Mike Tyson says Anthony Joshua may struggle to avenge Usyk defeat

‘It’s going to be hard to beat him’: Mike Tyson admits Anthony Joshua may struggle to avenge his defeat against Oleksandr Usyk due to the Ukrainian’s ‘educated jab’… as he insists AJ must ‘put a lot of pressure on him and keep going all night’ to prevail

  • Mike Tyson says Anthony Joshua will find it ‘hard to beat’ Oleksandr Usyk
  • The pair will fight in a much-hyped rematch in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night
  • Tyson believes the Brit has to try and dodge the Ukrainian fighter’s ‘educated jab’

Mike Tyson has always been a fan of Anthony Joshua, but believes the Brit may struggle to avenge his defeat against Oleksandr Usyk in the rematch on Saturday.

The former heavyweight champion has weighed in on the much-hyped rematch, which takes place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this weekend, with AJ facing one of the toughest tests of his career to date.

Ukrainian Usyk won their first meeting last September in a unanimous decision after 12 rounds of fighting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – taking Joshua’s heavyweight world title in the process.

Mike Tyson believes it will be tough for Anthony Joshua to get revenge over Oleksandr Usyk

And the 56-year-old New Yorker revealed on Instagram Live that he thinks AJ has to dodge the 35-year-old Ukrainian’s jab if he is to stand any chance of revenge.

‘It’s going to be hard to beat him,’ Tyson said during an interview with Mario Lopez on the social media platform, as reported by The Mirror. ‘It’s going to be hard to beat Usyk because he’s fast and he out-punches you with his jab.

‘Joshua needs to learn to get away from his jab because that’s the one thing he couldn’t handle – his jab and his movement, he was too fast for Joshua.

‘So Joshua has to put a lot of pressure on him and keep that going all night. He’s a powerful puncher but he’s got to be active against a guy like that.

‘He moves too much, his jab is educated and [Joshua needs to] just outsmart the guy.’

Joshua has made some changes behind the scenes since his loss to Usyk last September 

Ukrainian Usyk joined his country’s territorial defense forces for a month earlier this year

AJ has made some changes behind the scenes since last year’s loss, swapping head coach Rob McCracken for Robert Garcia, a legend of the sport, and moving his training camp to London.

Meanwhile Usyk remains one of boxing’s best technicians, despite briefly joining his country’s territorial defense forces earlier this year during the early days of Ukraine’s war with Russia.

Joshua and Usyk will contend for all but one of the four main world heavyweight title belts, with Tyson Fury still the reigning WBC champion, despite multiple retirement announcements.




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