Wallin made a bold statement ahead of the fight against Joshua

Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin shared his expectations for the upcoming fight against former world champion Anthony Joshua.

According to him, it's the best time for this match against AJ since the latter might be uncertain about his abilities following a series of defeats.

"I think it's the perfect time to face AJ. He was a seek and destroy kind of guy, he was very aggressive. When he first started, he had a short amateur career. He was knocking people out. Turned pro, knocking everybody out. Knocked [Wladimir] Klitschko out. And I think he felt invincible, pretty much.

And then he lost to Ruiz, he got stopped. He lost to Usyk twice. I think he knows now that he's vulnerable. He knows he can lose and he can get hurt and he doesn't like that. He doesn't like getting hit or getting hurt. He cares a lot about what people think of him and I think it's hard for him when people are being critical or there are boos in the crowd, I think that's really hard for him," Wallin told.

Just a reminder, Joshua vs. Wallin fight is scheduled for December 23 in Saudi Arabia. The contract for the fight includes a rematch option. Also on that boxing evening, Deontay Wilder will face Joseph Parker.

In his last fight, Wallin defeated Murat Gassiev in September. Joshua, in August, knocked out Robert Helenius.