Abolaji Ayodeji
Former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has said that his mindset is to outbox Oleksandr Usyk or any other opponent.
Joshua said his mindset is to smash Usyk on Saturday in their title rematch while speaking with Sky Sports News on Tuesday.
“I wanted to outbox my opponent, whether it was Usyk or anyone else; that was the mindset (in the first fight).
“I wanted to outbox my opponent and on Saturday I want to smash my opponent. That’s just the mindset now.
“I was amateur for three and a half years and I did a lot in that time and I asked myself how? It wasn’t down to the skill element, because I was outclassed in terms of skill and experience by a lot of my competitors on the world scene, but that aggression.
“That will was something that couldn’t be denied. Then as you get more experience you try to develop as a rounded athlete. But ultimately, you can’t take your eye off the factor of what got you to where you are which is that aggressiveness.
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“It’s never really been lost. The path is always there. It’s not like I’m trying to rediscover a path. I always understand where that is. I just tried to be more elusive and add more strings to my bow.
“I was amateur for three and a half years and I did a lot in that time and I asked myself how? It wasn’t down to the skill element, because I was outclassed in terms of skill and experience by a lot of my competitors on the world scene, but that aggression.
“That will was something that couldn’t be denied. Then as you get more experience you try to develop as a rounded athlete. But ultimately, you can’t take your eye off the factor of what got you to where you are which is that aggressiveness.
“It’s never really been lost. The path is always there. It’s not like I’m trying to rediscover a path. I always understand where that is. I just tried to be more elusive and add more strings to my bow,” he said.
