Via Barry Holbrook: Eddie Hearn has seen enough of coach Robert Garcia’s work with Anthony Joshua to make him believe he will dethrone unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk with a 9th round knockout on August 20. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hearn didn’t reveal what he specifically saw from Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) during training with new coach Garcia, but enough for him to feel confident he’ll make it in front of the house. champion IBF/WBA/WBO Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) in their rematch.
If Robert’s game plan succeeds and Joshua heralds his defeat by knockout, he will be anointed by the boxing world as a great coach.
From there, you can bet Robert will get a storm of top boxers wanting to train with him at his Oxnard, California gym. We’ve seen those happen to other trainers who have a famous boxer in their cage.
When that fight went well, other talented boys wanted to join the gym, believing that the coach was a great person.
On the other hand, if Joshua loses to Usyk again, which seems to be the most likely outcome of their rematch on August 20, Robert Garcia will likely be terminated and replaced with a replacement. another coach.
Joshua, 32, will have to fight harder and take advantage of opportunities in the rematch than he did against Usyk last September at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium in London.
AJ let Usyk get the upper hand over him with boxing rather than using his strength and size to crush the smaller man. However, when Joshua delivered the blows straight to the head, you could see that Usyk was very upset with the punches.
Unfortunately, there was never any follow-up on Joshua’s part, and he squandered the chances he got in the bout.
“We have seen how Saudi Arabia has invested in grassroots boxing. Grassroots participation increased by 300% since [Andy] Ruiz fights,” Eddie Hearn told DAZN Boxing Show. “The mistake golfers make that we don’t make, that’s a big deal.
“I don’t mind speaking out, and when you have a 50-50 revenue split, you have to get there. [that is paying that money]. Still there,” Hearn said when asked if this is Joshua’s biggest payday. “He had some good nights.
“I think Anthony Joshua will stop Oleksandr Usyk for nine innings on August 20. That’s not a popular opinion, but I trust the work he’s doing with Robert Garcia,” Hearn said in selecting Joshua. to dethrone heavyweight champion IBF/WBA/WBO Usyk on August 20.
If Joshua contests the knockout early, he could be clamped and stopped by Usyk. AJ’s chin and stamina aren’t good enough for him to be able to take a lot of hard hits and fight at a fast pace without him being knocked down.
