Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2: Joe Calzaghe questions AJ's Robert Garcia appointment

Joe Calzaghe fears Anthony Joshua may have made a mistake in appointing Robert Garcia as his new trainer ahead of his make-or-break rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.

And the former two-division world champion admits he’s ‘not sure’ whether or not ‘Garcia is the right guy’.

AJ, 32, recently announced Garcia, 47, as his new head coach having brought him to Loughborough University a few months ago following Rob McCracken’s sacking.

The pair are set to clash in the Middle East on August 20 at the Jeddah Superdome, Saudi Arabia.

But Calzaghe, 50, has told Boxing Social he was surprised at the decision.

However, he admits only time will tell if it was the right move or not.

He said: “I’m not sure we have to wait and see at the end of the day.

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“I think it was time for him to have a change so I think that’s the right idea, whether Garcia is the right guy, I’m not sure, we’ll wait and see.

“I think he needs to change things and when a fighter realises they need to change, that’s a step in the right direction.

“He knows he tactically needs to change against Usyk who is a very, very, good boxer. His amateur pedigree, boxing from a young age, he’s an excellent boxer and a big guy.

“I think if Joshua can make his strength pay more in this fight and use his punching power – it could be really interesting.

“Look, it’s gonna be a tough ask but it’ll be an exciting fight.”

Calzaghe isn’t the first to cast doubt on Garcia’s appointment after fellow trainer Dave Coldwell raised similar concerns in another interview with Boxing Social.

He added: “I don’t know how Robert Garcia works at all.

“All I know is I look at the fighter’s he’s worked with and the one thing I