ANTHONY JOSHUA said he is currently studying Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson's 'old school training' in preparation for his fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
Rob McCracken will lead AJ into battle once again. He is Team GB's head Coach and was the one who led Joshua to gold at 2012's London Olympics.
They are located in GB's Sheffield HQ where they are surrounded with the future of British boxing.
McCracken was part of the record-breaking boxing team, so AJ had to leave McCracken behind during the Tokyo Games.
While GB won six medals, Joshua was secretly training with his entourage and studying the greats in the sport.
This included footage from Iron Mike's original coaches, Kevin Rooney, and his mentor Cus D’Amato.
Sky Sports' Joshua said: "Definitely. Rob is the gaffer.
"Having the gaffer there or not? His presence is felt. It worked out in the end because we had a great team.
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"Certain athletes change trainers. We kept it all internal.
"We can perform and train even when one person is not there, so we are still capable of constructing a good training camp."
McCracken was Joshua's head coach from 2016 to 2016. They have had eight fights together and twice won unified titles.
AJ praised his coach for the determination he showed to win the London Olympics gold.
He stated, "I have to win a fight against Rob. He said: "I've got to be willing to fight for Rob.
"When I go on the battlefield. "If you don't get along well with your coach, and believe in him completely,"
Joshua, 31 years old, was scheduled to fight Tyson Fury (33) in the summer, until the Gyspy Kings was unable to leave his trio bout with Deontay wilder (36).
McCracken would have expected it to happen during McCracken's time in Japan. Instead, AJ's return was delayed until September 25.
Oleksandr Usyk (34), is his mandatory opponent. He will be accompanied by his coach.
