Tony Bellew believes one more fight for Anthony Joshua might serve him well as he prepares for a showdown with Deontay Wilder
The heavyweight pair are linked with a huge fight in Saudi Arabia, that might also feature Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usky on the card.
However Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has suggested there might not be enough time to make that fight for the end of this year or early next, so Joshua might get back in the ring for another fight, against an opponent of a similar calibre to his last opponent, Robert Helenius, or his planned opponent for that last match-up, Dillian Whyte.
Given the threat posed by Wilder, former cruiserweight world champion Bellew told bitcoincasinos.com that another fight for Joshua may help him progress.
He said: “Deontay Wilder has got mind numbing power but so has Anthony Joshua, when he throws it. If you force him [Joshua] to throw, which Helenius didn't do, then it’s a different ball game.
"I think gunshy is a little bit unfair, tentative is how I’d describe AJ’s performance [against Helenius].”
“In my view I would just like Josh to get back to what he does best, which is to get on his chest and just throw punches.
"What happens to fighters is when we lose or get stopped it makes us vulnerable and wary.
"Sometimes we overthink things and I think that’s the phase he’s going through. He knows that he’s vulnerable and wary.”