Retired Tony Belew, ex-champion in the first heavyweight, drew attention to the turning point in the fight between Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs), that is, the Ukrainian turned the advantage in his direction in the tenth round .
Usyk and Joshua now have two fights and twenty-four rounds in the ring. In none of them was AJ as close to success as in the ninth round of the rematch. His only problem was that Usyk was able to find the strength in himself and have a brilliant tenth round.
"After the ninth round, I went to Anthony's corner and told him, 'That's it, he's ready.' Usyk was pretty shocked, but he came out after the break and it was one of the best heavyweight rounds I've ever seen," said Eddie Hearn, Joshua and Belew's promoter.
“The tenth round is just a classic performed by Usyk, which I learned the hard way. You gave him a great round, you probably won it, you feel the wind rising in your sails, then he comes back in the next round and teaches you a lesson, ”said Belew, who fought very well in November 2018, but was knocked out by a Ukrainian in the eighth round.
