Hearn turns down title shot for AJ???

[denilson200]

Charles Martin: Anthony Joshua Scared To Fight on April 9 - Boxing News
So what do we think about this? It's interesting if it's true. I know Hearn wants to build AJ Gradually, but sometimes an opportunity presents itself when you least expect it. And sometimes you have to take that opportunity.
Charles Martin is a decent fighter, but if you want to be World Champion, there are more difficult propositions. AND he wanted to come over here.

Charles Martin is shit.

Who is he ?

Says everything about who brings more to the table when a champ is calling out a prospect. Scared of Martin ? The fact is when AJ does fight for a world title he'll almost certainly be fighting against someone better than Martin. I agree with Hearn. AJ is going to be around for long time. Let him build. Let him grow.

[Spicoli]

Lets be honest Joshua is the one with the name and the future here, and he's not even sniffed a "title" yet. Martin was maneuvered here to simply warm a belt and serve as opponent for the one that chooses him. Joshua has options.

[p4pking]

To play devils advocate and completely disregard the alphabet stuff; if Charles Martin were a Brit, isn't it possible this scenario would be completely reversed? It's a perfectly good fight on paper. I really don't think Joshua is half as good as some people on here seem to. Wait and see, I guess.

[Fenster]

Does anyone seriously believe the newly crowned "world" champ is travelling across the world to get chinned by a relative novice in his first defense?

Saying i'll fight everyman and his dog is par for the course in boxing. The most important part is how much dough do you want to fight everyman and his dog.

[Spicoli]

Does anyone seriously believe the newly crowned "world" champ is travelling across the world to get chinned by a relative novice in his first defense?

Saying i'll fight everyman and his dog is par for the course in boxing. The most important part is how much dough do you want to fight everyman and his dog.

Didn't work out to well for Michael Bent now did it . Save for the relative novice part. Sort of.

[p4pking]

Boxing in America, especially for the big guys, is in very bad shape. The only guy with any real claim to anything now is Tyson Fury, other that it should only matter to the fighters themselves who is champion. Lets just see decent fights happen? Of course nobody cares about Charles Martin, but the fact that he was willing to fight Joshua in the UK should be to his credit. Sounds now like he and WIlder are more likely to tango, which again aside from the title stuff, is a perfectly good fight.

[p4pking]

I would edit that post but instead I'll just let my day drinking be known.

[Fenster]

Does anyone seriously believe the newly crowned "world" champ is travelling across the world to get chinned by a relative novice in his first defense?

Saying i'll fight everyman and his dog is par for the course in boxing. The most important part is how much dough do you want to fight everyman and his dog.

Didn't work out to well for Michael Bent now did it . Save for the relative novice part. Sort of.

Yeah good shout. Bentt tried to cash in on being "British," got bashed up at the press conference then nearly died after getting ironed in the ring.

[Dia bando]

Martin beat a nobody really to be a Champ but you can only beat who is in front of you ! AJ has time on
his side a bit more learning what's the hurry, yes he was hurt in his last fight but he survived and won
theses are BIG guys one punch away from disaster.

[jon09]

Who is Charles Martin again? I will be honest with you I never heard of him until recently. Its a shame that people are getting trinkets and calling themselves champions when they never beat the real champion in Tyson Fury. I guess if Joshua beats Martin and he will then it just sets up the next big heavyweight event. What a joke...