Anthony Joshua

The huge Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch is finally here. They clash tonight live on Sky Sports Box Office.

I think he's going to come out and go for it all guns blazing and go for it and he's going to do it! But I still think Usyk is too cute, too clever and he will come out on top. If Anthony Joshua can stick to the plan, I say Anthony Joshua stops Oleksandr Usyk in the mid rounds. I think Usyk will come out on top. I think the safer bet is Usyk. I want to see Joshua step up and fight Usyk back with stiff hard jabs and finishing with hooks. If AJ makes the proper adjustments, he could always score a knockout as well, but I just don't see him winning on points. He's got to be a bully. The obvious answer to who wins is Usyk wins because it was so one-sided, so conclusive in the first fight. Joshua made a lot of mistakes in the first fight with Usyk. He's got a great coach behind him who's took a lot of world champions into fights and it's interesting, I'm not sure how it's going to go. He was a little bit like a deer in the headlights, which is ridiculous because he's heavyweight champion.

Plus, how Joshua can win tonight's fight through aggression, not boxing techique.

On Saturday night, Joshua must be expected to make his hands tell on his foe and do what comes naturally as an enforcer in the ring. Yet should Joshua become reckless, he will be exposed, giving Usyk more opportunities to counter from the southpaw stance. He is taller and heavier than the Ukrainian but, given their respective styles, it is unlikely that Joshua will prevail on points. It also represents the chance to cast aside accusations that Joshua has become gun-shy since being defeated by Andy Ruiz in June 2019, when he was floored four times en route to a stoppage defeat in New York. Joshua, a physical behemoth, has the opportunity to dispel doubts about his mentality, hunger and ability at the elite level. Joshua: We all want AJ to win the fight obviously, as a Brit, and I do think he wins this fight. There is no need for him to think about the beauty of boxing, he should be the beast. But this is boxing at the end of the day and you just never know how it's going to end up. This has got to be a dogfight from the first bell. He's got the momentum now and how he was able to do it the last time around. I felt that he would out-jab him or keep him on the end of the jab and let the right hand go but he didn't. Win, and it could be the catalyst that his career needs.

Joshua and Usyk will share the ring again in a heavyweight mega-fight in Saudi Arabia tonight, and some of sport's leading names including Mike Tyson, ...

That is what he didn’t do in the first fight he wasn’t himself it isn’t difficult just be yourself in the fight and beat him. But that is what you have to do is cut him off and f****** hit him anywhere you want around the body." I think that Robert Garcia trying to train him to be on the front foot or whatever and be aggressive will only enable Usyk to land more often. “He has finally accepted the mistakes he made in the first fight and that is what he is saying now. He mentally needs to change a little bit, when he fought with Usyk his confidence goes down and he needs to look in the mirror and speak with himself. I was out there training with him in Dubai and he is still hungry and he still wants it. "There is ways around beating an opponent and you have to be smart enough but AJ still has the ability to do bit things in boxing. “I think he needs to put it on Usyk, just put it on him. Show Usyk that he’s the heavyweight and he cannot deal with his heavyweight power, he just needs to put it on him. "He looks like a big guy like the Rock, I saw how he moved with his security and where everyone was taking photographs. “He’s fast and he out-punched Joshua with his jab. Joshua will take on Usyk looking for revenge from his previous defeat in a mega-money fight at the Jeddah Super Dome tonight in Saudi Arabia.

After a run as undisputed cruiserweight champion, Usyk moved up to become a dominant force at heavyweight. He took some time off from the ring to defend his ...

- Main event: 5:15 p.m. BST ET How much do you need to spend in order to watch Uysk vs. However, DAZN decided to keep Usyk vs. - Main card: 12 p.m. 10:15 p.m. 5 p.m. Initially, DAZN said that PPV was a broken model in boxing, but earlier this year, it put Canelo Alvarez vs. After a run as undisputed cruiserweight champion, Usyk moved up to become a dominant force at heavyweight. 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Usyk defends the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles he took from Joshua. After months of waiting, fans will finally get to see a heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.

Fury and Joshua came just inches away from fighting last summer, but the bout was pulled at the last minute - five years after Fury initially offered up the ...

In June 2020, the WBC champion announced that his team had come to a two-fight deal with Joshua's, confirming the pair would finally fight. Months later in October, he shared a video where he appeared to be out of breath during a walk telling fans that the fight was definitely happening. Ultimately, the Brit was still a few months away from his comeback, and when he did make it he decided to pursue the other heavyweight belt; Deontay Wilder's WBC title. He was, at the time, still awaiting clarification from the British Boxing Board of Control after UK Anti-Doping suspended him due to an adverse finding in a drug test. So he went off and did that trilogy with the American in Las Vegas, while Joshua ended up facing the mandatory challenge of Oleksandr Usyk, with the plan being to revisit around Christmas time. Terms were agreed, with an August 14 date in Saudi Arabia set, but the Brit was surprised to learn of an arbitration ruling which forced him to face

Tonight in Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will do battle once again for heavyweight supremacy. Usyk's WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, ...

The fight is included with DAZN's monthly or annual subscription. - Main event: 5:15 p.m. BST - Main card: 12 p.m. ET 10:15 p.m. 5 p.m. After beating Chazz Witherspoon and Derek Chisora, he overcame Joshua via unanimous decision last September to become the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion. Usyk made his pro debut in 2013. Joshua beat Charles Martin for the IBF heavyweight title, Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA and IBO heavyweight titles, and Joseph Parker for the WBO heavyweight title. The Ring title is also on the line following - Usyk vs.

Anthony Joshua's biggest challenge against Oleksandr Usyk will not go to the final bell. That's the verdict from Anthony Crolla, the former WBA lightweight ...

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Anthony Joshua is not one to shirk a challenge and he's now the underdog in the biggest fight of his life, when he challenges Oleksandr Usyk for his old ...

He tried outboxing Usyk last time and nearly got stopped, and Usyk might be emboldened by the victory, by almost having Joshua out and by the fact that he’s now got more experience at the weight. To just try to engage and rough the champion up could leave him open to Usyk’s precision counters. One could argue that he’s just becoming a more versatile fighter, and he’s developed more facets to his game. Neither fighter appear fazed by the accusations of sportswashing, nor does anyone else in Saudi Arabia, and they don’t seem keen to address it, either. Usyk, of course, was involved in the war effort earlier this year and he plans to return to it, too. Andy Ruiz shocked him in New York in their first fight but Joshua was focused, stuck to a game plan in the rematch and boxed with a fundamental soundness to win at a canter.

The unified heavyweight titles are once again on the line when the pair meet in Saudi Arabia.

Had Joshua committed to finishing Ruiz in their rematch instead of playing it safe, the betting odds for this rematch might look a lot different. A lot of that likely centers around the fact that although Usyk is not known as a big puncher at heavyweight, he succeeded in the early rounds by stinging Joshua with just enough clean left hands to discipline him away from trying to walk down his smaller foe. But those differences will only become an advantage for Joshua if he's able to cut off the ring, slow Usyk down with body shots and use his bulk to lean on Usyk. The 32-year-old Englishman decided to move up to 175 pounds following the defeat and debuted with a second-round TKO of Lenin Castillo in September 2021. But there's only so many clean punches Joshua can take behind a chin that has been routinely questioned throughout his well-publicized reign, which included AJ getting up off the canvas to finish former unified king Wladimir Klitschko in their 2017 thriller. The former WBC super middleweight champion fought Adonis Stevenson to a draw in 2018 in a bid to become a light heavyweight champion before suffering back-to-back losses against Marcus Browne and Jean Pascal for other titles at 175 pounds. "The whole world has to know that Ukraine is the country of free transport, and strong and spiritually dependent people. "The champion did what he was supposed to do and we are ready. Not only did Usyk's native Ukraine enter a massive conflict following an invasion from Russia, Usyk was among the many notable combat sports athletes to put his career on pause in order to join his nation's fight on the frontlines. "We had enough time to study each other and this Saturday will be a great, great fight." Usyk has brought back the shaved head with small pony tail on top that he proudly wore while winning gold at heavyweight in the 2012 London Olympics, the same event that Joshua also won gold at super heavyweight. In defense of Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs), he has been here and done that before.

Fury and Joshua have had an up-and-down relationship over the years, at time showing respect and friendship towards one another amid bouts of sharing a ...

The Manchester native responded in kind, mocking his rival for being a "wannabe rudeboy". Fury has spent the last few years trolling Joshua, including multiple Facetime calls with his rival, and a host of other tweets. Since that tweet, they went back and forth exchanging aggressive messages, with Fury at one point calling Joshua a "poor man's Frank Bruno". And the Manchester native, who at the time was heading into a deep depression and lengthy time out of the ring, was offended at the idea, telling Joshua: "Jealous of a weightlifter who is fighting for a paper title? Just months later, Joshua had claimed in an interview that Fury was "jealous" of him. The first recorded tweet from Fury to Joshua amid their years-long feud was a supportive one, as he watched while the future two-time heavyweight champion knocked out Kevin Johnson within two rounds.

Will it be repeat or revenge when Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua face off once again for heavyweight gold? The Sporting News will be providing live ...

- Main event: 5:15 p.m. - Main card: 12 p.m. The 25-year-old's huge reach has immediately caused problems for Jozef Jurko, his opponent known as 'The Slovakian Bulldog' who has shown ample aggression and appears to be shouting at Lapin in an attempt to incite a more toe-to-toe scrap. Lapin just landed a body shot that sounded like an axe hitting a tree. Jurko, to his credit again, responds with flashes of success on his own. The towering Kiev fighter beckons Jurko on, and his adversary raggedly goes for broke, showing impressive reserves of energy while coming no nearer to a meaningful blow. He takes a few clips to his whiskers for his trouble. Whittaker chuckles at something the exalted trainer says as he stands in wait for the fifth. "I just tried to box to my gameplan," Whittaker tells DAZN. Tabiti has a noticeable speed superiority to the heavier fighter and is finding success with his jab. When he takes him to the ropes again, an uppercut proves too much and sends Wilson down. A smooth one-two saw Alatorre decked within the final minute of the round and right hooks to body and head saw it waved off with five seconds of the round remaining.

Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts against former champion Anthony Joshua on Saturday at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, ...

It was a challenge coming off a loss and getting him to do the game plan and do it in training. It's a huge honor for both fighters, particularly Ali who fled Somalia at a young age and fought to get to this point. Two tremendous fighters, two tremendous athletes, champions, and ambassadors of the sport that people in Saudi Arabia and all around the world can be inspired by. Oleksandr Usyk; an Olympic gold medallist, the pound-for-pound number one, former Undisputed Cruiserweight and current Unified Heavyweight Champion. “This is the Unified World Heavyweight Title between two greats of boxing. It’a an honor knowing you guys feel like I am representing you guys on this big stage 🇲🇽 We’re ready for anything! So many in the game have benefitted. [@anthonyjoshua]has done so much for British boxing. ET/ 10:30 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. Will Joshua find redemption in the Middle East similar to his rematch win over Anthony Ruiz Jr.? It was just the second defeat for the Brit in 26 professional fights to that point.

Will Anthony Joshua be able to reclaim the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts for the second time in his career? Joshua amassed the belts over a multi-year ...

- Ramla Ali vs. - Oleksandr Usyk vs. - Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Joshua 2 in the United States with your DAZN subscription. - Badou Jack vs. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard bouts.

The Sporting News will be providing all the details on how you can watch Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2.

- Main event: 5:15 p.m. How can you watch Usyk vs. - Main card: 12 p.m. 5 p.m. The fight is being streamed in most territories globally, including the United States, Canada and Australia, on DAZN. The Sporting News has you covered with all the information you need to know regarding the event. Usyk beat Joshua in September 2021 for all the belts. Usyk, a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, moved up to heavyweight in 2019. He is ready to move on and think towards the future. Joshua beat Ruiz in a rematch a few months later in Saudi Arabia. He beat Martin for the IBF heavyweight title, Klitschko for the WBA and IBO heavyweight titles, and Parker for the WBO heavyweight title. On the line will be Usyk’s WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles.