OLEKSANDR USYK will find Anthony Joshua too big a 'leap' to overcome when they throw down next month. The former undisputed cruiserweight champion will challenge AJ for the unified heavyweight titles on September 25 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Slick southpaw Usyk has been tipped by many to give Joshua one of the toughest tests of his career, but up-and-coming heavyweight Fabio Wardley reckons the Watford warrior will be too much to overcome. He told Betfred TV's boxing show: "[Oleksandr Usyk] has not pulled off the best performances since he’s been in the heavyweight division. "So to then jump in with someone like Joshua,
it’s quite a big leap. “Not to say that Usyk doesn’t have the experience to deal with that but just going off what we have seen, that is where I’d edge it. “I think he’s found that adjusting period into the heavyweight slightly more difficult than he initially anticipated." Usyk, 34, has put on a considerable amount of mass in a bid to dethrone Joshua and scupper the Brit's eagerly-anticipated showdown with Tyson Fury.
Source : (The Sun)
