Remember the Klitschko's were very protective of each other during sparring?

Vitali would be at Wlad's camps often and whenever sparring partners would have slightly too much success, he would stop the action and cause a scene. He knew Wlad's confidence would be shaken. Until all these conspiracy theories about Joey Dawejko dropping AJ in sparring, and reading up about the affect this can have on your confidence (freezing up)/physical state (concussion), I did not appreciate the true importance of this element of a camp.

If the rumours are true- and to me they likely are (AJ's bruise, his sty, his lack of confidence) - it exposes Rob McCracken for the joke he is. Why would you allow hard sparring so close to the fight. I am no AJ fan (predicting his KO here) but I do feel sorry for him- Eddie and Rob seemed to get complacent. AJ needs a seasoned, cultured trainer. Not some amateur boxing bum like Rob McCracken who lucked out with Froch...

 

congratulations