By: Sean Crose
“He’s a natural athlete, he’s an athlete who accomplished so much,” famous coach Robert Garcia lately instructed Izquierdazo (in Spanish), “that he did not need to be so strict in his commitments, in the gym, in the training spaces, with the coach.” If that was the case whereas Joshua educated with Garcia for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk final summer time, then Joshua clearly misjudged what was required to win again the belts Usyk had gained off him a yr earlier. For the second Joshua-Usyk match ended very similar to the primary, with Usyk successful on the decide’s playing cards.
According to Garcia, coaching “was a little easier for him (Joshua) than any other boxer…so that was something he got used to.” Sure sufficient, earlier than shedding to Usyk, Joshua had solely misplaced as soon as beforehand, and that was to Andy Ruiz, who Joshua simply dealt with and bested in a Saudi Arabian rematch six months later. In different phrases, battle preparation was by no means an actual problem for Joshua earlier than he met Usyk. “Since everything was given to him so easily and quickly, he thought it was the way to do it,” Garcia added, “that you don’t need to do it any other way.”
According to Garcia, Joshua goes to must rise to the event each within the ring and within the fitness center if he desires to compete with one of the best within the sport.
“When these types of fights arrive with fighters of another level, stronger, tougher fights, in reality he should go through with a different, stricter camp,” the American coach mentioned, “where he follows the directions.” While Garcia admits that Joshua is a gifted and exhausting working athlete, he’s going to want to vary issues up when he’s about to face main expertise.
“Although he (Joshua) is a dedicated fighter who does and listens to what he is told, perhaps he thinks ‘I was a champion without so much, without having so much responsibility,’” Garcia mentioned. After two losses in a row to Usyk, that’s not the type of angle Joshua or another fighter wants. Perhaps that’s why the towering Englishman is now on the hunt for a brand new coach, presumably Roy Jones. Then once more, maybe he’ll return to Garcia and give you a brand new recreation plan. With the heavyweight division providing quite a few harmful challenges, it’s crucial that Joshua return to the ring at his very best.
