Former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has suggested Anthony Joshua to throw extra punches and use his dimension to his benefit.
Joshua is trying to bounce again in his profession after struggling again to again choice losses to Oleksandr Usyk, who presently holds the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO world titles.
Within the aftermath of these defeats, Joshua was criticized for not being busy sufficient and never correctly utilizing his bodily benefits within the fights.
The British star is being positioned to return to the ring within the coming months, with March being focused. A number of names are being kicked round to grow to be his opponent.
Holyfield, after watching Joshua’s battle with Usyk, felt the massive man was merely not busy sufficient and obtained outhustled in the course of the battle.
“Anthony Joshua is an effective fighter, however should you don’t throw sufficient punches, you don’t use your dimension to your benefit. He’s an enormous man, he’s obtained to make use of the jab, everyone knew (Adonis) Stevenson had a fantastic jab and that’s just about what he’s throwing,” Holyfield stated.
“Each time he catches you asleep with the jab, then you definitely get hit with a proper hand and you’re out of there. Anthony Joshua can just about do the identical factor, he’s large and enormous and fighter. He really can field, however he must be a bit extra aggressive, it’s a must to use your dimension to your benefit.
“Generally he will get with a man, he gained’t overbear him, he gained’t push you down however they’re attempting to push him down. It’s important to play the sport out proper to not let someone outhustle you.”
For the time being Joshua is looking for a brand new head coach. For the primary battle with Usyk, he used longtime coach Robert McCracken. And for the rematch, Joshua used the companies of veteran coach Robert Garcia.