Hearn says WBO Mandatory next for AJ

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  1. Heskey

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    “The WBO is next [mandatory for Joshua], so it’s all down to what the WBO decide,” Hearn told Sky Sports. “They are going to review it at their convention, which is right at the end of October.
    “Dillian Whyte is probably the frontrunner right now for the WBO mandatory, and then after that it’s IBF mandatory, which is the winner of Hughie Fury against Pulev. That’s probably not going to come round until the end of 2019.”

    So Whyte in April 2019, and then winner of Hughie Fury/Pulev in Late 2019. So Wilder in April 2020 then lol?
     
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  2. superstarstu

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    Wrong , AJ can delay the mandatory to unify
     
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  3. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A unification would take priority over a mandatory so if they wanna do that fight the mandatories shouldn't get in the way.

    But yeah, this fight or the Fury fight is gonna play out with Floyd/Manny length bull**** ain't it?
     
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  4. FartWristedBum

    FartWristedBum I walk this Earth like a bum Full Member

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    Sure, unifications trump mandatories but if Wilder and Fury end up with a rematch and one or two delays, AJ will need to keep occupied waiting for them to finish their business. Could last till 2020 through no fault of Joshua.
    In fairness, should AJ fight/win against Whyte again, then H Fury in 2019, then fight the winner of Wilder-Fury in 2020, he would arguably have one of the most water-tight records in HW history.
     
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  5. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It should be Joshua v Wilder in December. Joshua has to take some of the responsibility for that fight not happening, so now he sits on the sideline and has to wait.
     
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  6. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    The WBO are on record saying Povetkin was gonna compete as their mandatory to Joshua. Then they bizarrely backtracked. It was clear from that very second what was happening. Hearn had exchanged some brown envelopes so Whyte can be the mandatory for AJ in April. That was always gonna be Joshua's next fight, but now Hearn can spin the mandatory line to try and deter from the fact that it's a pointless rematch.
     
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  7. Octolony shore

    Octolony shore Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What happened to the poll they were going to do to see who the fans wanted next.

    Adam Smith was on sky yesterday saying it's probably whyte next.
     
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  8. GK BOX

    GK BOX Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    AJ is the A side
    He fights whoever he wants
     
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  9. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ was always gonna fight Whyte, Eddy let it slip a couple months ago, it’s all good though it’s not a bad name but they should have been straight up with it from the start.
     
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  10. Ivan28

    Ivan28 Active Member Full Member

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    That is not "the best in history, better than Mike Tyson"...
     
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  11. OpinionOfACasual

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    So Whyte is a pointless rematch?

    But Povetkin, who has just been destroyed by Joshua, is not?
     
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  12. Inglis_1

    Inglis_1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So you don't wanna see him fight Wilder/ T Fury then and would rather see him fight Pulev and Whyte instead? How exciting.
     
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  13. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    What are you talking about Povetkin for? What has he got to do with me saying the Whyte rematch is pointless?. You are always all over the place, seriously lol.
     
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    Like Joshua was gonna fight Povetkin again !
     
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    The WBO are on record saying Povetkin was gonna compete as their mandatory to Joshua. Then they bizarrely backtracked.

    You brought him up, claiming the WBO was going to enforce a rematch.
     
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