Former heavyweight treble Englishman Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22KO) said that he will definitely go all out in the upcoming second game and play at the best level. I only won 3 rounds of the battle, and this time I must win at least 4 more rounds to clearly defeat Usik.
Joshua's implication is that instead of working on KO wins, he is committed to grinding points and winning 4 more rounds, that is, at least 8 rounds, and losing the remaining 4 rounds to Usik.
Joshua said: "Last August I originally wanted to fight with Tyson Furi in the ultimate boxing battle, but for various reasons, I did not get my wish. I could only choose the second option, facing the challenge of Usik. Uzik is a sub-heavyweight boxer, an upgraded boxer, a small man who is good at grinding points and can fight fiercely for 12 rounds. I could have played harder. I was angry because Tyson Fury taunted me and said I was a bodybuilding coach, so I deliberately grinded points with Usik to prove that I could grind points too. ”
Joshua continued: "Unfortunately, I lost to Usik, I only took 3 rounds, usik won 9 rounds. I'm going to play strongly this time, I'm going to win at least 4 more rounds, and I'm going to beat Usik clearly. When I am done with my revenge, I will continue to fight the United Front with Fury. ”
The editors believe that Joshua has exposed his game plan this time. It looked like he didn't want to ko Ushik, maybe he knew he couldn't do it himself. He wants to grind points and win 4 more rounds, that is, at least 8 rounds, or even 9 rounds and 10 rounds. Then the final score could be 116-112 or even 117-111, and that's it.
Is this possible? It's too difficult.
Maybe Joshua will emulate the Lopez vs Lomachenko match, as soon as Usik rushes up to fight, Joshua will hit and hit hard, and even after dodging Usik's attack, he will fight back in an instant. This is the tactic that Lopez used to face Lomachenko, will Joshua follow suit? Maybe.
So other than that, he had no choice.
Joshua's endurance is a shortcoming, and the desire and fierceness to fight are not as good as Wilder's. So if he attacks with all his might, he may lose faster. Tyson Fury once said that Joshua attacked one round and had to rest for three rounds. There is some truth to this. Joshua can only adopt the tactic of waiting for the rabbit, fighting and counterattacking. In addition, Joshua can make more heavy punches on Usik's abdomen and ribs, which may work. The two may start in April this year, we will wait and see. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】