Carl Froch claims Anthony Joshua refused to spar or run in training for first Oleksandr Usyk fight
Daily MailCarl Froch believes the real reason Anthony Joshua dropped his unified heavyweight titles to Oleksandr Usyk is because he 'didn't work hard enough' in the lead up to their inaugural encounter. 'The Cobra' is a good friend of AJ's former coach Rob McCracken and claims Joshua completely disregarded his mentor's guidance and skipped sparring sessions and hard runs during pre-fight preparations. Anthony Joshua parted ways with Rob McCracken after losing to Oleksandr Usyk in 2019 Joshua was convincingly beaten by Usyk but showed marked improvements in the rematch 'He totally disregarded him. Carl Froch claims Joshua 'didn't work enough' for the first fight with Usyk and skipped sessions Following the defeat, Joshua axed McCracken and appointed Robert Garcia as his head coach for the rematch.