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A fighter's performance in the Ring is a testament to his coach's coaching style.
I believe that Anthony Joshua's performance is the best testimony. A few years ago, Anthony Joshua, who had lost himself for a while, chose to part ways with his long-time coach Rob McCracken due to a few lackluster performances. Since then, Anthony Joshua has been searching for his own answers. He traveled to the United States to begin auditions, and in the end, he chose Robert Garcia, a well-known Latin boxing coach. However, their mentoring relationship was short-lived, and their partnership came to an end after a rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
After that, Anthony Joshua began to audition in the United States again, and some of the traits of the famous coach Derrick James attracted Anthony Joshua. But unlike Robert Garcia, who emphasized tactics, Derek James was the kind of coach who was very strict and didn't like, and he trained Anthony Joshua in boxing fundamentals and pace skills day in and day out.
In the end, Anthony Joshua won back-to-back victories over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius, but victory or defeat was not everything. Because Anthony Joshua's performance in the game is difficult to satisfy.
For some reason, Anthony Joshua looked lacking in confidence in those two matches. Despite this, Anthony Joshua stressed in an interview with reporters that he is enjoying training under the coach of the year and is looking forward to working with him again. But an unexpected match prevented Anthony Joshua from seeking change.
Anthony Joshua and Otto Warin barely took more than a month from planning to finalisation in Saudi Arabia, and the tournament was held on a date that coincided with other competitions coached by Derrick James. So Anthony Joshua brought in a substitute coach, and Ben Davidson was chosen as the one to give instructions in Anthony Joshua's corner. Although the two were only agreed to work together for one match at the time, Anthony Joshua looked like he had regained his ferocity in the bout, and he comfortably defeated Swedish fighter Otto Wallin.
The match pleased the crowd and Anthony Joshua himself, so the two renewed their partnership and will prepare together for the match against Francis Naganno on March 8.
In a recent interview with iFL, Anthony Joshua spoke about the pair's collaboration.
"The reason I've been able to work well with Ben Davidson is that he doesn't try to change my style, which I've tried many times over the years. There is step-back boxing, there is jab cover, there is hit-and-run, and there is control of the rhythm. Etcetera. But that's not the case with Ben Davidson, who told me in training, 'Those tactics don't fit your size.' You're a big, big guy. You have explosive power, and you have to try to knock out your opponents. Anthony Joshua told reporters.