Emanuel Steward would fix AJ and take him to the next level

[Ricospider]

McCracken and Garcia are just okay trainers, nothing special, just there to work and collect the pay checks. Emanuel Steward was truly special guy, more than just a trainer, a father figure, genius, historian, resume and legacy incomparable to other ordinary trainers. Emanuel would definitely fix AJ and take him to the next level, evoke the best out of AJ. These guys like Garcia don't have what it takes. they are basic regular trainer and not equipped to help a special talent like AJ. Garcia's corner advice was rubbish, Emanuel was always spot on genius in his corner advices between rounds. Problem today there is no trainer in USA or UK even close to the Emanuel Steward level. Not even close.

[ddeg10]

What so he could turn him into a jab and grab style like Klitschko? No thanks.
That is not a knock on Emmanuel, I love Emmanuel. But AJ would have to get super boring to start dominating and after watching the Klitschko's bore me to death for years I'm glad that style is out of the division for the moment.

[Ganondorf]

Maybe he should hire Sugarhill.

I am in no way implying that Sugarhill is as great as Manny Steward was RIP, But surely he carries some of the same philosophy. Maybe it could work.

I doubt it doe.

[Ricospider]

I didn't see much strategy from AJ, he just free wheeled it, Full blame on garcia, he had an unimpressive night. But also blame for AJ for picking garcia to be his trainer. Did you see any strategy by AJ? Any gameplan?

[Dolor]

I didn't see much strategy from AJ, he just free wheeled it, Full blame on garcia, he had an unimpressive night. But also blame for AJ for picking garcia to be his trainer. Did you see any strategy by AJ? Any gameplan?

I actually think the plan was to occupy the center of the ring, be the ring general, control Usyk with the jab and, whenever Usyk was close enough, work the body. In the first few rounds, that seemed to work. But then Usyk timed him, and once that happended, AJ threw part of that plan out of the window (except for the body work - he kept doing that late into the fight, and had some success).

[War Room]

Too late for AJ. He's 32 years old and whatever he is now is cast in stone.

[Toffee]

I didn't see much strategy from AJ, he just free wheeled it, Full blame on garcia, he had an unimpressive night. But also blame for AJ for picking garcia to be his trainer. Did you see any strategy by AJ? Any gameplan?

AJ isn't fast enough to hit a lively Usyk. I think the plan was to target the body and then go for broke when the shots slowed his movement down.

A combination of being too patient, and Usyk taking some good body shots really well meant he didn't go for broke until too late and was too gassed. He should have committed earlier.

Easy for me to say when I don't have a Ukrainian counter punching me in the head.

[Charlie Zelenoff]

You can give Joshua the best trainer in the world and it still wouldn't do anything for him. What Joshua needs is a change In his mentality. AJ isn't willing to die in the ring in order to win so he'll lose everytime against someone that is. Like I said before Joshua would rather lose pretty than win ugly.

[Ricospider]

You can give Joshua the best trainer in the world and it still wouldn't do anything for him. What Joshua needs is a change In his mentality. AJ isn't willing to die in the ring in order to win so he'll lose everytime against someone that is. Like I said before Joshua would rather lose pretty than win ugly.

He was willing to die vs Wladimir. Maybe with hundreds of millions in the bank AJ lost a fraction of the hunger and desire. You know, silk pajamas...