ANTHONY JOSHUA will be changing his gloves to face Oleksandr Usyk for the highly anticipated title rematch.
On Saturday, the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles will be up for grabs.
Coach Garcia, Joshua and the rest of the team took their time evaluating the gloves
For the rematch against Usyk, Joshua will be wearing Grant gloves
After using Grant's in training camp, the Brit felt most at home in Grant's.
Garcia claims that Joshua will hurt Usyk, if he gets a clean shot in the gloves
Joshua, 32, was defeated by Usyk, 35 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last Sept. By unanimous decision.
Joshua will be sporting heavy-hitting Grant gloves this time, hinting that he might be going for a knockout.
Joshua wore Grant gloves in his fight against Andy Ruiz Jr., which resulted in a career-first loss.
He has worn the foam-padded gloves during his victories over Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte, but he also wore them in defeat to long-time rival Dillian Povetkin.
Others KO artists, such as Gervonta and Gennady Golovkin, also wear the 'puncher’s gloves.
Joshua's long-time mentor Rob McCracken was replaced by Robert Garcia. Garcia explained that Joshua had been playing with a variety of gloves during the buildup to the rematch.
Joshua was most at ease with the Grant gloves.
Garcia said to iD BOXING, "You know what? Anthony is wearing Grant.
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"And we've been training together. I also brought Everlast.
"I brought some Adidas gloves. He is happy with the Grant, even though we used some gloves.
"I never asked fighters to wear what I wanted.
"It's what they feel most comfortable in. The Everlast is what most of my fighters are comfortable in.
"As you guys can see, the MX. It's very comfortable.
It's a puncher’s glove. My fighters are all punchers.
They love that glove. Anthony is very happy with the Grant, but you know what?
It's also very, extremely comfortable. The power is there, as you can see.
"So, if he hits a good shot I know he will hurt [Usyk]"
Matchroom Boxing also gave an exclusive glimpse into the glove selection process before Saturday's fight.
Joshua and his team spent time inspecting and trying on the gloves.
The unbeaten Usyk, on the other hand was in and out.
Joshua wore Grant gloves in his first professional defeat against Ruiz Jr.
In his victory over Povetkin, the Brit also wore the gloves
Joshua also wore the "puncher's glove" when he defeated his bitter rival Whyte
Joshua was defeated by Usyk in the heavyweight belts last September, with Joshua wearing Rival gloves.
