Mike Tyson, a BOXING legend, claims that Anthony Joshua's lackluster urgency was what cost him against Oleksandr Uzyk.
Joshua was defeated by Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion. He won it with a stunning performance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Last weekend, Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Uzyk fought at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tyson believes that Joshua's indecisiveness played a major role in Usyk's success at heavyweight. However, Usyk's footwork was exemplary.
He said to ES News, "It was the speed that f***ed Joshua.
He started late and he's still learning. He's still learning, he's still a baby.
Iron Mike was not blown away by the images of the pair. He thinks he would have battered them during his prime.
He said that he wouldn't have beat them in his prime if asked.
"But that night, I'd beat them."
A few days later, The Baddest Man On the Planet made a series of hypothetical fights with the two to his legion.
He tweeted, "After watching Joshua fight with Usyk, maybe they had an awful night that night.
"Do you think that they could have beaten me in my prime based on that performance?"
Joshua and Usyk (31 and 34, respectively) are expected to renew their rivalry in the first quarter of next year, after AJ used his rematch clause.
The Watford fighter was given a lesson in boxing and admitted that he made a mistake trying to box the Ukrainian-footed.
He stated, "I have watched the fight and analysed my preparations. I've identified my errors."
"I've learnt my lesson. Do not worry about me. My spirit is strong!
Joshua believes he will beat Usyk the second time around. He said: "If you view it from a negative perspective, you're not going to be able to believe that you can make any difference.
But if you see it from a positive perspective, and realize that I lost,
"But that's not a lesson. That's a blessing. It can be used as fuel to improve my life.
""And use it to right my wrongs. From there, you can only improve.
"So, I'm not going to hold myself back from the mistake that I made. I'm only going to lift myself up and say, "Actually, what do you know? It was a hard fight.
"But from that fight I'm going to go away, get out my notepad and find ways of improving."
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