By William Lloyd: Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz is predicting that Anthony Joshua will lose his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk subsequent March when the 2 meet up in a combat anticipated to happen within the UK.
The previous two-time heavyweight world title challenger Ortiz (32-2, 27 KOs) laughed when requested by Fighthype about his ideas on the Joshua-Usyk 2 rematch, saying “He’ll lose once more.”
Ortiz’s comment has been echoed by many boxing followers, who assume it’s a wrong-headed thought for Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) to be taking a second combat with Usyk so quickly.
They assume Joshua wants time to work the issues that Usyk exploited of their combat final September in London, and so they need to see AJ in motion towards different fighters earlier than he tempts destiny a second time.
Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn each assume it’s a easy matter of being extra aggressive within the rematch with Usyk to get the win.
The 2 sound excessively optimistic concerning the rematch with Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs), and it’s very doubtless that issues will finish badly.
If it was only one loss, it wouldn’t be almost as dangerous, but when Joshua will get crushed once more by Usyk, it’ll be his third defeat in his final 5 fights. Dropping that always in a brief interval means that the issues Joshua has in his sport are past fixable.
“He feels just like the techniques he utilized in that combat, he acquired it incorrect,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Boxing UK. “He has to take a few of that duty as properly. He’s the fighter in there and he can’t simply blame different individuals. The journey to America wasn’t simply an interviewing course of. It was slightly bit extra of a soul looking out, I assume.
“It was a approach to have a look at issues and say, ‘How do I enhance? He [Joshua] had some nice conversations with some good boxing minds and I used to be there for a few of them. It was, ‘What do you assume I did incorrect?’ AJ likes to investigate these sorts of issues, however some fighters don’t even give it some thought.
“He desires to know why he didn’t win that combat or what he did incorrect and the way he may very well be higher. In the meanwhile, all he cares about is how can he beat Oleksandr Usyk and he’s obsessive about that.
“Rob McCracken is a large a part of the workforce, greater than a coach to AJ. He’s a good friend, a mentor, and all of these items. The America factor is nice vitality, it’s contemporary.
“He was on the market, and it wasn’t like he might stroll down the streets with out getting mobbed. He’s the sort of man the place if somebody is asking for {a photograph}, he’s doing it and he’s doing it for everybody on the road.
“It’s draining. It’s a blessing, nevertheless it’s draining. So, I feel America could be transfer for him,” mentioned Hearn about Joshua.
