Oleksandr Usyk was surprised that Anthony Joshua approached their second world heavyweight title fight with what he believed to be a 'one-punch' strategy.
The unified heavyweight champion had comfortably beaten Joshua the first time they met at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in September of last year, and was expecting a new challenge in their rematch a year later. The Brit had overhauled his training regime with a new head coach and venue in order to make sure the result was different after stewing on the loss for around a year.
However, it was ultimately for nought as Joshua performed better, but not well enough, when the pair squared off in Saudi Arabia last month. Usyk believes that the issue his rival found was attempting to finish him with a single shot instead of pressuring him against the ropes and attempting to have success with volume.
