Who do you think Anthony Joshua should fight next in a tune-up?

Mongs aside, who feel Joshua should feel obliged to go straight into a massive commercial fight after sustaining injuries in a fatal car crash, who do you think Joshua should fight next in a justified tune-up?

I think someone around the Russian Neanderthals level. decent but limited, but unlike Mak, is not known as a heavy-handed KO artist. so, for me? I'm thinking maybe Frazer Clarke? as I thought he did well against Huni as he hurt him a bit and won 4 rounds.

 

Knyba.

 

No more tuneups for Joshua

 

Miller if he beats Pero next week

 

This.

Miller ain't a pushover, but he's not got the goods to really trouble AJ. Plus it ties up that whole saga with Miller popping for every PED known to man and AJ having to fight Andy, etc.

 

Joshua should either go into a rigged fight or stay out of the ring altogether. Another freak mishap could happen before the Fury bout; after all, we all know he has a glass chin.

Usyk may call Joshua “the future undisputed champion,” but I think Joshua has no future left in boxing. I already see him losing to Fury by knockout, and after that, I think he’ll retire.

 

David Allen

 

These constant tune ups seem to be doing him more harm than good. He should rematch Dubios and get his mojo back

 

Fury vs AJ is many years past its expiration date and yet still offers a ridiculous payday. There’s only one fight to make, anything else is just an excuse.

 

Doesn't really matter. Is the goal a quick KO or to get some rounds in?

 

No he doesn't. He has nonexistent recovery, but his chin is fine.

He took a shot that would have killed a horse against Klitschko, got up, and knocked Wlad out.

He took a hard shot directly on the temple that completely wrecked his equilibrium versus Ruiz. I doubt many fighters in the history of the sport are surviving that. AJ managed to hang on for what, four more rounds?

The shot he stupidly ate in the 1st round against Dubois was a full force moon shot from a guy considered the hardest puncher in the division. Hit him right on the chin. That shot puts just about any other HW completely to sleep. AJ survived it, survived being knocked down multiple other times, and then even hurt Dubois before walking into a finisher.

Having a glass jaw means any half decent shot puts you spark out. Obviously that doesn't apply to AJ. Show the man some respect.

 

He was supposed to have a tune up but he took on Jake Paul for the money can't blame him but it will just delay the Fury fight even further. If he does really need a tune up I think at this stage that Wilder would be a tune up for him and it would sell.

 

Why doesn't he want to rematch Dubious? And that's a serious question.
This is an individual who poses as a superior male yet he got destroyed by another male in his own 'field' and doesn't want to rectify it.
Why do his fans let him off for that?
How can you 'run boxing' when a fighter the old cruiserweight Usyk KO'd twice left you sprawled on the canvas?
You fans need to pressure your boy to right this wrong and front up for a rematch. Win or lose it's the correct thing to do for a 'warrior' of the ring.
Imagine if Fury got destroyed by Wilder and never rematched him. Fury would never live that down. AJ gets a pass.

 

This might come as a surprise to you, but Dubois is currently set to have a title fight with Fabio Wardley next month. Kinda hard to schedule a fight with a guy who already has a fight scheduled.

 

After listening to Verhoevens interview the other day, he stated he was agreed to fight Joshua before Joshua's car accident and that boxing training is how hes ended up fighting Usyk.

That means that Eddie Hearn and Joshua had a 4 fight run planned of

Ngannou (MMA)
Dubois (boxer)
Paul (youtuber)
Verhoeven (kick boxer)

Hearn and Joshua have zero interest of fighting a live body, my guess is either

KSI - would sell out Wembley
Eddie Hall - Battle of the Big Stiff Idiots
Franklin 2 or Wallin 2 - a feather fisted bum with the insurance of a British ref by his side