Quote Originally Posted by smashup View Post
Hearns not gonna risk his biggest cash cow (apart from Froch) unless he's sure he's gonna win.

If I'm honest in bored of seeing AJ go 1 - 2 rounds and he's clearly ready for a considerable step up in opponent so fuck it put him in with someone who's never been stopped and lets see if he can stop him.

I think he can and will and I think pretty much inside 6-7 after he's rearranged his face a bit.

Time to unleash him I say.
Pretty much agree with all of this. But I can't help thinking we're looking at this the wrong way. Yes, AJ needs rounds, but he doesn't just need someone he can hit for 10 or 12 rounds, he needs somebody who's gonna hit him back .........and hard. if he still bowls them over , then so be it. He needs a chin check (which I personally think he will pass with flying colours!). Otherwise , he'll have a similar problem to Eubank jr. Very Strong, Very talented, great potential, but untried as he goes up the levels and not working out how to cope with the problems he'll come across.
I think after Johnson, he needs a much bigger step again, and I think he's up to it. It's not an easy job for Eddie Hearn, but with all his recent calling out of Tyson Fury, I think he understands where AJ is.
I'm not usually a knee jerk type, but This guy could change the face of the Heavyweight division completely!