BOXING | TONY BELLEW
Tony Bellew: I’ll be worried for Joshua if fight goes past six rounds
I have so much belief in AJ as a fighter: he must not be gun-shy against Wallin in Riyadh. If he lets his hands go, he is one of the world’s best heavyweights
The Times
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Narrated by Tony Bellew, former WBC Cruiserweight world champion
Anthony Joshua versus Otto Wallin is the most evenly matched fight on the card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night. Wallin is a seasoned amateur and is, without a doubt, coming off a career-best win over Murat Gassiev last time out. He also gave a very good account of himself against Tyson Fury in 2019.
Fury is probably one of the most difficult heavyweights of the past two decades to come up against — his style is very frustrating, he’s a nightmare to fight — so for Wallin to face that kind of fighter and do really well, Joshua has got to approach it in an aggressive manner. He cannot stand off Wallin and allow him to box at range because if this fight
