Atlas: "If I had trained Joyce at the right time, he would have become a champion"

American trainer Teddy Atlas told what he would change in the training of the British heavyweight Joe Joyce (15-1, 14 KOs).

“I said that Joyce was a fighter who missed a lot of punches during his career because he was never trained properly and that makes me sad. Because he is such a strong guy, with such a granite chin, with such a desire, and he is not taught, although there are many guys who should not even be trained.

When I look at this, I feel sad. I'm really mad that he was never taught the basics, like defense, the fundamental things you have to teach your fighter if you want to be a coach. There's nothing worse than wasted talent. This guy never had a chance to develop.

If I had trained Joe Joyce at the right time - it's too late now, he's already lost - he would have been the heavyweight champion of the world. A strong guy like that, who can hit, I would teach him what he needs to use those qualities to a better and more effective level,” Atlas said on his podcast.