Joyce bets on Usyk to beat Joshua again
London: Top heavyweight contender Joe Joyce is certainly leaning in the direction of Oleksandr Usyk defeating Anthony Joshua in their August 20 rematch.
Last September, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Joyce is the WBO’s mandatory challenger. He will eventually land a direct shot at the Usyk-Joshua winner.
He doesn’t see the addition of trainer Robert Garcia to Joshua’s camp as being a gamechanger in the second encounter.
“Robert Garcia, I think it’s a good choice for him. He’s more of an offensive trainer and I think it should be a good fit but he’s only got a short time to work on stuff with him leading up to the rematch with Usyk,” Joyce told IFL TV.