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Anthony Joshua has warned Oleksandr Usyk that, come their $100million rematch next Saturday, he will be fighting an AJ as different from their first bout as the new venue in the Arabian desert is from their original battleground in north London.

But Usyk, who took Joshua’s world titles in that fight, shrugs and says: ‘He will find that I too will be a different fighter here in Saudi Arabia.’

Nothing, it appears, in sun-baked old Jeddah will be the same as it was in the autumnal chill of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Anthony Joshua has vowed to be 'a different fighter' against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday

Anthony Joshua has vowed to be 'a different fighter' against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday

The Brit was beaten by unanimous decision by the Ukrainian in London last year

The Brit was beaten by unanimous decision by the Ukrainian in London last year

Usyk’s changes are physical and his much-increased muscularity. The devil is in the detail of the training which has produced them.

The former undisputed world cruiserweight champion, who has taken leave from manning the war in Ukraine to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts, has pushed himself to new limits.

Usyk has been swimming for a quite astonishing total of five hours a day — including multiple butterfly lengths — in addition to his gym work. At 6ft 3in, Usyk is 3in shorter yet has been sparring Eastern European giants taller than the Briton. As for AJ, he is preparing to revise his curious psychology of trying to outbox rather than batter Usyk last time. It was as if he had something to prove about his skills, which was utterly unnecessary.

The explanation may be found in his sympathetic approach to the repeated delays of the rematch, from April through June and finally to August, as Usyk extricated himself from the war and worked to regain ring fitness. Says Joshua now: ‘We looked at suitable dates for Oleksandr and his team. I felt it was important for him to be ready, rather than for us to be forcing a date on them. I didn’t want us saying they had to take or leave a specific date.

Joshua says he will not repeat the 'crazy' tactics that saw him lose their last encounter

Joshua says he will not repeat the 'crazy' tactics that saw him lose their last encounter

‘He wanted to defend the belts. I wanted us to work together. That is the way we showed our compassion for him and his country. I feel that this has worked out well for everyone in the long run.’

Joshua is unsure about how the conflict with Russia and his armed

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