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Barry McGuigan Points Out ‘The Only Rival’ Anthony Joshua Should Avoid



Barry McGuigan has spoken out about Anthony Joshua’s return to heavyweight after two losses to unified champion, Oleksandr Usyk

The British heavyweight superstar is once again looking for a new coach ahead of a year of competition in the hopes of bringing him back to the top of the league.

Promoter Eddie Hearn recently outlined a comeback plan that culminated in a fight with fallen champion, Deontay Wilder – however McGuigan wrote in Mirror column that he believes will move too quickly too soon.

“Anthony Joshua will have no shortage of opponents as he contemplates becoming world champion for the third time. If he wants to achieve that noble goal then they have to be the right people in the right order.

One opponent I would avoid is Deontay Wilder. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn mentioned Wilder this week but he’s no fool. It’s too big a step to take at this stage. Instead of hitting a big target, Joshua needs to fight more often in 2023 and against the smaller gods.”

The boxer turned manager then lays out what he thinks ‘AJ’ has to do before going up against the likes of Wilder, who some consider to be one of the toughest athletes the sport has ever seen. this sport has ever seen.

“The most immediate problem is finding the right coach. Whoever it is, he needs to go back to basics and rebuild his mentality.”

“Joshua has to learn how to combine punches while moving his head. That needs to be ingrained. I’m not sure if he ever learned that skill.

It takes time to develop that but it can be taught. He must be willing to listen and his coach must be able to teach in an authoritative manner. Not many people around get that respect.”

While Wilder’s team wants to fight Joshua, we expect an announcement on the next matches soon. If Hearn’s original plan goes through, he’ll debut in April with a name in the top 15.

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