Anthony Joshua Reunites With Ben Davison Ahead of Tyson Fury Fight

Anthony Joshua has reunited with trainer Ben Davison ahead of his December 11 showdown with Tyson Fury. Fabio Wardley said the return is proof of Davison’s credentials.

Wardley observed that Joshua has a different energy and aura in the gym since returning to Davison. “That’s enough evidence – enough credit – that someone like Ben deserves to have someone like AJ who’s at the absolute top, the absolute pinnacle, of the sport and has left and thought ‘The grass isn’t actually greener’ and come back,” Wardley said.

Anthony Joshua returned to Ben Davison after a brief spell training alongside Oleksandr Usyk under Igor Golub. The return to Davison follows the period in which Joshua trained in the camp of Usyk and Golub.

Fabio Wardley said that Ben Davison has been involved with fighters competing for world heavyweight titles, including himself, Moses Itauma, and Anthony Joshua. “The whole conversation around Ben Davison has always been incredibly frustrating,” Wardley said.

Ben Davison faced criticism in May after Fabio Wardley was stopped by Daniel Dubois in the first defense of his WBO heavyweight title. The criticism centered on Davison not pulling Wardley out of the fight against Dubois sooner.

Ben Davison was held partly responsible for Anthony Joshua’s knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in 2024. It was alleged that Davison instructed Joshua to throw a right uppercut from distance during the 2024 fight against Dubois.

Wardley said: “My belief would be that, as a fighter, you know what works and what doesn’t work for you and he, especially Joshua – someone who’s bounced around quite a bit between trainers – so the evidence in that, the proof’s in the pudding, really.” Ben Davison was also blamed for allowing Moses Itauma to punch himself out during the loss to Filip Hrgovic.

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