Who is next for Anthony Joshua?

[Master]

more inactivity from aj

It does not make any sense. These are his prime years and AJ should be active, as he originally wanted to after the Franklin fight to fight in 3 months. If he is working with his trainer and improving his technique that makes sense and does not want to risk a fight in between but he would surely want a fight before December?

AJ may have other business dealing in which case he is semi retired and has one foot out of the ring.

[Master]

Simon Jordan says he has had heard rumours that Saudi Arabia are planning to a stage a three-fight tournament involving Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder. The idea is that Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder take place in December, with the winners set to meet further down the line in a battle for heavyweight supremacy.

Joshua was expected to return to the ring in the summer but in a shocking twist, the Watford powerhouse revealed he would instead be boxing in December. "My next fight is scheduled for December," Joshua told his 15.2million followers on Instagram earlier this week. "Not ideal but everything is part of a bigger picture."

Jordan says he has heard that Joshua's next fight will be against Wilder over in the middle east at the same time that Usyk and Fury square off for their long-awaited four-belt shoot-out. Both parties were unable to thrash out a deal for April after a disagreement over the purse split for the rematch.

But if what Jordan is hearing is true then a new undisputed champion could be crowned before the end of the year.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...747308c9&ei=35

[Primo Carnera]

Simon Jordan says he has had heard rumours that Saudi Arabia are planning to a stage a three-fight tournament involving Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder. The idea is that Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder take place in December, with the winners set to meet further down the line in a battle for heavyweight supremacy.

Joshua was expected to return to the ring in the summer but in a shocking twist, the Watford powerhouse revealed he would instead be boxing in December. "My next fight is scheduled for December," Joshua told his 15.2million followers on Instagram earlier this week. "Not ideal but everything is part of a bigger picture."

Jordan says he has heard that Joshua's next fight will be against Wilder over in the middle east at the same time that Usyk and Fury square off for their long-awaited four-belt shoot-out. Both parties were unable to thrash out a deal for April after a disagreement over the purse split for the rematch.

But if what Jordan is hearing is true then a new undisputed champion could be crowned before the end of the year.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...747308c9&ei=35

This sounds plausible , and if true , very positive. The only other explanantion for waiting till December would be Injury/operation.

[TitoFan]

The idea is that Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder take place in December, with the winners set to meet further down the line in a battle for heavyweight supremacy.

The idea sounds terrific (other than the "waiting until December" part).

Not to be the one throwing the wet towel here but... why on Earth would Fury all of a sudden agree to fight Usyk when it hasn't happened so far, and Fury seems to be doing everything in his power to avoid it?

Also Joshua facing Wilder. You mean the same Wilder that Hearn is saying AJ isn't ready for yet... and first AJ needs a "tuneup"?

I mean hell... I like this fantasy as much as the next guy (would still like it sooner, though).

But I'm not gonna hold my breath waiting for it.

[ykdadamaja]

Retire... there is no way he is beating Fury, Wilder or Usyk. lolol...

[Master]

Whyte accuses Joshua of lying about not fighting again until December.

'That’s lie, it’s a lie. Joshua isn’t going to wait until December to fight. If he’s not injured then why would he wait until December to fight?' Whyte said on iFL TV.

'Joshua is trying to create some mystery, he thinks he’s some kind of mystery man these days. No one believes it. Why would he not fight until December if he can potentially have three fights this year?

'He’s just trying to create some sort of mystery, he’s a strange guy and he’s doing some strange stuff. He’s definitely going to fight before December, 100%.'

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...047ccbcc&ei=92

[Master]

Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has confirmed that negotiations are taking place for major heavyweight fights to be staged in Saudi Arabia this year.

The speculation suggested that Anthony Joshua is finally lining up a showdown with Wilder in December.

The rumour also claimed that the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk undisputed world title fight is now being eyed for the same month in the same part of the world, which was already expected to be the case.

The winners would then meet in an ultimate heavyweight showdown in 2024.

Asked about this on Monday, Wilder’s trainer Scott told iFL TV: “I’m on the inside of the meetings, Deontay has me sitting right to him when we’re doing these meetings.

“What I can say is the things people are hearing are not fibs.

“The negotiations have begun, not with certain fighters or certain things, but the negotiations are definitely in tact…

“Everything is getting together, we’re gonna see what fighters really wanna fight at that level.

“The ones that do, Deontay is gonna knock out and he’s gonna become two-time heavyweight champion of the world.

“I can say that those rumours are true, negotiations are going on and big fights are gonna be happening.

“Not just with us, with a lot of top fighters out there in the heavyweight division in Saudi Arabia.”

Asked directly about Anthony Joshua, Scott replied: “If you ask me, that’s the only fight I want for Deontay.

“If we could get Usyk, of course, because he’s got the belts. I’m fully with that.

“But I’m very, very big on Deontay fighting Anthony Joshua.

“I think it’s good not just for boxing, I think it’s good for so many reasons…

“Every time someone comes to me and says, ‘What’s next for Deontay?’ I always say, ‘I’m hoping for Joshua.’

“Deontay wants the fight, I want the fight, Shelly Finkel wants the fight. This whole side over here wants the fight.

“We’re gonna see what AJ does now, the ball is kind of in his court, so we’re gonna see how he’s gonna take advantage of it.

“We’re ready.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...nthony-joshua/

[NoSavingByTheBell]

yawn...nothing in the HW will ever happen. Tyson retires in August. Joshua goes into showbiz. Usyk falls on his sword in Ukraine when Putin takes that whole place over by late-May maximum. And Deontay is left shouting bomb squad at the wall.

[TIC]

more inactivity from aj

It does not make any sense. These are his prime years and AJ should be active, as he originally wanted to after the Franklin fight to fight in 3 months. If he is working with his trainer and improving his technique that makes sense and does not want to risk a fight in between but he would surely want a fight before December?

AJ may have other business dealing in which case he is semi retired and has one foot out of the ring.

someone asked if maybe he failed a test?