feature-image

Reuters

feature-image

Reuters

Anthony Joshua seems confident about avenging his second professional loss against Oleksandr Usyk in an immediate rematch. Following a massive upset in September, AJ has gone for the rematch without having any second thoughts.

Terrell Owens holding Dude Wipes XL

As he avenged his maiden loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, Joshua may expect to do something similar against Usyk. However, former two-division champion Evander Holyfield has pointed at several problems ahead of ‘AJ’.

Watch What’s Trending Now!

ADVERTISEMENT

‘The Real Deal’ connected with Blue Blood Sports TV and said, “Here’s a guy that could box and Anthony Joshua can box too. But he didn’t fight the fight that was, I guess, beneficial to him. He is a big guy, now how are you gonna outbox a little guy? You ain’t gonna outbox this little guy. He’s a little bit more quicker. So, you have to fight him like a big man. You got to step through him and blow him out.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Read More | Mike Tyson Reportedly Set to Fight Logan Paul in February 2022

ADVERTISEMENT

Anthony Joshua came in as a massive favorite in his scrap against Oleksandr Usyk at a packed Tottenham Hotspur stadium. He started brilliantly but soon fell prey to Usyk’s impeccable movement and southpaw stance. While Joshua tried to figure it out, Usyk dominated the fight.

Despite going full length, ‘AJ’ was beaten and had nothing left. On the contrary, Usyk looked steady while having his hands raised for the titles.

ADVERTISEMENT

Anthony Joshua needs to beat Oleksandr Usyk

‘AJ’, who has been one of the best in the heavyweight division, continues to hold the same position. But after his recent loss, he has gone out of the current title picture.

ADVERTISEMENT

article-image

Reuters

As for Usyk, he is undefeated and is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion. While no one had envisioned him beating Joshua, he turned the tables in style and became the unified heavyweight champion. When they rematch, he will look to do the same again and eject Joshua from the title picture.

Watch This Story: Top 5 Best Selling PPV Fights of Floyd Mayweather’s Boxing Career

ADVERTISEMENT

Unless Joshua regains his belts, he will be unable to make movements towards the other champions. Hence, he needs to beat ‘The Cat’.

Share this with a friend:

Link Copied!

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Written by

author-image

Raj Sarkar

3,299 Articles

Raj Sarkar is a UFC Sub-Group Head at EssentiallySports. Over the last four years, Raj has worked in several leading sports organizations. During this time, he has interviewed big names from the world of MMA and Boxing.

Know more

ADVERTISEMENT