Former coach of former British unified champion Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) Mark Tibbs in
interview for local media spoke about the cooperation of the boxer with the famous American trainer Robert Garcia.
Recall that after losing three world titles in a duel against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs), Joshua stopped working with British mentor Rob McCracken, who led him from amateurs. Having toured the United States in search of a new coach, Anthony settled on the candidacy of Robert Garcia, with whom he is currently training for a rematch against Usyk, scheduled for August 20.
– I want to ask you about the Joshua-Usyk rematch. You seem to have said in another interview that you have more confidence in Joshua now that he brought Robert Garcia into the team. Just tell me why and why do you have such respect for Garcia?
I have heard several of his interviews. I know who he has coached in the past, but once I heard his interview, I got more confidence that he could instill those Joshua attributes. It’s not that Joshua doesn’t have those attributes. He just needs to use them, include them in the game. And if Robert Garcia can’t do it, then no one can. Do you understand what I’m talking about. That’s why I got more confidence in Joshua before the second fight with Usyk. But Usyk is very, very, very, very, very good. Like Tyson Fury. They have this experience and this skill in the ring that only unique people in the world have, if you know what I mean. So this is not a walk in the park. In my opinion, a big, strong, manly fighter can win over a less skilled fighter if Joshua believes in the system that Robert Garcia is trying to instill in him.
Do you think they work long enough to instill these fundamentals? They have 6 weeks left before the rematch. They had previously worked together, but not for long.
Yes, it can be done, 100%. If you’ve been in this business for a very long time and you were a world champion like Joshua… And he understands the instructions and he can use them. He’s been in boxing for a long time. He must be capable of it. 100%.
