Robert Garcia noticed the championship rounds that Usyk performed.
Anthony Joshua’s coach Robert Garcia shares his thoughts on defeating WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch.
According to the specialist, the Ukrainian mentally won in the end, which allowed him to win.
Also read: The former UFC fighter challenged Usyk to a fight
“Joshua should have pressed earlier. In the ninth round we pressed and almost closed the fight when Anthony started hitting Usyk more aggressively to the body and pressing harder. If he did it two or three rounds earlier, maybe the result would have been different”, – Garcia Boxing 247 quoted the words.
It will be remembered that Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in a rematch by split decision, defended his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO titles, and also won the vacant The Ring magazine belt.
A video of the best moments of the Usyk-Joshua fight is available on ISPORT.
Source: korrespondent
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