ANTHONY JOSHUA has been urged to axe his entire coaching team following his devastating loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
The Watford warrior saw his hopes of a blockbuster Battle of Britain with Tyson Fury shattered by the slick southpaw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month.
AJ, 31, is set to rematch the undefeated Ukrainian next year, but Fury’s promoter Frank Warren reckons he should do so with a new team around him.
The Queensberry Promotions chief told SecondsOut: “Should he fight him [Usyk] again? If he does what he does last time, I don’t see him beating him.
“Even then, I think Usyk will get more out of that win than Joshua.
“I just don’t see what Joshua can do any different to win that fight other than get rid of all the trainers around him and try change what he’s doing. Will he do that?”
Warren was surprised by Usyk’s ability to out-jab the taller and more powerful Joshua.
He added: “I said if Usyk’s there at the end he’ll win on points. What I didn’t expect was the way he won.
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“I really thought that AJ would have come out and pose his physical attributes more, his jab, his size, which he didn’t.
“I thought as far as Usyk was concerned I thought he’d have to roll under him, get underneath his jab and work inside.
“He didn’t do that, he was outjabbing the guy with the longer reach and the bigger guy.
“I was quite shocked at that. He hurt him in the fight. He wobbled him early on and certainly in the last round I think the bell saved him, he would have been stopped otherwise.
“There was no debate about how he got beat, he got beat.”
Joshua’s shot at revenge against his fellow London 2012 Olympian is currently being targeted for the spring.
Promoter Eddie Hearn told The BBC: “We will formally announce the rematch in due course and start planning with K2 Promotions – March or April is sensible for the rematch.”
Having watched and analysed the fight, Joshua is confident of settling the score with the former undisputed cruiserweight champion.
He said: “I’ve watched the fight, analysed my preparations and identified my mistakes.
“I’ve learnt my lesson. Don’t worry about me. My spirit is strong!”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
