What would another loss mean for AJ & Matchroom?

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    If Ruiz beats Joshua again, where does that leave AJ & Eddie?
     
  2. bladesman

    bladesman Active Member Full Member

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    AJ if he wants it still the biggest pay day in the uk and matchroom still the biggest promoter in the uk and one of the top ones in the US.
     
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  3. notjustacasual

    notjustacasual Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Hearn will be fine he knows how to make a pound note see the youtube thing last week.

    AJ would probably retire though.
     
  4. Scissors

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    Hearn will be fine. AJ should retire but I don’t think he will. There’s still a few big fights which he would win and earn **** loads like Whyte.
     
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  5. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If AJ loses they will put in a rebound fight against Chisora. Then they would make a fight against either Whyte or Joyce. After that they will look to make AJ & Usyk ( who will mostly likely would be champ by then).
     
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  6. Hattonmad

    Hattonmad Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Numbers wise AJ/matchroom will be fine. Worst case scenario for AJ is a comeback fight in a sold out o2 doing 500k+ buys at 20 pounds a pop.

    However, I don't know if he can come back psychologically from another beating. Lets wait and see.

    I can't wait to see AJ's performance against Ruiz. We just don't know what's going to turn up and that's why it's must-see.
     
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  7. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    AJ loses lead to 25% increases so I expect we will be paying £31.25 to see him fight Chisora
     
  8. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    I'm still down to watch AJ against Wilder or Fury etc even with the loss. Would just show Ruiz has his number and then I'm down to see Ruiz against any of the other better fighters in the division.

    He'd need to beat a contender first though.
     
  9. dryzer

    dryzer Active Member Full Member

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    same here, don't get the Joshua to retire shouts. as you say if the worst happens and ruiz has his number there is plenty of other fights for him that would be interesting to watch.
     
  10. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearn will pull out the stops and sign Dubois
     
  11. Scissors

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    Retire just because he will have achieved all he can in the sport, he will have his health and He will be worth in excess of £100mil still. Why fight on?
     
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  12. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Commercially there's a lot more milk in that cash cow. Once you have a profile like AJ anything you do is a big story, and people will pay to see that story unfold.

    The bigger question is what physical and psychological damage another loss would do. Joshua is a very difficult guy to outpoint (for a number of reasons), and if he does lose it is likely to be another humbling stoppage defeat.
     
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  14. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    There’s absolutely no reason why Joshua can’t lose narrowly to Ruiz (or after having early successes) then come back to win a title and beat someone like Usyk, and then go into a trilogy rematch with Andy!

    Would take a tremendous amount of mental strength to do that mind.
     
  15. themaster999

    themaster999 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Frank will give him a good trade in price for AJ.