What can Oleksandr Usyk do to beat Anthony Joshua?

Oleksandr Usyk

Mickey Helliet
Boxing manager

Oleksandr Usyk was a brilliant cruiserweight with excellent skills and can use his movement and southpaw style to cause problems for Joshua. I think he probably needs more experience at heavyweight.

Joe Gallagher
Callum Johnsonโ€™s trainer

AJโ€™s improving with his feet, Usykโ€™s got good feet as well. Itโ€™s who can hold their nerve when they go into a shoot out. I do think itโ€™ll be a very technical fight and itโ€™ll be mentally draining. For Usyk to win heโ€™s got to keep Joshua on his toes, on his feet, moving, close the distance and when he gets up close donโ€™t let AJ hold him.

Lisa Whiteside
Commonwealth Games winner

Itโ€™s going to be tough with the size difference, Usyk is not a natural heavyweight therefore he will have to rely on speed, movement and being very elusive to make Joshua miss and tire.

Andy Clarke
Boxing Commentator

He has to tread a very fine line. He has to hit and move but he canโ€™t win the fight just doing that. At times heโ€™ll also have to stop moving, set his feet and hit Joshua hard. Too much, or not enough, of either one and heโ€™ll lose.

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