ANTHONY JOSHUA is confident that Robert Garcia will be his ally in the Saudi revenge war against Oleksandr Usyk later this month.
After losing to Robert McCracken last September, the Watford fighter, now 32, hired the 14-time champion coach.
Anthony Joshua will resume his rivalry in Saudi Arabia with Oleksandr Uzyk later this month
Robert Garcia, AJ's new coach, has helped to create an aggressive game plan.
Garcia is the former champion and is optimistic that he will win in Saudi Arabia.
Eddie Hearn believes Joshua can get the job done again
Joshua and Garcia have been working on a strategy for the Saudi showdown for nearly a year. Joshua believes that their new approach will end Garcia's reign of unification heavyweight kingship.
Eddie Hearn, promoter, stated: "I think Joshua is confident about his gameplan, he knows what he has to do, and I think that he is in a great position.
He is aware of the past mistakes and knows that he has to correct them. But he is very confident.
"I believe he likes Robert Garcia and we are all confident for this fight."
Joshua was easily defeated in the Tottenham duel with the undisputed cruiserweight king. Joshua has never experienced defeat as a professional.
Hearn says that AJ shouldn't feel ashamed if he is outfoxed or outboxed in their desert dust-up.
According to him, "If you lose, you lose a pound for pound No 1 and then you regroup and go again."
"But you want to win and if he wins, then I believe that the Tyson Fury fight is going to happen."
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Joshua will become a three time heavyweight champion after winning the Saudi slugfest - but the Brit isn't planning on keeping the belts too high.
JD Sports interviewed him: "I don't feel like I am being viewed as a dominant heavyweight in this division."
"This big Anthony Joshua wins, becomes three times, I'm gonna dash these belts.
"Because I've got to learn to respect you as a person. This is what I meant. I am tired and don't want to get respected for the belts that I have.
"I want to be respected because you see the man I see."
