British heavyweight Joe Joyce believes he has a better chance of beating Oleksandr Usyk than defeated champion Anthony Joshua.
Joshua lost the IBF, WBA and WBO belts to the 34-year-old Ukrainian heavyweight last weekend as he was comprehensively outboxed.
Joyce has hopes of a title fight after the pair settle their rematch, as he is the current WBO mandatory challenger.
Talking to The Sun, Joyce considered which of the big names in the heavyweight division he would find easiest to take on.
“I say maybe Usyk,” he said.
"Because AJ is more likely to knock me out and with Fury you’re in danger of being outboxed.
"He’s at the top, with Joshua, Usyk, they’re all at the top level but they all pose a different skillset, and attributes which put them apart.
“Same with Usyk as well, he’s a smaller guy and southpaw, but they each pose a problem.
“Even Deontay Wilder, he has that phenomenal punch power. There’s some really exciting fights with the big-level names.”
He continued: “I think AJ suits Usyk more than my style. I’m a hard style for Usyk to fight. That’s why I think he was patient in waiting to fight Joshua.
“I’d throw more shots and I’d have to have a nice training camp with Ismael Salas again and work out the game plan to beat this guy.
“It’s a fight that I can win, especially if it’s for the belts.”
Joyce lost to Usyk in 2013 but believes that in a fully professional setting, he would have more opportunity for victory.
“I thought I was doing well in the first fight we had, it was a very tough but enjoyable fight,” he explained.
“There were plenty of exchanges and I reckon if it had gone a couple more rounds I would have started to come out on top.
“I’d have more rounds if I fought him this time around, plus I’m a lot more experienced so I know how to fight southpaws.”