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Oleksandr Usyk Asked If He Wants To Fight Heavyweight King Anthony Joshua

Oleksandr Usyk Asked If He Wants To Fight Heavyweight King Anthony Joshua

The Ukrainian fighter was in attendance at Wembley Stadium.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Oleksandr Usyk wants to fight Anthony Joshua.

The Ukrainian powerhouse is recognised as the pound-for-pound king in boxing.

Image: Instagram/Oleksandr Usyk
Image: Instagram/Oleksandr Usyk

Usyk has cleaned up the cruiserweight division, capturing the WBA (super), IBF, WBC, WBO and The Ring titles.

Picking up belts on the road, whilst collecting the Muhammad Ali Trophy after beating Murat Gassiev in the World Boxing Super Series final.

Usyk returns to the ring against Joshua's stable mate, Tony Bellew.

He defends his cruiserweight throne in Manchester on November 10th. And providing he comes out victorious, a super-fight versus Joshua could potentially be on the cards.

It's a fight Usyk certainly wants.

When asked about facing Joshua, he jokingly pointed towards the ring and said: "What, now?"

"Yes, of course. Yeah. (I would fight him)," he added.

MAKE IT HAPPEN.

If Eddie Hearn fails to secure a fight against the winner of Wilder vs. Fury, then a match-up between Joshua and Usyk could be next on the list even with Dillian Whyte waiting in the wings.

Usyk and Bellew go head-to-head. Image: PA
Usyk and Bellew go head-to-head. Image: PA

Joshua clearly respects Usyk and reckons he's the 'P4P' best.

"He [Usyk] has all the belts and he's at the highest weight so I'd say him," he said.

"If he moves up correctly, yes. The heavyweights of today's generation are a different kettle of fish than Muhammad Ali.

"We used to be clumsy but now our coordination is good. We can punch and we're strong. So you need to move up at the right stages because it's not just based on skill.

"But but based on your will and how much you can take.

"If he moves up correctly, I know he's had a lot of amateur experience. It will be interesting to see how he does."

Joshua vs. Usyk, anyone...?

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Topics: Boxing News, Anthony Joshua, Boxing, Oleksandr Usyk

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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