ANTHONY JOSHUA is following Oleksandr Usyk’s brutal swimming training program as he prepares to fight for Tyson Fury.
The 32-year-old Brit has been offered the chance to face Fury, the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion, despite having lost his previous two fights against Fury.
Anthony Joshua hopes to rebound from his back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Uzyk
Anthony Joshua tells Tyson Fury that he loves a challenge as he prepares for the fight.
Oleksandr Usyk swim ten kilometers a day prior to the press conference
Joshua is learning from his former opponent to help him prepare for an all-British match.
Egis Kilmas claimed Usyk, 35, had been swimming for ten kilometers in a pool for five hours before Joshua's press conference - something he "never saw".
Joshua accepted the challenge from Egis and jumped in a pool.
Joshua wrote: "You're right, I love a challenge."
It remains to be seen if Joshua overcomes the challenge.
If all goes according to plan, the Battle of Britain showdown against Fury will be held later in the year.
AJ was offered a 40% split of a record-breaking UK prize to fight the Gypsy King
Initially, a date was offered in November. However Joshua cannot return until December due to the points loss to Usyk last month.
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Fury also desires a rematch clause. AJ's team is happy to comply as long as they receive the lion's share if they win.
After talks with Frank Warren's child George, Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn said they were open to the offer.
He said to iFL TV, "We just returned this morning and we spoke to AJ about the offer. We think, I think especially he deserves more that 40 percent.
"But, he's happy. He makes the decisions. I don't make them. So, I came back this morning to say that we accept 60/40.
"We want this reversed in the Rematch, and rightfully so, because you're champion, you want the larger split which I believe is fair.
"And we want the fight to be in December. They have Queensberry, who was present at the Millennium on December 17th. That's amazing.
Frank Warren, Fury's Promoter, backed the all-Brit fight to break the domestic PPV records with 2MILLION in sales.
If the price rises to PS30, that leaves PS60million in box office receipts.
The last time AJ fought in Wales was in 2018 when he beat Joseph Parker (30). This defeat was done by paying fans.
This means Joshua and Fury could expect to make well over PS70m from ticket sales and PPVs.
