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Derrick James has said Anthony Joshua ‘completely disconnected’ from the world and avoided social media during his training camp in Dallas.
Joshua will return to the ring on Saturday evening to face Jermaine Franklin after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for a second time in August 2022 - having previously lost his WBA, WBO and IBF belts to the Ukrainian in September 2021.
There is a tremendous amount of pressure on AJ heading into the fight - with many calling for him to hang up his gloves if he is beaten by Franklin.
However, Joshua’s trainer is confident the 33-year-old can emerge victorious after disconnecting from the negativity online.
Joshua flew out to Texas to train under his new coach James after parting ways with Robert Garcia following his second successive loss to the Ukrainian.
Anthony Joshua (left) is set to face off against American Jermaine Franklin (right) on Saturday
Joshua's trainer Derrick James revealed that the Brit 'completely disconnected' from the world during his training camp in Dallas - shutting himself off entirely from negativity on social media
Eddie Hearn described Joshua's camp in Dallas as 'humbling' and insisted the 'stripped back lifestyle' would be the secret to his success.
James was inclined to agree and said Joshua’s decision to leave the UK and train in Dallas was ‘great’.
Speaking to Sportsmail at Wednesday’s press conference, James said: ‘He
