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"He ran around and made sure he didn't get hit, and if he did, he would grab and move around. So he had his strategy. But for this fight, it didn't go his way.
https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1443611558869929987"It was probably the wrong strategy. He probably underestimated him. Kind of like how I did with Chris Arreola (in May where Ruiz won via unanimous decision).
"I think Anthony Joshua is still there, still strong. I kind of felt he was scared and holding back a little bit. Maybe it was the lefty style of Usyk and how he moves."
In contrast, heavyweight Derek Chisora has defended Joshua's approach of trying to outbox Usyk, suggesting that AJ is capable of securing victory in their prospective rematch."He wanted to box the boxer. And if it had gone perfectly, and he had won, we would all be calling him a genius," Chisora told BT Sport. "It went the other way so we go back to the drawing board and he will get it right next time.
"The gameplan was the gameplan they worked on, it's not like he just came up with it in the ring on the day, this is what they worked on in the last five or six months.
"There was nothing wrong with the gameplan but it just didn't work enough. He could pull it off in the rematch, it is all up to him. He doesn't have to change drastically, he just has to work more and put more power punches together."
On Wednesday, Usyk's team announced that Joshua had 'activated in principle' a rematch clause. They also stated that they hope Kiev will host the fight in February. Related links:
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