"I'm going to hurt him and beat him," promises Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) ahead of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) this coming Saturday, making it clear that the jokes and pleasantries are over.
On the eve of their fight, the opponents held a media training session, although it was hard to call it a training session. Both boxers showed very little.
"I'm going to hit him hard with my right hand, whether it's a right cross or a right uppercut. The goal is to win and I want to hurt him or beat him until my victory is declared. I don't focus on any particular punch, for any action I'm willing to do anything that will lead me to victory. I can box on the front foot and I can also box on the back foot, there is no specific tactic, the tactic is to win this fight. This is a new phase in my career," AJ said, adding that preparing for the Usyk fight, he changed his training almost completely with his trainer Rob McCracken. "Just a heavybag and a lot of sparring. Just like in the old days of Rocky Marciano."
