Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua next fight if not Tyson Fury or Daniel Dubois? Eddie Hearn names three potential opponents

[Bob]

Yesterday it was 7 names, Edward now realising he sounded thick.
Dubois Parker busy & then fighting Usyk for undesputed.
Zhang Kabayel busy,
Bakolie Ajagba busy,
Wilder busy in April.
Available, Hrgovic, Whyte both in house, Pulev wba regular belt, sit on that until he gets that email upgrade for 3 times! Paper belt champion of the world.
Wardley? Could be fun as long as it lasts, would ol fish eyes want it?

From what ive read, Aj won't even spar Itauma in the same gym xD

[James Hunt]

Desperate and money-addicted salesman is already laying the ground for his fragile golden boy to avoid another DD beating.
No wonder he looked like a zombie on the day of Fuy's announcement. As if Fury, Warren, and Spencer ****** all the life out of him.
And that's the difference between (real) promoters and just a money-addicted salesman. Promoters always outsmart that "hard-working" fool.

[pollywog]

I just mean Hearn would rather match AJ in house because there's no way he can continue after another loss.

Wardley and Bakole both banjo AJ

It'll be absolute scrubs and hope Fury changes his mind.

The UK public will get conned into buying AJ vs Whyte, it won't make massive money but it'll be a couple of million Quid in their pockets

I think most would rather see AJ splattered again to then retire, than fight some patsy and pretend he's a contender.

[MeiXiang]

I'd actually like to see Joshua build up again from the start rather than him face the top 5. He doesn't deserve it after that Dubois performance so he can wait in line. I'd like to see him against someone like Chisora to test where he's at. That would be a great fight. Chisora is a come forward pressure fighter and I'd seriously give him a chance to clock Joshua.

[Nightfall]

Wilder is shot. Pitbull Cruz can knock him out

[Left Hook Louie]

AJ needs to fight a live body like Wardley or Bakole to regain any credibility and generate some decent coin without relying on Turki to stump up for it.

Retread Whyte seems most likely and safe for AJ, but Wardley is the proper choice given who is available: up-and-comer fringe contender versus the veteran has-been champ turned gatekeeper.

Whyte, unfortunately, will give AJ a photogenic KO to burnish one last over-hyped payday. Ugh. Just retire already. I mean Whyte AND Joshua, the both of you.

[Joseph]

Hearn, dude, stop trying to create an AJ renaissance. I ain’t buying.

[hugh grant]

Bakole too dangerous for josh. Wilder v josh. Then fury v josh when fury comes out of retirement by end of 2025

[thack]

Joshua said it would be a dream to fight in Africa , Nigeria , but since Bakole offered his services there's not been a peep out of him , He knows the 'dream' would be another nightmare . Bakole is a 'live' one , like Dubois . Look at Joshua's record he doesn't go near them .Hearn has done a completely brilliant job with Joshua , keeping him well out of harms way where possible and earning them both a fortune this isn't going to include anyone who is a betting favourite to win, it never has.

[ShoulderRoll]

Of course Hearn would say Bakole is an unlikely fight.