Anthony Joshua Gets a Warning: I Think His Head’s Kind of Gone

Published 05/29/2022, 2:00 PM EDT

Anthony Joshua is gearing up to meet probably the toughest opponent of his career, Oleksandr Usyk. He had squared off with the Ukrainian in September 2021 and faced the second defeat of his professional career. After the loss, per contract, Joshua enforced the rematch. He seems confident in turning tables. However, ahead of much-awaited anticipation, Joy Joyce sent a warning to Joshua.

Talking to the SecondsOut the unbeaten WBO No.1 heavyweight contender reflected on Joshua’s fighting style.

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According to Joyce, Anthony Joshua has got different attributes. He said, “There’s a worry about his gas tank to last the whole 12 rounds at that pace and his chin as well has come into question as well. There’s obviously that he’s not looking to want to get knocked out by Usyk. Because that’ll be a double embarrassment because you know lighter fighter coming up from cruiserweight as well and also there’s a lot of pressure on him and how he deals with that and I don’t know I think his head’s kind of gone.”

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Notably, Joyce and Usyk had fought earlier, but it was not a 12-round fight. However, Joyce believes that if it was a full-fledged professional bout, he would have knocked out Usyk as his style of fighting was creating trouble for the Usyk.

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The slugfest under the lights of jam-packed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London clarified who was the well-prepared fighter. Anthony Joshua entered the arena as a favorite. He was not even expecting in his dreams the fight Usyk produced.

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The power of Joshua was easily outclassed by a skilled southpaw. The biggest mistake Joshua did was that he underestimated the undisputed cruiserweight coming from a smaller weight division to heavyweight.

Usyk was there to box, and he caught Joshua with counters. Whereas Joshua’s head movement and footwork were under question. He was slow and appeared tired from the beginning rounds. His heavier blows were easily escaped by smooth footwork and the great body moment of Usyk.

Now that Joshua is aiming to become a third-time unified heavyweight champion, he has to surpass the skills of Usyk.

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Abhishek Singh is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. Following the completion of his training as an amateur boxer, he is currently preparing to appear for trials at the state and national levels. With over 3 years of experience in playing the sport, Abhishek is also the holder of a Bachelor's in Arts degree from the University of Delhi.

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Anthony Joshua Gets a Warning: I Think His Head’s Kind of Gone

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