Respect is on Anthony Joshua’s mind ahead of his thrilling rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
On August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, British heavyweight will be looking to reclaim his three titles and in doing so become a three-time champion. Despite all his accomplishments over the course of a career, it’s clear the 32-year-old hopes he’ll get some recognition if he gets his revenge on the Ukrainians.
Talking to ESPN Joshua says:
“I feel that when I defeat Usyk, I will get the credit I deserve.”
“And I will be admired for being a true boxing legend. I fought for the heavyweight championship in my 16th bout; I feel like it’s been overlooked. “
That’s 16order The bout against Charles Martin kicked off a three-year championship that was ended in stunning style by Andy Ruiz Jr at Madison Square Garden in 2019. Joshua avenged his first defeat in six months. later at Diriyah.
A successful defense against Kubrat Pulev then led to a challenge by Usyk and Joshua admitting he was exposed in his second defeat last September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“It makes me feel more comfortable knowing that I’ve fought a fighter before, but he can turn out to be completely different in the end.”
“I definitely felt my approach to training changed because I knew I wasn’t good enough in, you know, the areas I was exposed to.”
Now, under the tutelage of new coach Robert GarciaJoshua hopes the holes in his game can be fixed to a good enough level to beat Usyk.
“I had my third chance to be the heavyweight champion of the world.”
“I didn’t just go in there thinking it would be easy. I will address the weak points and then I will make sure I do it right and be the champion again. I think it’s a definitely possible task.
Read the Boxing Social article to know it all Key highlights from Usyk vs Joshua 2’s first press conference.
