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Promoter Eddie Hearn says the just lately knocked out Anthony Joshua “is still the money heavyweight in the division” and has his decide of the litter of whoever he desires to struggle. The choices for Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) concerning winnable fights for him are slim.
Frozen Star
AJ is the “money” man at heavyweight however has already gone by way of the supernova stage and is now a frozen star. It’s a one-way course of. Joshua can not reignite to develop into a star once more as a result of he’s used up his nuclear gas. He exists in physique solely, a spent drive. Hearn is aware of that the present high heavyweights are too good for AJ. Choosing the proper opponent to maintain Joshua going is nearly not possible.
Hearn states that Joshua, 35, shall be combating twice this 12 months, beginning in June, and these are the choices:
– Tyson Fury: Unlikely– Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker winner– Martin Bakole– Deontay Wilder
Fury is the prize of the litter that Hearn hopes will come out of retirement to take the struggle with Joshua, however he says that might occur within the subsequent two weeks. It’s all fairly forlorn. AJ has to resolve on his subsequent struggle in June. It’s not trying good for Fury to renew his profession until Turki Alashikh affords him untold riches to come back again. I don’t suppose that he’ll this time as a result of Fury seemed one thing terrible in his rematch in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk final December.
The way in which Hearn’s eyes lit up when he talked about the opportunity of Parker defeating IBF champion Dubois this Saturday night time in Riyadh, it’s clear that’s the man he desires for Joshua. He’s really easy to learn. AJ’s greatest probability of beating one among Hearn’s choices can be in opposition to Parker as a result of he’s skittish these days, afraid to deal with his energy sport after his loss to Joe Joyce.
Only for Cash
“To the disappointment of many, AJ is still the money of the heavyweight division, and we can fight whoever we want,” stated Eddie Hearn to Ariel Helwani about Anthony Joshua being the fighter that brings in more cash than the opposite heavyweights. “AJ has two or three [fights left].”
