Joshua on why he sacked his training team..

What about when the big man himself was losing to McDermott?

 

Both Fury McDermott bouts were great fights. Fury fighting on empty for most of the bout but mustering up the energy from reserves that don't exist. Pure heart & determination.

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You might be right but it was clearly not a winning strategy unless they thought the judges would oblige but it just wasn't that close. I gave Joshua 2-3 of the mid rounds before Usyk took control down the home straight.
I agree though that I would rather he go out on his shield with more effort yes Usyk outskilled him but the fact is Joshua underperformed first time out. I'm aware that most attribute that to Usyk but it was clear to me watching the fight that Joshua was just trying to hear the last bell without being clipped. He didn't look like a man trying to win a fight. We will see what happens in the rematch I still favour Usyk but anythings possible at Heavyweight.

 

Brilllllliant AJ!!

 

I agree, he wasn't. He was trying to make sure he heard the final bell and his corner were encouraging him for the same reason. He nearly failed despite this, but he and his corner were on the same page - avoid the stoppage.

Also agree about the mid-rounds, where AJ won a few and Usyk took a couple off to replenish energy for the championship rounds. I just feel if AJ had stepped on the gas in those rounds rather than try fiddle his way through them, Usyk would have responded. And considering AJ was much more gassed than Usyk, I think he would have closed the show before the final bell had AJ forced the pace.

That's the dilemma which carries over from the first fight to the rematch and he's got nothing to lose by rolling the dice. I just don't think he has the confidence, not after he's buzzed and how he instinctively reacts when this happens...

 

His ring IQ is questionable so he may have actually have believed he was winning.

I only say his ring IQ is questionable because of his genius game plans. First genius idea was to trade with Andy Ruiz, who has T-rex arms by comparison, in the first fight that he lost. His second genius game plan was to try to outbox and elite level master boxer like Usyk.

 

I thought he kept the brilliant AJ guy on the payroll?

 

As a fan of AJ I like hearing he switched trainer/team although I’m not sure I would of picked Garcia. Garcia should have him fight though and that’s what AJ needs, winning a boxing match against Usyk will be hard but he can diffidently win a street fight type of fight, especially if he comes heavy.

Hope AJ proves everyone wrong and KO Usyk so we can stop hearing his delusional fans talking about how he would beat the greats of heavyweight.

 

Btw for those ppl say it’s absurd of AJ to think he was winning I can tell you that I’m probably one of the few on here that fought pro and it’s not always so easy to tell if you’re winning or not, especially if it’s close.

I had one tough fight I won by KO, I knew it was close but I thought I clearly was winning up until the KO but after the fight reporters came up and said “wow, what a comeback!”, I answered “what are you talking about, I was winning?!”. Well, when I finally watched the fight I wasn’t winning at all, lol. It’s not always so easy when you’re in there, especially when everyone is sheering for you.

 

This. Joshua is delusional if he thought he was winning.

 

Always felt the method of training joshua would always catch up with him.

Mckrackens a decent coach but took him as far as he could. Watching them train....instead of being a yes man.... Mckracken was a bit of a nit picker...constantly telling joshua what to do etc. Tbf it was exactly what joshua needed up to a certain level....but at the higher level you really need to have learned what to do for yourself.

Should be a good move....they,ll probably have better sparring in america. They need to let joshua fight it out and learn for himself. His talk was always about learning....but the whole point of learning is to get to a point you dont need teaching anymore.

Garcia will give him advice after hes made mistakes....mckracken was giving him advice as he was making them...wasnt letting him learn from his mistakes for himself first.... in training anyway. I think it affected joshuas confidence tbh.

I think mckracken knew joshuas limitations. He was trying to encourage him with the brilliant aj stuff. If he forced him on too much he knew usyk would have drowned him. He was just trying to give him the encouragement to turn the fight around knowing the gung ho approach would have been limited knowing joshuas weaknesses. Should be an interesting fight tho....with better sparring and preparing for a war a bit better. Usyk a hard man to deal with tho.

 

To be fair mate we know that Eddie got him a self help book for Christmas and Joshua takes soundbites out of it.
All the Kronk nonsense was just that Joshua hasn't been aggressive for years now and the issue is clearly a mental one.
He clearly has the power and attributes to do damage but he's struggling to apply those advantages due to fear of gassing and getting clipped. I think like Canelo doing that gear made him a front runner and when they can't execute their then in trouble. Carrying too much muscle means that you either have to take breaks within every round to rest or take someone out quickly. I'm not convinced he has enough time to adapt but we will see. I wouldn't be surprised of a robbery if it's more competitive this time out.

 

AJ actually has a decent chance in the rematch, but hey its cool to trash him these days because he has fallen so hard from the top. I would not be shocked if he hurts usyk and gets him out of there early.