Fury’s trainer gives fascinating analysis of Joshua's flaws that caused Ruiz KO

Photo/Talksport Tyson Fury’s trainer Ben Davison claims Anthony Joshua lacks variation and the ability to adjust, two shortcomings which contributed greatly to his downfall at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr. 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and former IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight boxing champion Joshua was knocked out in the seventh round at Madison Square Garden Saturday night by massive betting odds underdog Andy Ruiz Jr. Ruiz handed Joshua his first professional loss and shocked the boxing world with the upset. Davison told talkSPORT Fight Night: “It’s easy to say what I would’ve changed there and then. It all comes back to what you’re used to doing – what your body’s been prepared to do, game plans, etc. I always say, at this level it all boils down to game plans because if you go in there with the wrong game plan you can make an easy fight a hard fight. “I feel like for Joshua he hasn’t got enough variability. I don’t feel like he can adjust, I feel like for the last couple of fights he’s been caught between trying to box and fight. Sort of caught in between the two, rather than doing one of the two or having the fluidity to float between the two.” Fury’s trainer explained: “He had a low left hand, jabbing from the hip. I’ve never seen him train and jab from the hip. I could be wrong, but I’ve never seen that. I’ve always seen that he’s been trained to punch from a certain hand placement, I’ve never seen him trained to shoot from a low, loose guard. If you’re going to try something, don’t try something on the night of a world title fight. It needs to be practiced in the gym. Your style has to adjust depending on who you’re boxing. You need to be able to adjust your style at the top level and he’s been trained to do things in a certain way.”

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