Audley Harrison won Olympic gold in heavyweight in Sydney (2000). Twelve years later, his success was repeated Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs). One of them never justified the hopes placed on him in the professional ring. Joshua became world champion, then unified three belts. He lost, but managed to take revenge. He had a very strong position, which was shaken by defeat Alexandru Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) in September.
“It will not be an easy task from a technical point of view, because the Russians and Ukrainians are producing excellent athletes in Olympic boxing. AJ himself says that he should be tougher and attack harder, but everything, even a sharp attack, should stand on the right basis. There are many little tricks Joshua has to use to get his belts back. He can't just pounce on Usyk. The left straight will be very important, Usyk will be easy without it. AJ is not one of those boxers who do everything to win, as Ricky Hatton once broke his rivals. Joshua does not have such a character, he will not go for victory at any cost, so he has to add new things to his arsenal in order to win the second fight. He must also have a clear tactical plan and a plan B in case plan A does not work. A simple aggressive attack will not help him, ”Harrison, who has been inactive for more than nine years, advised his compatriot.
“Many of my previous successes were based on my skills, but against Usyk, this alone was not enough. So this time, probably for the first time in our career, we are also working hard on the tactical plan. I'm going to go back to the basics of what I used to do and knock this guy out," Joshua himself said ten days ago.
There is no official announcement of this revenge yet. However, according to Eddie Hearn, it should take place on July 23rd.
