Usyk Lands More Total and Power Punches Than Joshua in the Rematch
Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk produce a classic
Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in a rematch on August 20, 2022, via a split decision.
Oleksandr Usyk outlanded Anthony Joshua and landed the harder punches all fight to win a split decision in their heavyweight rematch on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
According to CompuBox, Usyk connected more total punches than Joshua, 148 to 123. He was also more precise of the two, landing 48% of his punches to Joshua's 39%.
Usyk also landed more power punches than Joshua, 107 to 84. He was able to use his superior speed and footwork to get inside Joshua's reach and land clean shots.
Joshua was able to land some big punches of his own, but he was not able to sustain his attack for long periods of time. He also seemed to tire as the fight went on, while Usyk remained fresh.
In the end, Usyk's superior boxing skills were too much for Joshua. He was able to control the pace of the fight and land the cleaner punches. Joshua never seemed to be able to get into a rhythm and was never able to seriously threaten Usyk.
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