British columnist
Simon Jordan thinksthat his compatriot ex-two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) has a good chance of taking the WBA Super, IBF, WBO titles from Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) from Ukraine in a rematch. The fight will take place on August 20 in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and the first fight took place in September in London (England), ended with the victory of the Ukrainian by the decision of the judges.
“Potentially, we have Joshua’s brightest fight in recent times,” the expert with the forecast risks. “Perhaps I can explain. Anthony just has to do things differently. Otherwise, we can talk about the end of his main career stage. Why is this such a potentially exciting fight? After all, what is his main question? Will Joshua be able to do what the reviewers say he can’t. Let’s be frank. Usyk didn’t fight the real Joshua. Didn’t fight the Joshua he used to be.”
Most experts suggest that the ex-champion changed his style recently – after a sensational early defeat to the American-Mexican Andy Ruiz. Jordan thinks otherwise: “I don’t know if Joshua can come back the same. The way he was until the night when he was knocked down by Wladimir Klitschko. I think that since then he has been too cautious in the ring. And on the eve of the rematch with Usyk, I have only one question: will he be able to return to the way he was before this episode? If he can, then I think he will have a very high chance of winning.”
The expert unexpectedly completed the thought: “You know, last time we were all a little in shock. Before the fight, there was talk that Joshua was too healthy for Usyk. And Anthony did what a sober-minded person would never do – he offered Usyk to fight in a manner characteristic of a Ukrainian and lost. It’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of Joshua the flat-footed bull. I think that he cares about Tyson Fury – like the moon. But for some reason, on the eve of the fight, the feeling that there will be some kind of huge surprise does not leave me … “
In the meantime, co-promoter Fury promises to “arrange a fight with Usyk in December.” And the Olympic medalist said that Joshua could knock out the Ukrainian in a rematch.
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