The legendary Mike Tyson is not sure that on August 20 in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) the former unified heavyweight champion Briton Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) will beat the current holder of the WBA Super, IBF, WBO belts Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (19-0) in a rematch , 13 KOs). The fighters met in September last year in London (England) – a boxer from Ukraine won by unanimous decision of the judges.
How can Joshua beat Usyk? —
says Tyson. – O! This will be very difficult to do. Usyk is very fast, he constantly spuds Joshua with his front arm. So Anthony first needs to learn how to avoid the jabs of the Ukrainian. This is a top priority. I think Usyk is still too fast for Joshua. And this is also a problem. Anthony needs to constantly put pressure on the opponent, constantly hang over him. Yes, he is more powerful. But it falls short in accuracy. And this is important, given Usyk’s maneuverability.”
According to Tyson, “Joshua should fight more aggressively, throw more punches. He has power, but he lacks activity. Given Usyk’s agility, he’ll just have to throw more.”
Yesterday, Joe Joyce shared his prediction for the Usyk-Joshua 2 fight, and he also called the challenger a “glass cannon”. The applicant also tried to put himself in the place of Usyk – he talked about his actions if a horde of orcs attacked his country.
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