JOSHUA TOLD TO AVOID AN USYK TRILOGY – ‘USYK BEAT HIM CONCLUSIVELY

The fight could come about if Usyk and Joshua win their next fights. The Ukrainian rematches Tyson Fury on December 21 after having beaten him to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Usyk then vacated his IBF belt, leaving Daniel Dubois as the full champion. Dubois will now box Joshua on September 21, giving AJ a chance at undisputed between the winner of Fury-Usyk

Usyk has already beaten Joshua in consecutive fights. Joshua was completely outboxed in the first fight, almost getting stopped in the final round only for the bell to ring. In the rematch, Joshua performed better but was still outclassed. Despite hurting Usyk in round nine with a body shot, the Ukrainian had more gears to go through

After his loss, Joshua threw Usyk’s belts to the floor, showing he had been mentally defeated. Since then, Joshua has been rebuilding and then decided to work with Ben Davidson. In their two fights, Joshua has stopped Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou. While Joshua has looked impressive, the level of opposition is nowhere near what Usyk will bring. Froch has warned AJ that he would come unstuck once again.

Joshua-Usyk? Would I want to see it again? I wouldn’t be that excited about seeing a third fight because Usyk beat him conclusively twice,” Froch said

But before that can happen, Joshua must overcome Dubois. Dubois has been in impressive form since his loss to Usyk. Usyk stopped Dubois in round nine, as he missed the chance of becoming the Unified Heavyweight Champion. Before he was stopped, there were suggestions that Dubois had been deprived of a win.

He dropped Usyk in round five with a body shot, which was declared low. The body shot divided the boxing community, but ultimately, Usyk was given up to five minutes to recover. After that moment, Usyk went through the gears as Dubois failed to get up from the count. However, he has stopped his two opponents.