Anthony Joshua believes Ben Davison could be the tactical key to making sure he beats Otto Wallin and retains alive his potential showdown with Deontay Wilder.
The British heavyweight star has teamed up with Tyson Fury’s former coach for his conflict with Swedish star Wallin this weekend in Saudi Arabia. Joshua, 34, made the shock change to Fury’s former cornerman however insists he’ll proceed to work long-term with American coach Derrick James.
Davison labored with Fury for 5 fights and his final one was a hard-fought victory over Wallin in 2019 when the Gypsy King was left with a horror minimize. But Joshua believes the Harlow-based coach has helped give him the perception to beat former newbie foe and sparring companion Wallin.
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“So I was training with Ben Davison in the UK and this fight came up with seven weeks to go and it would have been crazy to pack up and go to the States,” mentioned Joshua. “Derrick had Ryan Garcia too so I asked Ben and he said ‘you work hard, cool’. We’ve been using Ben’s Wallin experience from a tactics point-of-view, nothing to do with character.
“I have never asked “what was Fury like?” What was his preparation like? Ben has more respect than to talk about his former fighters like that. We have looked at how to defeat Wallin and we know, he has things he can exploit.
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Joshua insists all focus is on this weekend’s conflict with Wallin regardless of the prospect of lastly going through long-time rival Wilder on March 9. That’s the proposed date for an eye-watering massive cash conflict between the pair ought to they each win this weekend, with former WBC heavyweight king Wilder taking up Joseph Parker on the identical invoice.
Joshua labored with James for his comeback wins over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius earlier this yr after beforehand working with Robert Garcia for his second defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. The Watford warrior had beforehand left long-time coach Robert McCracken who guided him to Olympic glory and to profitable the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles.
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But he insists he might be again with James when his subsequent battle rolls spherical. “I was thinking the other day ‘it will be interesting to hear what Ben has to say about me’,” added Joshua. “Because some of my trainers have said that I am not dedicated and I don’t work hard. But I have been around enough coaches now and if you did a survey you would probably get more proper answers than people that are chatting s***.
“I think it has been really good with Ben, as it has been with Derrick. I have a great relationship with Derrick, he messaged me today actually but I have to stay focused, I am not on my phone as much, I am not replying to many people. Afterwards we will catch up and I am sure I will be back in Texas again working with him soon.”