New Joshua interview - would consider stepping aside??

[ykdadamaja]

A shorter interview this time. What's your take. Implies he would step aside from usyk rematch if it made good business sense?? The guys finished as a major player

this poser. he is worse than wilder imo... wilder has an excuse, he started late and never learned to fight properly. joshua just wants to be a model.... get out of boxing aj.

[Beanz]

A shorter interview this time. What's your take. Implies he would step aside from usyk rematch if it made good business sense?? The guys finished as a major player

this poser. he is worse than wilder imo... wilder has an excuse, he started late and never learned to fight properly. joshua just wants to be a model.... get out of boxing aj.

Joshua didn't start boxing even as an amateur until he was 18 and although Wilder was 20, Wilder had already been boxing for 2 years when Joshua started, so that kind of obliterates that excuse. Forget the Fury fights and Joshua's record pisses all over Wilders.

AJ just got beaten on his feet by a very well rounded fighter, that in no way invalidates the rest of his career.

[Mark TKO]

This step aside angle is gaining momentum in the media now.

It makes sense for Joshua in many ways. It's a rematch he can win yes, but Usyk is a strong favourite and its difficult to see where AJ goes after a rematch defeat particularly if he gets knocked out.

If Fury Usyk goes ahead then Joshua will get a hefty step aside fee and then the chance to take on Fury in a massive UK bout. If Usyk beats Fury then there's also the rematch for AJ then.

It's a no brainer the more you think about it I don't think he believes he can beat Usyk

This will happen*.

* unless Master gets through to AJ regarding his legacy when they have their phone call

[Master]

Has anyone got AJ number?

[Mark TKO]

Are you beginning to accept the possibility?

[Master]

Are you beginning to accept the possibility?

Never say never in boxing but this is never happening.

I blame the media and mark tko for spreading this fake news.

[J_Undisputed]

Makes sense financially and other ways. He lets the build up happen. Then negotiates a hefty step aside fee once the publicity catches and people are dying to see Fury and Usyk. He gets paid for doing nothing while letting someone else consolidate the belts for him so he can fight for all of them on one night for a huge payday. In the meantime, he gets more time with a new trainer/ consultant (I heard ronnie shields was contacted) to address some issues. He gets paid to train and build his confidence and shake off some of the cobwebs and jitters hes picked up along the way thus far.