Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight predictions, odds, undercard, expert picks, preview, date
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The unified heavyweight champion takes on a former undisputed champ in a titanic clash on Saturday night
With the time for talking just about over entering Saturday's heavyweight championship bout pairing unified titleholder Anthony Joshua against former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, probably the most remarkable part is how little has been actually said between them.
In a division filled with larger-than-life personalities from Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte, the two combatants who will share the ring inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in England have been noticeably short on headline-filling words while showing each other a healthy amount of respect (1 p.m. ET, DAZN).
From the standpoint of Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs), a 34-year-old native of Ukraine and, like Joshua, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, the strategy appears to be very much calculated. Dressed in a suit from the Joker's closet of "Batman" fame during Thursday's press conference, Usyk perfectly embodied physically what goes on inside of his genius and very maniacal mind.
