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Last weekend, Anthony Joshua locked horns with the sternest opponent of his career in Oleksandr Usyk. Many boxing purists and fans believed Joshua would finish Usyk in 10 rounds. But to everyone’s surprise, the fight went till the last bell and the underdog came on top with a win.

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Millions of fans were left disheartened by the fight results. But, in terms of entertainment, this contest truly lived up to the buzz.

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Recently, Mike Tyson spoke to Es News about this fight and Usyk’s performance. Giving the most concise statement on Usyk’s performance, he said, ‘‘I thought he was really fast and his speed was anything that f**ked up Joshua.”

Usyk knew that Joshua’s previous opponents had made the mistake of not moving around the ring. Hence, right from the first bell itself, the Ukrainian fighting star moved extremely fast and used the entire ring space.

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With his swift movements, Usyk also came up with some fiery punches to reach Joshua’s head and body. Overall, he struck Joshua with his solid left hand several times.

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If there was any other boxer instead of Joshua, Usyk would have finished the same with a T/KO. But, the Brit kept the fight going, and he had a few moments in rounds 5 and 6 of the bout. However, this wasn’t enough for him to win the fight.

Can Anthony Joshua bounce back in the rematch?

Anthony Joshua will undoubtedly exercise the rematch clause and this fight might materialize by the first half of 2022.

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More than anyone, he himself wants to get back inside the ring again to reclaim his hard-earned belts. As he has been in a situation like this before, the ex-champ truly knows how to conduct himself in high-pressure matches.

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He claimed that he had identified his flaws. Hence, he will look to focus solely on ironing them out ahead of the next match. That being said, he has every ability to bounce back in the rematch.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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