Former British heavyweight David Price has advised Anthony Joshua to avoid working with high-profile American trainers such as Roy Jones Jr, Derrick James, and Virgil Hunter. Instead, Price suggests Joshua should remain in the United Kingdom and consider Derek Chisora's mentor Don Charles as a potential coach.
Joshua recently split with trainer Robert Garcia after his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. He has since toured several renowned gyms in the United States, where he was seen training with James and Hunter. Jones Jr has also expressed interest in training Joshua.
Price, however, believes the best options are closer to home. Speaking to iD Boxing, he said: 'I tell you a good trainer and you might think I’m mad but because he’s known him since he was a kid, Don Charles who trains Derek Chisora. I bet he’d do a great job with Anthony Joshua.'
Price criticised the allure of American trainers, stating: 'Just because they’ve got an American accent and the big American thing like HBO and this and that. There’s a lot better trainers in the UK. All of the Americans care about a lot of the time is the money. They just want the money, they don’t really care about the fighter.'
Joshua is expected to return to the ring in March or April 2023 at the O2 Arena in London. Dillian Whyte is the frontrunner to face him, while other potential opponents include Otto Wallin, Deontay Wilder, Zhang Zhilei, Filip Hrgovic, and Demsey McKean.
