Boxer Anthony Joshua is facing a furious backlash after stating that he’ll be raising his son to be a man’s man, while women should grow up ‘respectful’ as they will one day be a wife.

The heavyweight world champion made the comments in an interview with GQ in 2017, which has now resurfaced online.

Watford-born father-of-one Joshua, 28, told the magazine he’s stricter with his niece than his son JJ, because she needs to learn ‘family morals’.

‘My view is you have to be a good woman, respectful, one day you will be someone’s wife. You have to learn family morals… what it is to be a good woman.’

Of his son, he declared: ‘He’s going to be a man’s man. He’ll want to spread his wings, be a Jack-the-lad, build his character.’

The heavyweight world champion, 28, from Watford provoked outrage by admitting he’s stricter with his niece than his son JJ (pictured) as she’ll be someone’s wife one day

The boxer made the comments in an interview with GQ, which has recently resurfaced online

Joshua kept his son’s existence a closely guarded secret until he was six-months-old

His comments provoked a furious backlash on Twitter with commenters branding his remarks ‘𝓈ℯ𝓍ist’, while one bemoaned the fact he’d used his platform and influence to say he’d raise a girl to be ‘someone’s wife’.

Joshua shocked fans by revealing he had a secret child in April 2016, when his son was six-months old.

He had gone to great lengths to keep the news of his son’s birth secret, even buying a £500,000 flat in Finchley, north London for his on/off girlfriend Nicole who he went to school with.

Meanwhile, the athlete moved back into his mother Yeta Odusanya’s council flat in North London, despite earning £15 million from his career-changing fight against Wladimir Klitschko last April.

The 2012 Olympic gold-medallist is set to defends his IBF, IBO and WBA belts against Joseph Parker at the Principality Stadium on March 31.

The boxer faced a furious backlash over his remarks on Twitter, and was branded ‘𝓈ℯ𝓍ist’