ANTHONY JOSHUA was told he can OUTBOX Oleksandr Uzyk in their heavyweight rematch.
Joshua was defeated by Usyk in September, but he will face Usyk again on August 20th in Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua lost to Oleksandr Usyk in September last year
Promoter Eddie Hearn and Tony Bellew, Dave Coldwell
AJ was questioned about his attempt to outfox the 35-year-old famously slick Southpaw.
However, Dave Coldwell who was behind Tony Bellew's fight against Usyk in 2018 claimed that there are chinks to the champion's armor.
He also warned Joshua, 32 that being aggressive is playing right into Usyk’s hands.
TalkSPORT's Coldwell said: "Normally, there are always somethings with a lot fighters.
"But when you look at Usyk, you don't see any flaws. This makes it easy to focus on every little detail. He was a fascinating person to me.
"The bulk of his career, everybody's come to him - that is what he's used too; that's how he's familiar with and that's his style.
"If Bellew was to go at him, we'd walk into traps.
"It's different from AJ because he has the height, reach, and physicality; the one-punch threat.
"I found the Michael Hunter fight. It was my first Usyk fight. Hunter's style was very negative and gave Hunter a lot of difficulty in the first round.
It can't be just negative. Mentally Usyk will wear you out. You still have to place a thumbprint on him.
"So, I almost wanted the same thing Usyk does for his opponents.
"Bellew is very, very disciplined so I knew that he was capable. I also wanted him landing body shots because I found something in the amateurs which nobody talks about. Usyk went down with body shots.
"When I saw this, I thought, "There's the chink." He's very skilled with his defense, so if he is bludgeoned, he will cover.
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Coldwell said: "Marco Huck, Mairis Briedis; these great fighters couldn’t get to grips” Bellew is smart and can drain you.
"The game plan was set traps for Usyk because he is more comfortable going backwards. It's different with AJ because of his physical attributes.
"If he catches him, he's going at least to knock you off-balance or wear you down. This is if he uses these physical attributes which he didn’t do in the first fight.
"[But] it is [also] the effort and concentration required in the first six rounds to remain with him.
"You work so hard to keep him company *****, that mistakes start to creep in because your fatiguing.
"It's not like he's going up on gears. It's because he's trying to outlast you mentally.
Tony Bellew was knocked unconscious by Oleksandr Uzyk in 2018.
Oleksandr Usyk & Anthony Joshua before their rematch
