Otto Wallin has spoken out about a potential fight with Anthony Joshua – and believes he gives Joshua a tougher night’s work than Dillian Whyte.
Traction for a rematch between Joshua and Whyte has increased in recent weeks, with Eddie Hearn saying in various interviews that the fight was a strong possibility for 2023.
However, Joshua stopped ‘The Bodysnatcher’ in six rounds when they first met, and Wallin told The Express that he doesn’t think a second fight would pan out much differently.
“I think it’s positive that my name is being mentioned but I would like to be the frontrunner. I think Whyte is a good style for Joshua, he knocked him out last time, I don’t think much has changed.”
“A guy like Usyk is a terrible style for him because Joshua struggles with good boxers and I’m a good boxer and I’m a southpaw so I think I can give Joshua a better fight. I’ve proved myself with Fury, I gave him a really tough fight and he handled Whyte much easier than me.
“Judging from that I think I’m a much better fight for Joshua and we fought twice in the amateurs, I lost close decisions in fights that could have gone either way and we’ve sparred before, so we know each other pretty well.”
“He knows that I’m a good fighter and I know that he’s a good fighter. I think that fight makes a lot of sense especially given that I have a good following in England thanks to the Fury fight and the problems I gave him. So, I think people would respect that fight.”
Wallin gave Tyson Fury one of the toughest nights of his career in 2019, inflicting a horrendous cut on Fury who managed to bit down on the gum shield and grind out a decision win.