‘He Never Told Me’: Former Trainer Was Left in Dark While Anthony Joshua Had Talks Behind His Back About Training With Legend Roy Jones Jr.

Anthony Joshua, the former two-time unified heavyweight champion is not able to escape the loop of changing trainers. After losing his title in the first match against the Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, the British boxer put the blame on his training team and parted ways with his longtime trainer Rob McCracken.

Following this, he joined the veteran trainer Robert Garcia and under the latter’s wing, he met Usyk again. Though he appeared better than on his previous outing, he could not make any difference and lost by  decision.

Now it’s all new for him once again. He has to start from the beginning to catch the rhythm. Since he has experienced the caliber of fighters sitting at the top, he knows well it’s time to bring in a big change before heading for the title quest. So he has decided to test a few trainers in the USA before joining the camp.

He is already in talks with the former Pound-for-pound best Roy Jones Jr. The fighter-turned-trainer has recently claimed that he has a concrete plan for Joshua only if the latter agrees to train under him. AJ knows it well. In response, he admired Jones Jr and showed interest in the proposal.

However, he did not discuss this with the current trainer Garcia. The duo had talks regarding the future in which Joshua clarified his plans.

What did Robert Garcia say about Anthony Joshua and his future plans?

In an interview with Izquierdazo, Garcia opened up about his discussion with Joshua. Since Joshua lost the rematch, people’s eyes were set on when he would change his trainer.

“A couple of weeks ago, AJ called to tell me that he would come to the United States, to meet with other trainers to see how he feels training with them,”  “But he never told me ‘I’m not working with you anymore’, he never told me ‘I don’t like your style’” Garcia told.

Next, Garcia added if Joshua switches to another trainer then he would not feel bad about it. According to him, it happens and he is in total agreement with Joshua. Moreover, he has a suggestion for his fighter. In his opinion, Joshua has to leave his comfort zone and has to head to the USA, this would certainly motivate him.

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