Anthony Joshua wishes he had linked up with veteran trainer Derrick James much earlier in his career. The former heavyweight titlist from London recently opened up about his time so far with Dallas, Texas-based James, while offering some critical remarks on his former trainers, particularly his longtime coach Robert McCracken. Joshua, 33, praised McCracken but claimed that the head of Great Britain’s Olympic boxing program never properly taught him defense. He cited, half-jokingly, as evidence the famously misshapen nose on retired super middleweight champion Carl Froch, who was trained by McCracken.
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