Joshua tipped to beat Whyte

<p>Former unified world champion, Roy Jones Jr, has offered his prediction for the upcoming rematch between two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte, saying the former would triumph when both fighters clash.</p>, <p>The two longtime rivals are set to face off at the 02 Arena on August 12th, eight years after their memorable clash for the British title.</p>, <p>Jones had been in discussions to train Joshua following his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last year, but Joshua chose to work with Derrick James in Dallas instead.</p>, <p>Nevertheless, Jones remains optimistic about Joshua’s chances in the rematch, provided the boxer-trainer duo has “become more comfortable” with each other.</p>, <p>“I think it should be a good fight, I think Joshua will probably beat him again. Hopefully, he and Derrick have become more comfortable with one another now, and he has a better understanding of what Derrick wants from him,” Jones said in an interview with Boxing News.</p>, <p>Having already defeated Whyte once, Jones believes that Joshua has the knowledge to secure a victory.</p>, <p>“He knows how to beat Whyte – he beat him one time already. But he actually should beat him better this time than he did the first time, if he has proper training.,” Jones said.</p>, <p>Joshua’s first outing under James resulted in a somewhat unimpressive decision victory against American heavyweight Jermaine Franklin in April.</p>