Usyk dominated Joshua and captured a 12-round unanimous decision back in September 2021 at the Tottenham Stadium in London. Many believe that ‘AJ’ employed the wrong tactics against the skillful Ukrainian and needed to impose his physicality instead.
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Garcia was recently added to Joshua’s team alongside Angel Fernandez to help reignite the Brit’s aggressive style that allowed him to become a world champion.
Here’s what Coldwell said in an interview with Boxing Social:
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Dave Coldwell questions whether Robert Garcia has enough time to improve Anthony Joshua’s confidence
Coldwell continued by speculating whether Garcia could make a significant difference to Anthony Joshua’s mindset before the Usyk rematch in August. He said:
Garcia has worked with world-class, come-forward fighters in the past but it remains to be seen if he can restore ‘AJ’s’ confidence.
Since losing his first professional bout to Andy Ruiz back in 2019 and getting stopped in the seventh round, Joshua has adopted a safer, back-foot boxing approach. These tactics worked in the rematch against Ruiz and also while facing Pulev at Wembley Arena in 2020.
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Regardless, Usyk is an elite fighter who is ranked No.2 in the pound-for-pound list by Ring Magazine. Hence, Joshua will have to produce the best performance of his career to have any chance of regaining his belts.
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