ANTHONY JOSHUA will enter his high-stakes rematch against Oleksandr Usyk "very, very aggressive".
In a potentially career-defining Saudi showdown, the Watford warrior will try to reclaim the unbeaten Ukrainian heavyweight titles.
Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will renew their rivalry in Saudi Arabia next month
Joshua tried foolishly to outbox the smooth southpaw in their Tottenham tussle last October.
Richard Riakporhe, AJ's training partner insists that AJ will not make the same mistake again
32-year-old AJ tried unwisely to outbox the slick Southpaw in their Tottenham tussle last Sept. and didn't take advantage of the opportunities.
Richard Riakporhe, Richard's training partner insists that he will not be shy around guns again thanks to Robert Garcia as his coach.
Sky Sports was informed by him that Angel Fernandez and Garcia have a very similar mentality, which is very aggressive.
"Very aggressive coaches. That's their strategy. They aren't afraid to go in.
They care only about going into war, but intelligence is what they are interested in. We will have to force our will on the opponent. This is the philosophy, and it's all in knockouts.
"That's all they really care about. They want to knock them out. Then it's about how they get knocked down.
"Because you cannot go in there throwing bombs and expecting things back. It is essential to be strategic. They care only about the results.
"Garcia, one of the things I have learned about him is that he brings that mentality, that Mexican-style mentality – it's OK for one to be taken, and to give them both."
PLAY DREAM TEAM TODAY FOR FREE WITH PS100k IN PRICE MONEYJoshua promised to "get back at basics" in his desert dust-up against the former undisputed champion cruiserweight, who gave a great boxing show in their first encounter.
Riakporhe insists that we will see "that old school fighter" at the Jeddah jostle.
He stated, "I've been watching how he performs in training and he's certainly not going to try to do that boxing stuff last year."
"You're going see an old-school fighter. He's been training like this for years.
"That's their mentality. Kill or die. This is the philosophy I have adopted, and it has changed my life. It's easy to feel the aura.
Joshua will be aggressive in his rematch against Usyk
"You can see that he's a dangerous guy. Joshua will be a dangerous man.
Slick southpaw Usyk (35), has never tasted defeat as a professional, and is likely to be more motivated due to the continuing atrocities in Ukraine.
Riakporhe believes that this combination could be extremely dangerous for AJ.
He said, "Don't get it wrong, it is a difficult test. I believe Usyk is not only the most technically skilled fighter in the world, but also mentally prepared for war. This is the worst combination.
It's the worst combination, because you get one that doesn't have the other. But AJ has both and it makes it doubly difficult so he knows he needs to be on his best.
"AJ's situation is special, being a three-time champion at the world championship, that's something.
It's rare to be a three-time world champion in unified heavyweight. It's beautiful and something he's been focusing on.
"I believe it will come."
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