Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn gave some insight into what happened before the bell of the first match against Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua will lose his unified heavyweight title via unanimous decision later that night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – a result that rocked the division and derailed the superstar’s plans to become undisputed. brother.
Many people analyzed ‘AJ’s performance that night, and it became clear that he could never really get past the southern Ukrainian.
heard Sun that, in the locker room, his boxer was checking the notes between punches on the pad.
“He was really confused going into the first game against Usyk. I remember when he was warming up for the game and he had a pad of sticky notes that he and the team had drafted together. He would hit the pads and every now and then he would come over and look at the book.
As a result, Joshua had to part ways with longtime coach Rob McCracken to prepare for the rematch. Even so, Hearn has praised McCracken’s corner work in the past.
“The best AJ thinks ‘I know exactly what I’m doing’. But to do that you need a tutor. That’s why Rob McCracken is so important to him. Remember when he boxed [Wladimir] Klitschko, Rob McCracken were instrumental in winning that match, in the 5th and 6th rounds.
As a boxer, you have to be able to look your coach in the eye and say ‘I’m in trouble here, tell me what I need to do’. Don’t go back to your corner and have five or six voices telling you what to do.
Of course, many fans can read this while focusing on Usyk, given that he has the elite skills and attributes to hinder opponents as they try and prepare for him.
The Ukrainian went on to beat Joshua for a second time, this time with Robert Garcia in the British corner, and now turn to an undisputed fight with Tyson Fury as ‘AJ’ faces a comeback. .
Hear’s comments back to the fact that Joshua is ready to announce a new coach after ending things with Garcia, with many in the sport betting on Errol Spence Jr coach Derrick James.
