Joshua vs Franklin fight reportedly in jeopardy, other options being considered

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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Wallin, Whyte and McKean all want the fight.

    I don't know why Franklin is reluctant to sign the contract, he seemed to want to fight Joshua.
     
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    Used to look forward to Joshua fight despite his overhype. Now I couldn’t care less. The exception is if he fought Wilder perhaps
     
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    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He’ll fight Helenius, Browne or Allen.
     
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    Brownes fighting Miller
     
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  5. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No doubt Franklin has read the small print and realised he was going to get shafted with the old beat him twice set up before he could move on .
     
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    It can't be that, because logically you would just sign and take double the pay day. More likely they are offering less than he feels he is worth, or there is a clause saying he can't throw a left hand.

    In all seriousness though, they should stop dicking about and make the Wallin fight. I'm sure that would grab a casual audience's attention far more than McKean or Franklin. They could easily put a highlight real together of him in with a bloodied Fury and the best bits from his other fights.
     
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    The main fight we need. Anything else is mediocre.
     
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    It's going to end up being Chisora isn't it.
     
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    We are going to be robbed of another mouth watering matchup.
     
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  10. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Franklin has the same promoter as Wallin, namely Dmitry Salita.

    Salita seems to have a problem getting his boxers signed into meaningful fights.

    Franklin on twitter seemed quite enthusiastic about fighting Joshua, so it could be Salita who is holding up the fight.

    https://twitter.com/JermaineFrankl6
     
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  11. Frankus

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    That is a bad fight for Browne’s health.
     
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    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    So you're saying boxing's dangerous?

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  13. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Franklin doesn't want to be undersold it sounds like. Hearns is a weasel.
     
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  14. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A boxer I used to train with, big scary guy from Nigeria, got an opportunity to fight Wlad (long time ago). Wlad’s team offered him good money but he wanted more, they gave him more but said don’t ask for more because we can’t give you more… well he did and they went with someone else. He’s career went to sh*t after that.

    If Franklin thinks he have a chance to win against AJ he should take whatever they offer (as long as it’s reasonable) because a win against AJ is way more valuable than a few extra G’s.
     
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  15. UmarIFLUmar

    UmarIFLUmar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There's still plenty of good fights out there for Joshua but they don't seem to have any interest in making them.

    Joshua fights I'd like to see:
    Wilder
    Fury
    Joyce
    Hrgovic
    Dubois
    Zhang
    Ortiz
    Sanchez
    Or even thinking outside the box, somebody like Wardley. A novice with power might be interesting

    Joshua fights I would not like to see:
    Anybody he's already fought
    Anybody who's nearly old enough to go on a Saga holiday

    Joshua fights which are less appealing than watching paint dry:
    Whyte
     
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