Joshua: If Usyk wasn't left-handed, I would have knocked him out in the first fight

Andrew Karlov Aug. 16, 2022, 4:02 a.m.
Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) believes that the first fight with Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) he lost mainly for two reasons: firstly, he had a bad plan for the fight, and secondly, because his opponent was left-handed.

“I know it sounds funny, but I won’t lie — I didn’t want to knock him out then, I wanted to go all 12 rounds with him and prove to him that I can box as well as he can. However, I didn’t work hard enough in the camp to go the whole distance at this pace,” said AJ.

“Now I had to make adjustments to work with left-handers, because left-handers are a real nightmare! I swear, if Alexander wasn’t left-handed, I would have knocked him out in the first fight 100 percent!” the Briton said.

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Anthony Joshua will have the opportunity to take revenge on Oleksandr Usyk this coming Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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