Who should AJ fight next?

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ANTHONY JOSHUA has shown off a new slimline physique ahead of a potential rematch against Dillian Whyte.

The British heavyweight, 33, is set to make a return to the ring early next year, with Whyte currently the "frontrunner" for his next bout.

And following the news, Joshua posted his fresh look to his Instagram page.

His crisp look saw him wearing a navy jacket and trousers with a pair of white, blue and black shoes, along with a pair of black sunglasses.

His post - which received more than 30,000 likes in just over an hour - was captioned: "Casually casual."

And in the image, he appeared to have trimmed down his physique somewhat since his championship fight against Oleksandr Usyk.

Joshua was handed back-to-back defeats for the first time in his pro career against Usyk, seeing him consequently lose his WBA, WBO and IBF titles for good.

Tyson Fury offered Joshua the chance for a blockbuster "Battle of Britain" fight on December 3, but they failed to agree terms and Fury has instead lined up a trilogy fight against Derek Chisora.

Fast forward to now and Joshua is in contention to fight 34-year-old Whyte in a repeat of their 2015 clash.

Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed an ideal time of early next year for Joshua's next fight, and said: "In terms of names, talking to him the other day, he wants to fight Dillian Whyte, really.

"Dillian Whyte fights on November 26 against (Jermaine) Franklin, who is talking a tremendous game, and we’ll see how that plays out.

"I think Dillian Whyte is the frontrunner if he comes through. Otto Wallin is a guy that has reached out numerous times. That’s a good fight for him as well.

"Then there’s the (Deontay) Wilder situation. I’m not saying that’s going to be the fight for January or February, but it’s definitely a fight that he’s looking at.

"The feeling for AJ is the value of - and by the way, none of them are easy fights - a tune-up is sometimes they’re as dangerous as each other.

"I don’t think he wants to start dropping out of the top 15 and top 10 of the governing bodies and just looking for an easy touch.

"I think he wants a real fight, and those are all real fights that you could see."

Joshua was dethroned by Deontay Wilder in Ring Magazine's heavyweight boxing rankings after the Bronze Bomber's first-round knockout victory against Robert Helenius.



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Eddie Hearn has revealed that Deontay Wilder's manager, Shelly Finkel, has responded to his Anthony Joshua fight offer via email. Hearn told reporters in August that he had sent his own email to Finkel regarding a 'big money offer' but had received no response.

Now, the Matchroom Boxing chief has disclosed that he received a one-line email back from Finkel querying the financial side of the deal.

Speaking to iD Boxing in Abu Dhabi ahead of Dmitry Bivol vs Zurdo Ramirez, he said: "They actually emailed me today. I emailed him in August to talk about an offer. He came back today; it took a long while but at least he replied.

"That offer that we had for him was for this year, obviously, with our relationship out here, we'd like to continue that offer [for the Middle East]. I actually invited Deontay and Shelly out here this week. They can't come but we'll be working with them and try and come up with some ideas.

"Again, it all depends on AJ if he waits to go into a fight like that or if he has a fight earlier in the year. But I see AJ vs Deontay Wilder as a must-make fight I really do I think it's one of the biggest in the sport.

"They just want to know. They want to know the numbers. Of course, they should do as well because there's a lot of money in play in the shows we do. I feel that we can hopefully have some discussions and see if AJ vs Wilder or Whyte against Wilder or whoever it is could be an option, particularly out here in the Middle East."

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