Oleskandr Usyk is ready for any new gameplan that Anthony Joshua prepares for their rematch next year.
Usyk recorded a dramatic victory over Joshua in September to snatch the unified world titles away from the Briton.
And Joshua faced criticism for the absence of his power-punching and aggressive style during the fight that has been a trademark of his boxing career.
But the Ukrainian champion is unconcerned by Joshua's plans to change tactics for the fight and is prepared for any version of Joshua next year.
“I am not sure who will train Joshua for the rematch,” Usyk told DAZN. “I have seen the speculation about who he may hire for next year but it does not matter to us who trains him.
“Our goal is to be prepared for everything and I train to improve my own chances, not based on my opponent.
“He also promised to be more aggressive and dangerous in the rematch. If that is the case, great. I’d be glad to experience that side of Joshua. I am sure it will be another brilliant fight.”
Rumours have intensified that Joshua has been on the search for a new trainer after he toured America visiting the likes of Eddy Reynoso, Virgil Hunter and Ronnie Shields.
But the 31-year-old would be willing to continue to work with trainer Rob McCracken providing he accepts any new addition to the team.
And potential candidate for the role, Shields revealed that Joshua informed him of his plans to be a "dog" when he seeks revenge next year.
Shields told The Boxing Voice : "The first thing he told me when he came here, he told me, ‘listen, I know people don’t think that I’m a dog, I’m just a pure boxer, look, I’m gonna be a dog in this next fight’. And that’s his words.
“He told me, ‘I’m gonna be a dog in this fight, I just need you to show me how to be the best dog that you can teach me to be’.
Will Anthony Joshua get his revenge against Oleksandr Usyk next year? Let us know your predictions in the comments section below.
“That answered the question for me because my thing to him was, ‘why did you box the whole time?’, and he said he thought he could out-box him, and that was the game plan.
“To me that was the wrong fight, now he knows that was the wrong fight. To teach a man to be a dog he has to have the dog instincts in him already."
Joshua now faces a second bite at revenge in his career after reversing a shock defeat to Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia last year.
And after reflecting on the fight Joshua has since admitted his tactics were wrong.
He has also appeared to shift a level of the blame on to his team by hinting that he received the wrong information during the fight.
During his visit to America to search for a new coach Joshua spoke to pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez, with whom he discussed the importance of movement and feinting while watching the Mexican during sparring.
