ANTHONY JOSHUA gym-mate Fabio Wardley has come to the x-rated defence of under-fire shared trainer Ben Davison.
The Harlow coach – who brilliantly resurrected the career of Tyson Fury – got the best out of 34-year-old AJ in his previous two knockout wins.
Instagram @fabiowardleyAnthony Joshua gym-mate Fabio Wardley has come to the x-rated defence of under-fire shared trainer Ben Davison[/caption]
GettyDavison got the best out of 34-year-old AJ in his previous two knockout wins[/caption]
But the formbook went out of the window against Daniel Dubois on Saturday night, with the London 2012 legend getting pulverised in five one-sided rounds.
And Davison is in the crosshairs for his cornerwork – where orders to “roll the dice” and throw uppercuts were loud and clear – which contributed to Joshua getting starched violently for the first time in his iconic career and has earned the trainer pelters.
But Wardley – who rematches Frazer Clarke on October 12 – told the critics: “They can all f*** off, all of them, they are all f***ing idiots. It doesn’t make any sense.
“Ben has done a tremendous amount of work with a bunch of fighters.
“One loss does not make him a bad coach or a bad trainer, it just didn’t work on the night.
“There isn’t a single trainer in the UK that hasn’t lost a fight.
“But one loss and everyone says he’s no good. But that’s fickle, everyone talks a lot of b*******s.
A round-one knockdown robbed Joshua, 34, of his senses, balance and legs.
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Without a solid base from which to throw power punches – especially uppercuts – it seemed a dangerous plan.
Respected trainer Shane McGuigan was a ringside pundit who heard the fourth-round instructions and feared the worst that happened seconds later.
And Wardley admits he would have taken a different approach, if he had suffered such an early attack.
The Suffolk Puncher explained: “I think, my own personal opinion, is that his initial gameplan in the first minute didn’t work.
“Then Daniel steamrolled him, chased him down.
“After he got clipped, he kept backing up and that just gives your opposition more momentum.
“I would have said ‘tuck your chin, guard up, shoulders in, and throw punches.
“Get low and start letting bombs go, let the opponent know you are still there.
“Let your opponent know you are still there.”
The modest British champion – who started out boxing in pubs – said: “That’s what I think he should have done but what do I know, he’s a two-time world champion and I am a little white-collar bloke.”