Anthony Joshua's ex-coach wants Oleksandr Usyk to "put a beating" on Tyson Fury
Anthony Joshua's ex-trainer wants Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury because the Brit "disrespected boxing" with his performance against Francis Ngannou.
Heavyweight champion Fury is currently preparing for his undisputed world title fight against Usyk on February 17 in Saudi Arabia. The Brit is hoping for a better showing than last time around in the Middle East, as he was dropped and only won by a single point against former UFC champion Ngannou in their crossover fight.
Ngannou makes his boxing return in March against 'AJ' in a fight that shouldn't have been sanctioned, according to Joshua's old trainer Robert Garcia. The coach thinks Fury didn't train at all for his fight against Ngannou and wants Usyk to put a beating on him in their undisputed fight.
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"I would like Usyk to put a beating on him, just because of his last performance," Garcia told Boxing Social. "I think he disrespected boxing, Fury was totally out of shape. People think he lost, I think he won, but he should have destroyed Ngannou. I think Fury took it so lightly he didn’t even train.
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“He disrespected boxing so I would love Usyk to slap him around, but if Fury’s in shape it’s a difficult fight. He uses his weight, his tricks, he pushes, he does so many things that make him so effective that if he’s in great shape, I pick him to beat Usyk but I would like to see the opposite.”
Fury flew out to Saudi Arabia on New Year's Eve to continue his training camp for the undisputed fight. Martin Bakole, one of Fury's main training partners, has insisted the heavyweight champion wasn't as focused as he should have been whilst preparing for Ngannou which is why he looked so bad on fight night.
“I was in Tyson Fury’s camp. If you watch my interview at the event when people are asking me, I was saying I will not be surprised to see Ngannou drop Tyson Fury, because, to be honest, Tyson was not 100 per cent focused in the gym. For me, my opinion is the signed contract with Usyk affected his mind for the Ngannou fight," Bakole told iFL TV.
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