Joshua vs Usyk revisited: Where the fight was won and lost

Last year Oleksandr Usyk shocked Anthony Joshua and his hometown fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Joshua became the star of British boxing when he won the super heavyweight gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. In the near 10 years since then, he had become a dominant force in the heavyweight division, unifying the WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.

Usyk was known as one of the most talented boxers in the world. But he is the smaller man. He had won Olympic gold at London 2012 too, down at 91kgs.

The Ukrainian had been an undisputed champion at cruiserweight but his resume as a professional heavyweight was more sparse.

He'd only boxed twice in that division before meeting Joshua, outpointing Derek Chisora and stopping Chazz Witherspoon. But his performance to dethrone Joshua and win the unified heavyweight championship was spectacular.

Here's where and how the fight was won and lost...

Even without the benefit of hindsight, the first round set alarm bells ringing for Joshua. Usyk, a southpaw, was able to lead with a solid back-hand left. It hit with force. Usyk remained in near constant motion around Joshua, never letting the bigger man pin him on the ropes. Only round one, the manner in which Usyk won it was still a key moment in this contest.

Dave Coldwell, the trainer who cornered Tony Bellew against Usyk, explained, "When you're going up against a bigger man, bigger in height, reach, power, natural strength, you're going to be going in there quite apprehensive.

"There are going to be some nerves there because you're giving away a lot of advantages. But if you get a chance to get a foothold in the fight, get your timing straightaway then start straightaway landing your powershots, I think that's a