Boxing pundit Johnny Nelson believes the rebuilt “third model” of Anthony Joshua underneath coach Ben Davison beats Oleksandr Usyk solely 5 instances out of 100.
Nelson doesn’t see sufficient enhancements within the 34-year-old former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) to foretell a distinct end result if he faces two-time conqueror Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) in repeated fights.
Low-Degree Opposition and False Rebuilding
With the low stage of opposition that the “third model” Joshua has confronted in his final 4 fights, you’ll be able to’t say for certain that he’s improved. Any coach from the road may have skilled Joshua to beat these 4:
– Francis Ngannou– Otto Wallin– Roberto Helenius– Jermaine Franklin
The match-making carried out for Joshua is trickery, a option to re-market an previous product to the unsuspecting public and give the looks of enchancment. Joshua has not improved.
If the 2 win their subsequent fights, Joshua may face Usyk in a 3rd battle. AJ challenges IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois subsequent month on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium in London. Usyk defends his three titles in opposition to Tyson Fury in a rematch on December twenty first in Riyadh.
Joshua and Usyk will seemingly emerge victorious in these fights, which may arrange a trilogy match. It might be as much as His Excellency Turki Alalshikh and AJ’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, to determine in the event that they need to arrange a 3rd Joshua vs. Usyk conflict.
Hearn will seemingly resist the thought of Joshua combating Usyk once more and push Turki to match AJ in opposition to the twice-beaten Fury, hoping followers will ignore his current loss to Usyk.
The ‘Manufacturing unit Model’ Narrative Challenged
“The third model of AJ, the AJ we’ve seen within the final couple of fights, stepping into there with perception and self-confidence, will he have the identical perception and self-confidence stepping into there with Usyk figuring out this man has overwhelmed him twice?” mentioned boxing analyst Johnny Nelson to Secondsout, discussing whether or not the so-called improved model of Anthony Joshua would defeat unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in a trilogy match.
“Now, if that AJ turns up, it may very well be a distinct kettle of fish, however I don’t know. 100 instances, AJ beats Usyk 5 and Usyk has acquired his quantity. AJ nonetheless has that probability, that capability to take him out, and that’s why he’s acquired a hope and need to do this,” mentioned Nelson.
Joshua’s confidence will seemingly evaporate when he will get in with Usyk as a result of he has not improved. Due to Hearn’s magic methods of false rebuilding, he’s been dealing with weak opposition.
Joshua has not been rebuilt. He’s gotten older and picked up dangerous habits because of the horrible opposition Hearn has fed him. If AJ fights in a wreckless method in opposition to Usyk, as he confirmed in opposition to Wallin, Ngannou, and Helenius, he’ll get uncovered once more.
The narrative that AJ’s coach, Ben Davison, rebuilt Joshua within the 2013 manufacturing facility model after he first turned professional is fake. Nothing has modified with Joshua.
He’s not the fighter he was in 2013, shortly after his controversial gold medal win within the 2012 London Olympics when he was given a win in opposition to Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle.
