Frazer Clarke is expecting significant improvements from Anthony Joshua when he faces Oleksandr Usyk later this month. The heavyweight rivals are set to collide for a second time on August 20 following Usyk’s dominant win last September when he produced a stunning display to relieve Joshua of his heavyweight titles.
Since that fight, ‘AJ’ has made multiple changes to his team with Robert McCracken making way for veteran American coach, Robert Garcia. The former fighter has only been with Joshua for a brief period, and it’s not yet known what impact his experience could have. Clarke, a novice professional aiming to emulate Joshua’s success, believes the introduction of Garcia could pay off.
"He's got every chance. From what I've seen him put in on a daily and a weekly basis, he's given himself every chance and that's all you can ask from a fighter in a camp” said Clarke when speaking to Sky Sports.
“If you give everything you've got to give, with the experience and the skill he's already got, he's given himself every chance.
"I feel like [Joshua is] a nice guy. I think someone had to pull the bad guy out of him. I think Robert Garcia was good to do that. He's brought it out of him. This could be Britain's greatest night of heavyweight boxing. I feel like everyone's putting him as a massive underdog and he might just get outboxed for 12 rounds, but you'd be daft to bet again him."