Carl Froch believes Anthony Joshua lost his heavyweight titles to Oleksandr Usyk as he disregarded the advice of ex-coach Rob McCracken.
Joshua, 33, was first beaten by Usyk in September 2021 as the Brit also failed to win back his unified belts in their rematch last August. 'AJ' parted ways with McCracken after his first defeat to the Ukrainian and partnered up with Robert Garcia for the second fight, only to split with the trainer after things didn't go his way again.
Froch now believes that Joshua's first fight against Usyk could have gone differently if the former two-time champion would have listen to his trainer's advice. “It’s quite simple. It’s a really short answer. He didn’t listen to Rob McCracken. He didn’t do what he was told," Froch told Up Front with Simon Jordan.