Should AJ change trainer?

[Primo Carnera]

so Lennox Lewis and Frank Warren reckon he should change his trainer eh? 2 of the saltiest wankers I've ever heard in my life! Lennox couldn't wait to have a dig at Joshua (but do it sneakily by criticizing the trainer, then he can say "but yeah , I love AJ , it's not his fault man!" ) kind of comment @ronswanson would make!
And Frank Warren , ok so he doesn't think McCracken is good enough or experienced enough, yet his guy Tyson Fury is trained by Ben Davidson !!!! (who I like btw.)
He could resurrect Cus D'Amato, Manny Steward and Angelo Dundee, roll them into one , and it still won't work if you don't do as they're telling you too! McCracken repeatedly told him to throw more jabs, double up on his jabs, and for whatever reason , he just fucking pawed it out there.
Changing trainer would be the worst thing he could possibly do. You start changing trainers , thinking there's a golden cure or solution to your problem , and when you realize there isn't you spiral the way that Haye and Khan did and keep changing trainers. Also , it's a get out isn't it? "yeah me and the trainer didn't gel, it's not my fault!"

[oakleyno1]

Froch didnt have the best defence lol so maybe BUT RM is clearly a world class trainer - so would be for styles, not becuase of the quality

[smashup]

Thing is Froch had a granite chin AJ doesn't

[Master]

Why was AJ so poor? If it was because of other reasons not boxing training related then why blame his trainer and fire him?

The AJ that beat Povetkin/Parker/Wlad would have won this fight.

[Dark Lord Al]

Who cares ? he lost a fight, boxers are just gladiators who entertain us.
Once they become irrelevant nobody cares anymore.

[El Kabong]

Why was AJ so poor?

He bought into his own hype. Going to basketball games, being a celebrity....not everyone can do that and keep focused.


Yes he should change trainers

[Master]

Why was AJ so poor?

He bought into his own hype. Going to basketball games, being a celebrity....not everyone can do that and keep focused.


Yes he should change trainers

If that is all true then changing trainers will not help him. If it is his attitude and mindset then this should be a huge wake up call but I think it is something more than that. I can believe he was injured before the fight as he looked a shadow of himself in that ring. AJ has faced Ruiz type opponents before and dealt with them easily.

[El Kabong]

If that is all true then changing trainers will not help him. If it is his attitude and mindset then this should be a huge wake up call but I think it is something more than that. I can believe he was injured before the fight as he looked a shadow of himself in that ring. AJ has faced Ruiz type opponents before and dealt with them easily.

Sometimes trainers can reign that focus in. Look at Tyson with Cus & Rooney vs with anyone else. He wasn't injured, he just fought a stupid fight because he thought he was invincible. Give up height, give up reach, give counter punching opportunities galore...yeah he gave up all his advantages and Ruiz wasn't just there to lie down and this is what happens.

Train right, use height, reach, control distance and pace, tie up when hurt, and this isn't an issue at all

[smashup]

Povetkin was the closest to Ruiz stylewise and he broke AJs nose, wobbled him and won the opening 4 rounds.

[El Kabong]

Povetkin was the closest to Ruiz stylewise and he broke AJs nose, wobbled him and won the opening 4 rounds.

Povetkin was at least still seemingly dangerous....Ruiz was looked at like he was a Carebear and no threat at all. Ergo AJ's willingness to give up height, reach etc.

Hippopotamuses don't LOOK dangerous but they kill a bunch of unsuspecting people and that's exactly what happened to AJ...first he's thinking "awww a chubby little hippo" and next thing you know he's been demolished.


Again the bad part is this wasn't just a 1 punch surprise or a follow up after 1 punch, this was a nightmare on repeat.....this will seriously damage AJ's career. He won't be the same fighter in that he'll probably never have that confidence to color outside the lines in a fight ever again. He's going to have to turn himself into a robot in order to get back to being the best. That's a hard mountain to scale.

[imp]

Povetkin was the closest to Ruiz stylewise and he broke AJs nose, wobbled him and won the opening 4 rounds.

Povetkin was a cheat.

An old, out of prime cheat.

Ban him, Ortiz and Miller for life.