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Anthony joshua gives backing to trainer rob mccracken. Mccracken, who oversaw the winning of eight medals for gb at the. But his fellow coaches at gb boxing s dream factory do. Getting back to boxing it seems to me that mccracken and froch just clicked and. Britons won eight medals in total in the last two olympic boxing tournaments as many medals as the uk won in olympic games since 1980 combined. Meet the great british boxers fighting for a place at. Following the comments from anthony joshua trainer robert mccracken earlier this week, gb boxing has issued an official response to the reaction generated. Chief rob mccracken key to team gbs olympic boxing medal haul. Without him we wouldnt be doing what were doing today. Rob mccracken confident team gb boxing team wont dwindle by. Inspiration from home support could play a major part in spurring on the great britain amateur boxers at the tokyo olympic qualifying event to be held in london from march 14 to 24, envisaged rob mccracken, the performance director of gb boxing. While lewis has challenged his ability to improve elite fighters, mccracken, 51, is undeniably an exceptional coach in the amateur game. Rob mccracken mbe is the performance director of gb boxing and has responsibility for all aspects of performance and the success of the podium and podium potential squads.

News about rob mccracken on sports mole with the latest player news, biographical information, pictures and more. Rob mccracken, gb boxing put plans in place for success at tokyo 2020. Gb boxing s performance director, rob mccracken was given the joe bromley award for outstanding services to boxing and 2017 european champion, peter mcgrail was named best amateur boxer of. Rob mccracken is under pressure to get the game plan right. Great britain boxings performance director rob mccracken, also the. Rob mccracken and peter mcgrail honoured by boxing writers. Gb boxing is led by chief executive, matt holt, who is responsible for the overall management of the organisation and the delivery of the wccp. He once challenged for the wbc middleweight title in 2000. Rob is basically screaming at him to box and be smart and often carl argues a bit with him, mistakenly thinking he is being effective taylor, dirrell, kessler. Great britain boxing s performance director rob mccracken, also the trainer of world heavyweight champion anthony joshua, is confident of his teams chances at an olympic qualifying event starting in london on saturday. Working in sport requires discipline and selfbelief. Great britain boxing s performance director rob mccracken, also the trainer of world heavyweight champion anthony joshua, is confident of his.

Rob mccracken mbe is the performance director of gb boxing and has responsibility for all aspects of performance and the success of the podium and podium. Rob mccracken hits back at claims he endangered anthony. November 2019 marks 10 year since rob mccracken was appointed performance director of gb boxing. Gb boxing prospects named for olympic qualifier in london. It was at 30,000 feet up that rob mccracken knew anthony. Might seem a bit disingenuous to start a post in all seriousness and then post mick fingers but a picture tells a thousand words etc. Team gb boxing coach rob mccracken is confident the delay of the tokyo 2020 olympics until 2021 will not cause him to lose any boxers to. Anthony joshua spoke glowingly of his trainer rob mccracken before his clash with alexander povetkin in 2018, saying that they have the ultimate respect for each other. Team gb boxing coach rob mccracken is confident the delay of the tokyo 2020 olympics until 2021 will not cause him to lose any boxers to the professional ranks. Anthony joshuas trainer rob mccracken may firmly be team aj, having trained the olympic gold medallist for his entire career, but footage has emerged on social media of the boxing. Rob mccracken, peter mcgrail honored at boxing writers awards.

Mccracken was appointed the performance director of gb boxing in november 2009 and the. Gb boxers have been left devastated by tokyo 2020 being pushed back a year because of the coronavirus outbreak. Gb boxing selects its team for european championships. Gb boxing hopefuls target olympic qualifier success on. Gb boxing s performance director, rob mccracken was given the joe bromley award for outstanding services to boxing and 2017 european champion, peter mcgrail was named best amateur boxer of the year. I was stabbed 3 times, filmed westminster attacker gb boxing. Culture and longterm thinking are key factors that will drive great britain s. Tom stalker, gb boxing captain, on gb boxing s performance director. And gb boxing s performance director rob mccracken hopes the home crowd will spur on the team to produce their best performances. Meet the great british boxers fighting for a place at tokyo 2020. Robert mccracken tells us why the likes of caroline dubois made the squad for the first olympic qualifier. The squad of for the gb boxing team qualifiers for the olympics in tokyo 2020 has been announced by anthony joshua trainer rob mccracken.

Rob mccracken convinced home support can spur british amateur. Team gb boxers benjamin whittaker and cheavon clarke will be. Gb boxing unveiled the eight men and five women who will compete at the tokyo olympic qualifier at the copper box in london in five weeks time with performance director rob mccracken optimistic that a good combination of experience and natural talent will see the nation continue the success of eight medals at the last two games. In his role as performance director, mccracken oversees and leads a team of fulltime gb boxing coaches and a support. Chief rob mccracken key to team gbs olympic boxing medal.

Eis practitioners work with athletes and coaches on a daily basis at the sports sheffield site, as well as at training camps and competitions around the world. Rob mccracken on the potential of gbs 2020 squad boxing news. Eight men and five women from the gb boxing squad will be selected to compete in london which is the first opportunity for the boxers to qualify for tokyo 2020. Gb boxing s performance director, who also trains the former world heavyweight champion, has overseen major changes in the mens and womens games over the past 10 yearswhile rob mccracken sits through a meeting that is partly about anthony joshuas ring walk before he fights andy ruiz jr in their intriguing rematch on 7 december, there is time to wander around the sheffield dream. Old footage of anthony joshuas trainer rob mccracken in. Rob mccracken speaks following our team announcement for the london qualifiers boxing social watch here. Rob mccracken latest breaking news, rumours and gossip. Since he was appointed in november 2009, gb boxing has witnessed a period of unprecedented success which has seen men and women from the squad win 48 medals at 16 major. The decision for mccracken to coach joshua and allow the ibf world champion to train at the gb boxing gym in sheffield is supported by the board of gb boxing. At regional level, he held the british lightmiddleweight title from 1994 to 1995. Robert mccracken, performance director of the gb boxing amateur programme at the sheffield institute of sport.

Robert mccracken mbe born 31 may 1968 is a british former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2001, and has since worked as a boxing trainer. But joshua, who has had mccracken by his side since he first joined the gb boxing setup in sheffield in 2010, insisted his influence is strong and important enough to prosper even in. Anthony joshua has taken on robert mccracken, the great britain olympic. Fair enough, from the sounds of it, if mccracken has the gb team sorted, he could cherry pick the top prospects and make a lot of money from them. Gb boxing use sport science and medical services across their mens and womens world class programmes to build physically and mentally robust and resilient athletes. He was awarded an mbe after great britain topped the boxing. While rob mccracken sits through a meeting that is partly about anthony joshuas ring walk before he fights andy ruiz jr in their intriguing rematch on 7 december, there is time to wander around the sheffield dream factory where he has been the understated foreman for the past 10 years. Since november 2009 rob mccracken has led the gb boxing programme. Rob mccracken has insisted he would never endanger anthony joshuas health.

Anthony joshua takes on robert mccracken as part of. Rob mccracken, gb boxing put plans in place for success at tokyo. Matt works closely with rob mccracken on strategic performance issues and helping to create the best possible performance environment for men and women in gb boxing s podium and podium potential squads. Rob mccracken would talk to nicola adams if she was serious about a sensational return to the gb olympic squad. Former middleweight boxer rob mccracken led the gb boxing programme to historic success at london 2012. The team has a good combination of experience and natural talent, mccracken said. Official response from robert mccracken and gb boxing. Eight men and five women from the gb boxing squad will be selected to compete in london which is the first opportunity for the boxers to qualify. Gb boxings performance director, who also trains the former world heavyweight champion anthony joshua, tells donald mcrae there has. Rob mccracken convinced home support can spur british. Rob mccracken interview for ifilm london team gb boxing press conference. Rob mccracken is confident he wont lose any of his gb boxing stars to the professional side of the sport before next years olympics. In that time famously anthony joshua, luke campbell and nicola adams have won four olympic gold medals between them. Mccracken s award cited his 30 year career in the sport as a boxer, coach and performance director.

In all seriousness there is one man who should get a lot of credit for persuading rob to become a coach, in fact rob was for a long time so loyal thats he only trained this mans fighters. Robert mccracken explains gb boxing qualifying squad. Anthony joshua vows to stand by trainer rob mccracken. Lets remember rob was an amateur himself at one point, hes hardly going to have his eyes opened to boxing by being gb coach. Rob mccracken confident team gb boxing team wont dwindle. Ibf world heavyweight boxing champion, anthony joshua has today 1 december 2016 announced that rob mccracken is to become his fulltime coach and will be cornering him in future bouts, starting. This november marks rob mccrackens 10th year at the helm of the british olympic team.