and you never know what he can bring out of the bag!"

Naz trains Aussie fighter Billy Dib, 31, who is a former two-time featherweight champ.

Fellow 'Steel City' man Kell Brook is another to have spent plenty of time in his personal gym.

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And Naz reckons that Brook should never have taken the Gennady Golovkin fight at middleweight, with the Brit KO'd in the fifth round by the Kazakhstani..

He added: "The 'Triple G' fight was a mad fight - it shouldn't have taken place. It wasn't his weight.

"But it doesn't matter to Kell and he reminds me of a younger me. If he hadn't fractured his eye socket he possibly could have won."