Comments Thread For: Joshua Plans For War With Usyk, Explains Why He Tried To Outbox Him

[The plunger man]

There certainly wasn't a consensus that Usyk was Joshua's bogeyman before the fight. Don't give AJ props for taking the mandatory when he was a near 3:1 favorite and it was generally just thought of as a fight to get out of the way before the fight with Fury for undisputed.

well usyk on the Joshua fight proved he can box with the big guys...plenty of fighters have lost to fighters who they were picked over and Joshua was favourite simply because he was the bigger guy I and was one of the guys who picked him but I was wrong.....usyk will now be the bogey man who ever he faces simply because of his skill level , movement and engine.....so yes Joshua has now faced his real bogey man because it was a clear boxing decision he won where no other reasons can be justified .....Joshua only chance now is to fight him and try and get him out of there.

[PunchyPotorff]

Joshua should've never tried to out-slick Usyk to start with. If he doesn't go in there full steam ahead from the word go and clock Usyk with some bombs, I doubt he has a career left. Maybe he's lost the killer instinct? We'll soon find out.

[BodyBagz]

".......I have one thing on my mind and that’s war, that’s murder - just to go out there and hurt the guy and take his soul to the point where he wants to give up. That’s what boxing’s about."

We shall see.

[RoadOfTheGypsy]

So hes basically admitted he had gassing out problems.
Not sure if he tries to put it to Usyk that he doesn't gas himself out now.
What's the difference from that fight to the next rematch?

He was talking about "the other fight" meaning Wilder vs Fury III where he said they were depleted after 3 rounds.

[Michael1437]

I think if AJ tries to get Usyk out of there, AJ may be KO'd, Usyk will be a tough fight for any HW imo.

[hugh grant]

No need to try explain yourself, if you think you can outbox him by all means go for it in rematch. Don't have to go to war if that's not what you wanted. But if after having been12 rounds with him you feel you can't outbox himnow, then yes go to war if that's what you concluded