Who will Anthony Joshua fight in August?

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Who will Joshua fight in August

Poll closed Jul 1, 2023.
  1. Dillian Whyte

    63.3%
  2. Otto Wallin

    2.0%
  3. Martin Bakole

    2.0%
  4. Dereck Chisora

    2.0%
  5. Ali Demirezen

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Ajit Kabayel

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Filip Hrgovic

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Dempsey McKean

    6.1%
  9. Someone not in this poll

    10.2%
  10. He will wait until December

    14.3%
  1. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Maybe Povetkin again.

    If Fury can keep fighting Chisora, why not ? :biggrin:
     
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  2. kiwi_boxer

    kiwi_boxer nighty night, ellerbe ☠ ☠ ☠ banned Full Member

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    But, but, but you said all the fights were signed for the 4 man eliminator?

    YOU BOTTLED IT, LAD. You can't even keep up with your own mythical scenarios.

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  3. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why didn't he book Fury? For years we heard from Hearn that AJ wins that fight and KO's Fury. Two massive money fights in one year, what's the problem?

    For those who still think Hearn isn't an absolute lying snake, and his low-IQ brand too, he made out like Fury was bluffing with the AJ contract last week and wasn't serious, in other words, that AJ wasn't the one avoiding this contest. But then it turns out they have no intention of fighting Fury and are playing safe for the Wilder fight, confirming the duck.
     
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  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Dinu turns it on...... secures the stoppage. Best turn around in boxing history. Round 4 Dinu against Pulev was a glimpse into what he was capable of.
     
  5. TheShellofKell

    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 Full Member

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    Nothing with AJ flops, it will still sell out a 60k seater stadium in London. Hotspur stadium or the Emirates (arsenal's) stadium, there's still good money in the fight for essentially a tuneup.
     
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  6. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It will be Dillian Whyte, Joshua has a psychological advantage over him because he has already knocked him out, a somewhat pointless and unnecessary fight considering the better fighters out there, and Joshua himself stated that he wants a tough opponent...
     
  7. kiwi_boxer

    kiwi_boxer nighty night, ellerbe ☠ ☠ ☠ banned Full Member

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    Uhhhh maybe because AJ and Hearn already got dicked around by Fury when Fury started negotiations and then bailed to fight Wilder.

    Not to mention the marketing exercise that fury did by giving impossible deadlines for a contract to be delivered.

    Even AJ has the upper hand as far as leverage is concerned. It’s great.

    Fury needs Usyk and Joshua much more than they need him.
     
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  8. MAD_PIGE0N

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    It was clear as a day that Hearn won't let his coward fighter face Fury. It was Fury who didn't really play it the best way possible with the short deadline the last year, but even back then, Hearn excuses were precisely low-IQ - that is why they served great for the pathetic Fury haters (I mean, it is fine not to like him, but there are some who's view on boxing is mainly that, even surpassing their interest in their preferred boxer). Now there were no deadlines, so enough time to clear the contract's "format" and the font style and size. Also falls into AJ's schedule, but there she is - the Truth. Some tops clearly prefer to avoid Fury making it look like it's his fault, but Ruiz ran from a fight he will never ever have, AJ did as well. Wilder is ready, for sure, but it is pointless. So we can conclude that the latter, if anything, has balls.
     
  9. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whyte, less risk, good money and people will be ok with that fight.
     
  10. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder
     
  11. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Looks like I've found the answer to my opening post:

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  12. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Glass jawed Whyte to continue making history as the only major fighter with 100% of his defeats being brutal uppercut KO's.
     
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  13. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whyte again!! That's a bit £hit
     
  14. NullaLexInk

    NullaLexInk Sometimes a fella's just gotta be movin' on Full Member

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    Another rematch... hooray... goodie... what a shock.
     
  15. TowelThrower

    TowelThrower Y'all must've forgot Full Member

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    I'd rather he fought a Wallin or Zhang, I can't see anything but the same outcome, Whyte cannot avoid an uppercut to save his life.