ANTHONY JOSHUA has been warned his career could be OVER if he loses against Oleksandr Usyk again.
AJ is seeking revenge on the Ukrainian pound-for-pound great next Saturday in Saudi Arabia, following defeat last September.
A win for Joshua, 32, regains him the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles and sets him back on course for a money-spinning undisputed decider with Brit rival Tyson Fury, 33.
But in the eyes of UFC legend Michael Bisping, a loss would leave the 2012 Olympic hero with few options left.
Bisping, 44, said on his YouTube channel: “If Joshua wants to continue to be one of the best, to go down in history as potentially the best British fighter we had and champion of the world, then he has to win this fight.
“One has to think, I’m not trying to be negative here, if Joshua loses this fight then it’s the end of the road.
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“What more is he going to do? Is he going to come back and try to claw his way back to the top? He’s been there, done it and he’s got the T-shirt.
“He’s made a tremendous amount of money, he’s achieved everything you want to achieve by getting involved in combat sports.
“If he loses this one, he’s lost his last two and he also lost his titles to Andy Ruiz.”
Joshua, 32, beat Ruiz, also 32, in the Saudi desert in 2019 after losing their initial fight six months earlier.
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It means AJ has an advantage having been accustomed to the conditions.
But Usyk, 35, told Parimatch: “I’m comfortable boxing in front of a new crowd and in new places. I go out and do my work.
“I work a lot in the gym, and I have boxed for the first time somewhere new on many occasions.
“For me, it makes no difference where I box, whether it is the first or second time in a particular place. I like to box in new places.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
