{"id":242778,"date":"2023-12-02T16:03:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T16:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=242778"},"modified":"2023-12-02T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T16:03:23","slug":"im-training-with-anthony-joshua-ahead-of-his-next-fight-fans-will-finally-see-aj-looking-more-like-his-old-self-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/im-training-with-anthony-joshua-ahead-of-his-next-fight-fans-will-finally-see-aj-looking-more-like-his-old-self-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#x27;m training with Anthony Joshua ahead of his next fight, fans will finally see AJ looking more like his old self | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANTHONY JOSHUA has been backed to return to his former self after linking up with trainer Ben Davison. <\/p>\n<p>The two-time heavyweight champion returns on December 23 in Saudi Arabia against Otto Wallin. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/F_UxZezW4AAG2XJ.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>And he will do so under the guidance of Davison &#8211; who formerly worked with Tyson Fury &#8211; for the first time. <\/p>\n<p>Former WBA featherweight champ Leigh Wood has been in the gym with AJ and he warned to expect a vintage Joshua. <\/p>\n<p>Wood, 35, told Boxing News: \u201cHe\u2019s on the right path, and I can\u2019t wait for his fight in December. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you will see AJ be more clear and decisive with what he\u2019s doing in there, because I feel like he\u2019ll know what he needs to do \u2013 whereas in previous fights, he\u2019s a bit apprehensive. <\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN BOXING<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/B10G40-Betfred-Image-Football-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/B10G40-Betfred-Image-Football-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/B10G40-Betfred-Image-Football-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FAB \u00a340 <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Premier League free bets: Get \u00a340 football welcome bonus with Betfred<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PM-SPORT-PREVIEW-Tom-Aspinall-Punch-Machine.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PM-SPORT-PREVIEW-Tom-Aspinall-Punch-Machine.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PM-SPORT-PREVIEW-Tom-Aspinall-Punch-Machine.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TOM BOMB <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Watch UFC&#x27;s Aspinall smash Joshua&#x27;s punch machine record before calls out Jones<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;[It\u2019s like he\u2019s] thinking, \u2018It don\u2019t feel right,\u2019 or half-guessing and not confident in what he\u2019s doing but just doing it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know for this fight he will be clear and decisive, knowing what he needs to do and going out and doing it. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;A lot of people will say, \u2018AJ\u2019s looking more like his old self,\u2019 and that will be because of these things he\u2019s doing. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Without a shadow of a doubt, it\u2019s an AJ knockout [against Wallin].\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Boxing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nathan-gorman-celebrates-victory-sean-506588184.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GORMAN VS MYRONETS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Latest as heavyweights battle it out in huge boxing clash in Bolton<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-6k7johdp7-1701446555257.jpg\"><\/picture><span>KICKED OUT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Brit boxer posts tearful \u2018last video\u2019 as he faces deportation in \u2018fugitive\u2019 row<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/heggie.jpg\"><\/picture><span>Kicked out<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Who is Decca Heggie? Bare knuckle boxer arrested in the Philippines<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2022-tyson-fury-face-oleksandr-848786027.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TICK TOCK <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Usyk&#8217;s retirement date revealed by promoter ahead of Tyson Fury mega-fight<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASINO SPECIAL &#8211; BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joshua has been cornered by American Derrick James for his last two fights, a points win to Jermaine Franklin, 30, and KO over Robert Helenius, 39. <\/p>\n<p>But James has been in his Texas base with Ryan Garcia, 25, who faces Oscar Duarte, 27, tonight. <\/p>\n<p>Joshua, 34, has stationed himself in the UK for his fight with Wallin, 32, which led to his decision to go with Davison. <\/p>\n<p>And Wood &#8211; who became won the world title under Davison &#8211; has seen AJ&#x27;s improvements first hand. <\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe approach he\u2019s got with Ben, he\u2019s like a sponge \u2013 he\u2019s absorbing all the information. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;A lot of people look at it and think, \u2018He\u2019s training with Ben, is he mad?\u2019 But like I\u2019ve said, Ben [is] way ahead. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I\u2019ve said this many times, and people can quote me, because I know in 10 years\u2019 time they\u2019ll be like: \u2018Leigh Wood told us.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I didn\u2019t have to tell you. Look at my fights I\u2019ve had; I\u2019ve been underdog time and time again, [but] I\u2019m getting these results. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Is it because I\u2019m superhuman, or is it because I\u2019ve got a mint team? Do the maths.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/qualityst.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/qualityst.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/qualityst.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BARGAIN BUY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shoppers race to nab their favourite Quality Streets in a chocolate BAR for 59p<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/xfactor.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/xfactor.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/xfactor.jpg\"><\/picture><span>NEW STAGE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The X Factor rejects who made the big time &#8211; from Stacey Solomon to Rylan Clark<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI can see a lot of similarities between AJ and myself in the way he\u2019s learning. 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