Bashir: "I don't think that the gained mass will help Usyk knock out Joshua"

James Ali Bashir, former WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion coach Oleksandr Usyk, believes that the Ukrainian boxer should not have gained weight before the rematch with Anthony Joshua.

“I think Usyk should not have bulked up before the second fight with Joshua. I would like him to stay at natural weight. In fact, Alexander should approach the fight at a weight between 98 and 99 kilograms. I don't think that the mass gained will help him knock out Anthony Joshua now. Usyk needs to move in a duel. He is good at the expense of movement, this is his advantage, ”said James Ali Bashir in an interview with the Two Sideways YouTube channel.

Usyk's rematch with Joshua will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In September last year, the Ukrainian defeated the Briton by unanimous decision of the judges and took away the championship titles from him.