ANTHONY JOSHUA may look to Artur Beterbiev as an inspiration before his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
AJ was defeated by the Ukrainian boxing champion in September, but they will fight again on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
Artur Beterbiev floored Oleksandr Uzyk with a body shot during the amateurs
The fight took place in 2007.
Usyk has been near flawless in all 19 professional bouts - winning every one.
He did have his moments in amateurs where he won two Olympic golds and boxed 350 more times.
Usyk was defeated by Beterbiev in a single bout.
He was caught by a sneaky right-hook to the ribs, and later lost on points.
The 35-year-old Usyk won two of the three bouts he fought with Beterbiev (37), in the unpaid ranks.
These included wins at the 2011 World Championship quarterfinals, and one year later at the London Olympics.
Beterbiev, a professional boxer, has won all 18 fights by knockout. He is the only champion in boxing with a 100% stoppage rate.
He also holds three of the four World Belts, just like Usyk.
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Usyk, meanwhile, is a two division title holder and reigns as the undisputed king of cruiserweight.
He became the heavyweight champion after beating Joshua.
Tyson Fury was linked to facing Usyk, AJ or AJ. In an Instagram video, Fury referenced the pound for pound star's body shot knockdown.
Fury wrote: "This is how Anthony Joshua must attack Oleksandr Uzyk's body. The swollen middleweight cannot take body shots, I'm sure.
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