Comments Thread For: Lewis: Joshua Needs New Trainer, Should Replace Rob McCracken

[MDPopescu]

Everyone knows better now. I'm already sick of hearing what AJ should do or should not do.

Wait for the rematch, let him get the KO, shut up and wait for Wilder vs AJ for the next decade.

Ruiz is just a tourist to those belts. He got very very lucky, didn't deserve a title shot, didn't against Parker, although he fought well and might have edged it out and definitely didn't deserve the fight with AJ. But he took advantage of it and got the W.

Next time things will be completely different. When I head Andy say "mom we don't have to struggle no more" I knew he'll have a hard time defending those titles. He's not even Buster Douglas. AJ also isn't Tyson, that's for sure but there's another killer out there and neither Ruiz not Joshua can take his punch. That's certain.

... TheUntouchable, dear, how old are you?...

[BillyBoxing]

Hunter, Banks, Rozier...

[Dip_Slide]

The problem is that the heavyweight division has been dead for so long that there aren't any good trainers for heavyweights left. Heavyweight boxing especially for superheavyweights like Joshua is very different. I can't really name 1 trainer right now that would help Joshua change his style in way where he can be more successful against Ruiz.

Virgil Hunter's best fighter Andre Ward was an expert in the things Joshua needs to do, the holding, the roughness in the clinches and using weight and height and the jab, however I wouldn't attribute Ward's ability to Hunter's training right away since Hunter didn't do well with other top fighters, I would attribute Ward's ability to himself.

Maybe there's a trainer out there that could help him and if he can find one then he should definitely change. A change is sometimes the best thing a fighters could do.

[SchoolTheseCats]

Everyone knows better now. I'm already sick of hearing what AJ should do or should not do.

Wait for the rematch, let him get the KO, shut up and wait for Wilder vs AJ for the next decade.

Ruiz is just a tourist to those belts. He got very very lucky, didn't deserve a title shot, didn't against Parker, although he fought well and might have edged it out and definitely didn't deserve the fight with AJ. But he took advantage of it and got the W.

Next time things will be completely different. When I head Andy say "mom we don't have to struggle no more" I knew he'll have a hard time defending those titles. He's not even Buster Douglas. AJ also isn't Tyson, that's for sure but there's another killer out there and neither Ruiz not Joshua can take his punch. That's certain.

Aj can’t take a punch, doesn’t know how to use his height to his advantage, haven’t looked good since klinchko fight, and not to mention has stamina issues that can’t be fixed because of his bodybuilder physique...... He gets ko again in rematch none of those issues can be fixed

[scarybodyshot]

So if you lose one fight now you should immediately switch trainers?

McCracken is the Team GB coach and is well respected. The issue on Saturday was that he wasn't listening to his trainer... Was it just nerves or was it something else?

I think it was the end of the second round McCracken said to him 'Don't throw any hooks just yet, stick behind your jab and the 1 - 2'

Within about 20 seconds of the next round he'd thrown a left hook and was trying to slug it out at times when he was dazed.

Lets see what happens in the rematch.

[bronx7]

100% right. A 6”0 short arm Ruiz got inside a giant with ease. He has to be taught to fight big tall use ramrod jab punishing right inside uppercut and learn clinching using weight size strength

[uppercut510]

maybe now you all will listen to lewis.... my fav HW of all time!

[TheUntouchable]

... TheUntouchable, dear, how old are you?...

Ready to put some money on Ruiz?

[TheUntouchable]

Aj can’t take a punch, doesn’t know how to use his height to his advantage, haven’t looked good since klinchko fight, and not to mention has stamina issues that can’t be fixed because of his bodybuilder physique...... He gets ko again in rematch none of those issues can be fixed

None of that matters if AJ doesn't blindly rush into Ruiz after knocking him down. Lost focus, got hurt, lost because of that. Not because of his coach.

Trainers can't fix glass jaws.

He has to box very cautiously against most top 20 heavyweights, that's why he couldn't impress recently. His chin is made of glass.

[Bronx2245]

Call "Breadman" ASAP!