Anthony Joshua acknowledged giving coach Angel Fernandez the responsibility of choosing a new trainer for his rematch withOleksandr Usyk.
Joshua, 32, is aiming to become a three-time heavyweight champion by regaining the belt from Usyk this Saturday after losing it in London for the first time in 11 months. . After the loss, Joshua was advised to part ways with his longtime trainer Robert McCracken, and then hired a new head trainer in Robert Garcia. It was done after going on a coaching tour in the US with the likes of Eddie Reynoso and Virgil Hunter while looking for a new trainer. Eventually, the Brits partnered with Garcia, and Joshua explained why he let Fernandez make the decision instead of himself.
fighters," Joshua said of Garcia in an interview with Behind the Gloves. "He'll make you throw punches. He knows the big stage and that sort of thing. Aside from what I thought of Garcia, I've seen all of the things I've seen, including him." Evaluate the trainers.I said to Angel, my head coach in London, can you choose who you want to work with?'. I have to be able to work and Garcia has to be comfortable working with Angel and make sure they give me the best.I don't think Garcia is good but Angel doesn't like him and I'm trying to make the relationship work.These two get along and get along very well."
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PA)Garcia has worked with Marcos Maidana, Nonito Donaire and brother Mikey during his coaching career. Joshua said that his new trainer needed to build a good relationship with Fernandez.The decision to hire a trainer to be his coach.
"They have to come up with a strategic plan, and they have to sparr reviews as they're looking at it," Joshua continued. I think it's important to decide if you want to Angel decided Garcia was better and I agreed. I said, 'Oh, I don't like that'. So we have built a good relationship.
