Anthony Joshua Admits He Is ‘Still Mixed With’ Old Trainer Robert McCracken

Cornered by Rob McCracken, Anthony Joshua suffered a lopsided defeat against Oleksandr Usyk in his hometown, London, which cost him the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles. The loss also dissolved his immediate chances to claim an undisputed title fight in the division. However, Joshua seems ready to rematch his Ukrainian opponent and has shown sheer confidence in his current team.

Having lost his world titles horrifically, Joshua introduced a lot of new features in his training camp. He was spotted in the gym with Spanish coach Angel Fernandez. However, Rob McCracken hasn’t exited Joshua’s side. In a recent chat with the iFL TV, ‘AJ’ detailed the confusions of his training partners, and appeared optimistic about his next fight.

Anthony Joshua said, “Our training still mixed with Rob, still chat with Rob. Work with Angel in a minute and we have got a good team setup like physio, conditioning coach, doing some good testing now, co-relating it with boxing.”

“So they are not separate like do a test and then go back to boxing and not worry about what we have done over there. Just bringing it all together. So, just really created a good, strong team.”

Well, Anthony Joshua didn’t complain about his preparations after losing against Usyk. He showed up in perfect shape. But surprisingly, ‘AJ’ didn’t offer his knockout power to the display. He apparently danced to Oleksandr Usyk‘s tunes and fell to the wrong end of a one-sided beat down.

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Joshua is now at a very critical stage of his career. The 2x world champion currently holds a pro-record of 24-2 and cannot afford to lose his next fight. Else, it will eradicate him from the title race.

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk will b an important fight for the division

The WBC heavyweight title fight will go up for the grabs with champion Tyson Fury facing Dillian Whyte on April 23 at the Wembley Arena in London. That said, the WBA, WBO, and IBF fight will see a similar fate after Joshua and Usyk finalize their re-match.

The winners of both the fights can collide in an undisputed tut;e fight in the future. Lennox Lewis was the last champion to hold all four heavyweight belts under his name.

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Therefore, the recent scenario in the division is heading towards a historic moment, and Joshua needs to reclaim his lost position at any cost. Or it will be Oleksandr Usyk’s rise in the division.