“This guy teaches you”: how Robert Garcia can help Joshua against Usyk
In the event that Anthony Joshua defy the oddsmakers against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night’s match-up on the sands of Saudi Arabia . And regains the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles he lost in their first, one-sided bout this year. There might be no greater impact than the 47-year-old Mexican-American trainer charged with formulating the gameplan which was so glaringly absent last time. “The fact that Robert is a former champion and was a fighter makes a huge difference in the way that he communicates to his athletes,” says Chris Algieri. The former WBO Welterweight champion who trained under Garcia for a number of seasons in Oxnard. “Not all fighters were high level when they competed but Robert was, so his ability to be able to communicate and use the right words to get his fighters. Whether they need to be fired up or they need to be more disciplined – he knows how to turn that extra knob to get the most out of them.” Joshua’s total loss to Usyk last year The rela...