Carl Froch says Anthony Joshua must rediscover previous form to beat Oleksandr Usyk

Carl Froch believes that Anthony Joshua can beat Oleksandr Usyk if he’s able to turn back the clock to earlier in his career. During Joshua’s impressive climb up the heavyweight rankings, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist blitzed his way through the opposition with a scary stoppage streak that eventually saw him become world champion.  

With his tests becoming sterner, Joshua has gone longer in high profile clashes with the likes of Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz easily taking him the distance. A similar cautious approach against Usyk in September was his undoing and Froch says that Joshua must become nasty again and use his advantages in size and power to gain revenge over the Ukrainian. 

"I think Anthony Joshua needs to rediscover the same explosive style and ruthless instinct that he showed in that win over Wladimir Klitschko,” said Froch when speaking to Sky Sports.

“He's bigger, stronger with more height and reach than Oleksandr Usyk.  

“He's got all the physical attributes needed to win that fight. He must rekindle the fire that brought some destructive wins earlier in his career. He is big enough and powerful enough to beat anybody, especially Usyk who is much smaller in comparison."