Garcia knocks out Josh vs. Wilder

Former coach of former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KO), well-known expert Robert Garcia, shared his thoughts on a possible fight between the British and the American Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs).

“I’ve said this to Joshua’s team before and I’ll say it again now – they shouldn’t be doing a big fight against Wilder right away. Anthony is a big star in Europe, one of the greatest in history. He needs to arrange two or three more or less adequate fights. I don’t want to say easy, because there are no easy fights, but he needs an adequate duel. He needs to regain confidence and get used to the new coach. Because it was a big challenge to work with a new coach and immediately go against Usyk, as it was in the situation with me. It was a challenge not only for him, but also for me to get revenge after we were dominated in the first fight. That was hard.

As for the Joshua vs Wilder fight, I don't think it will come down to scoring. Both hit hard. Many people think that Deontay will knock out AJ, but in my opinion, the one who hits first wins. I trained Anthony, he hits hard. I have never experienced the power of Wilder's punch, but it looks like a powerful punch. I think Joshua has the same strong punch as Deontay. Therefore, the one who first kisses and wins the fight, ”Garcia Izquierdazo quotes.

Earlier, Matchroom Boxing president Eddie Hearn said that Joshua could fight Wilder in late 2023.