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Anthony Joshua needs to 'impose himself' if he wants to beat Oleksandr Usyk says Malik Scott

Anthony Joshua needs to 'impose himself' if he wants to beat Oleksandr Usyk says Malik ScottDAZN
A rematch between Anthony Joshua and unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is set to take place in a matter of months.

Anthony Joshua's rematch with WBA, WBO, and IBF world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is one of this year's most anticipated fights, but what does Joshua need to do if he wants to become a three-time world heavyweight champion?

In the eyes of Deontay Wilder's trainer Malik Scott, the Olympic gold medallist needs to impose himself on the Ukrainian and take a more aggressive approach.

"He [Anthony Joshua] can't be that big and have the ability to impose himself and not impose himself on one of the smallest fighters he's ever fought," Scott told ESNews.

"This is the perfect time for him to use his good positioning, his size, his strength that he's blessed with physically and mentally."

During his points loss to Usyk last year, Joshua's strategy received plenty of criticism from fans and experts. Instead of using his explosive punching power, Joshua tried to outbox the Ukrainian, and it completely backfired with Usyk giving the 32-year-old Brit a boxing lesson.

But while there are ways to beat Usyk, Scott claims Joshua may be coming up against a fighter who may have his number.

"I think Joshua might be dealing with someone who has his number. I don't think this is Andy Ruiz where you can just fight off the back foot and win," Scott said. "I think Usyk may have AJ's number, and if I was a betting man, I would bet that the rematch would be more interesting, but I still would go for Usyk for the victory."

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