Anthony Joshua could be forced into retirement if he loses Usyk rematch and would NOT go down a great, slams Brook

KELL BROOK predicts Oleksandr Usyk will retain his unified WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua, which could lead to the Brit retiring.

Usyk will defend his heavyweight titles against Joshua this weekend in Saudi Arabia.

But should Joshua, 32, fail in his attempt to re-climb the heavyweight mountain, he could end up retiring as he "wouldn’t have the x-factor anymore", claims former unified middleweight world title contender Brook.

Speaking to , Brook weighed in on Saturday's fight, saying: "To be honest with you, I see Usyk beating him again.

"Unless Anthony Joshua comes out and he puts it on him from round one and uses his size and strength. 

"The only way, in my opinion, that Anthony Joshua can win is to use his strength and his power and put it on him in that way.

"In a boxing match, it’s Usyk all day every day. 

"He could retire if he did get beat, because he wouldn’t have the x-factor anymore, basically. 

"That feeling of this big Anthony Joshua, before he got beat, with the people behind him.

"Him losing again it just disheartens all the fans, and they just move on to the next fighter, don’t they? That’s what happens. Human nature. 

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"He’d have been beat twice by Usyk – will people want to see him again? I don’t know. He could retire. 

"I believe he would be disappointed with his career. He’s beat some good fighters, but he’s not beat any great fighters.

"The Ruiz loss and the Usyk defeats. I don’t think he’d go down as anything great, would he? 

"He’s not done anything that would put him on that pedestal. I think he’d realise that himself as well."

Even if Joshua manages to beat Usyk, a unification fight with fellow Brit Tyson Fury appears to be off the cards.

Fury reaffirmed his decision to retire, despite claiming that he was going to return only two days earlier.

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