Mayweather has decades of experience and wisdom to impart on Anthony Joshua

Former boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has heaped praise on Floyd Mayweather for helping him prepare for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

Just like the great Muhammad Ali before him, Joshua is hoping to win back the world heavyweight championship for a third time this year.  

He has lost his titles twice to Andy Ruiz in 2019 and Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in 2021.  

In the last bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, he was comprehensively beaten and thus lost his WBA, WBO and IBF world titles.

Amid speculation about what changes he may make to his coaching team, which according to talkSport, include potentially swapping Rob McCracken for an American trainer,  Joshua has now appeared to partner with former pound-for-pound king Mayweather.

'Money' was spotted watching over Joshua's training session as he worked on his jab

The duo were pictured in a gym together on Joshua's Instagram, with the Brit thanking the 50-0 superstar for imparting some much-needed wisdom as he honed his jab.

In the aftermath of the loss, 'Money' told reporters he did not see Usyk's win as an upset simply because the Ukrainian was not as high-profile a name as Joshua.

"It was just that, Anthony Joshua was on TV," he said. "Everybody seen him.

"Usyk was a hell of a fighter, a gold medallist if I'm not mistaken but he was behind the scenes.

"Two guys with crazy amateur backgrounds and one guy is not being seen and another guy is being seen, then we call it an upset.

"No, it's just that he was working behind the scenes and another guy was working in front of everybody. Finally, they had to meet up and Anthony Joshua came up short."

Mayweather was in London back in December 2020 to watch Joshua dispatch of Kubrat Pulev in dominant fashion to retain his world titles.

Now, with the belts settled firmly in Kiev, the 31-year-old AJ will need all the help of his prestigious mentor to get them back.

-talkSport