Anthony Joshua, shared his thoughts on the upcoming rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk
The Briton believes that he will become a world champion again, Ukrinform reports, citing ESPN.
“I feel when I go and beat Usyk, I’ll get the credit I deserve again. And I’ll get the admiration for being a true boxing legend. […] I fought for the heavyweight championship in my 16th fight; I felt like it’s kind of overlooked. This is my 12th title fight in a row. I just feel like sometimes even though we’re selling out arenas and it’s good to be popular, I don’t really care for that stuff. I’d just want the respect in the division. This is definitely possible,” Joshua said.
Anthony Joshua, shared his thoughts on the upcoming rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk
He also added: “I definitely feel my training approach changes because I knew where I wasn’t good enough, you know, areas where I was exposed. […] And look, I’ve got a … third chance to become heavyweight champion of the world. … I’m not just gonna go in there thinking it’s gonna be easy. I will address the weaknesses and then I’ll make sure I get it right and become champion again.”
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A rematch between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Last autumn, Usyk beat Joshua by a unanimous points decision to become the new WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion.
Anthony Joshua, shared his thoughts on the upcoming rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk
The Briton believes that he will become a world champion again, Ukrinform reports, citing ESPN.
“I feel when I go and beat Usyk, I’ll get the credit I deserve again. And I’ll get the admiration for being a true boxing legend. […] I fought for the heavyweight championship in my 16th fight; I felt like it’s kind of overlooked. This is my 12th title fight in a row. I just feel like sometimes even though we’re selling out arenas and it’s good to be popular, I don’t really care for that stuff. I’d just want the respect in the division. This is definitely possible,” Joshua said.
Anthony Joshua, shared his thoughts on the upcoming rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk
He also added: “I definitely feel my training approach changes because I knew where I wasn’t good enough, you know, areas where I was exposed. […] And look, I’ve got a … third chance to become heavyweight champion of the world. … I’m not just gonna go in there thinking it’s gonna be easy. I will address the weaknesses and then I’ll make sure I get it right and become champion again.”
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A rematch between Usyk and Joshua will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Last autumn, Usyk beat Joshua by a unanimous points decision to become the new WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion.
