Update: Joshua will fight in March, but not against Wilder

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  1. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearn has named the 3 potential opponents
    Filip Hrgovic
    Zhilei Zhang
    Francis Ngannou
     
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    Hrgovic or Zhang, Zhang is better I think as he is already 40+ & he might be the key to crack that massive Chinese market for Boxing
     
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    Oh I'd take seeing AJ against any of those three. Psyched.

    You're coming thru for us, Eddie! Get the deal(s) done! ;)
     
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    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    AJ loses to all 3.

    It will be Hurgovic after the IBF strip Fury of the IBF belt.
     
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    I'd be happy with Hrgovic or Zhang.

    Ngannou would be interesting because of the comparison to Fury but not my preferred option.
     
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    Will be Ngannou.

    Embarrassing.
     
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    Any are fine really. Zhang for me given the beatings he gave Joyce.

    Ngannou the worst option but a nice one to provide a yardstick when he chins him given Fury didn’t
     
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  8. Camps

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    Would it constitute an Ngannou leapfrog over most of the top-10 contenders? Sure.

    Would AJ take Ngannou more seriously and more smartly than Fury did? Sure.

    Could it still be an entertaining and even eventful fight? Sure.

    Ngannou is a 270-lbs. block of granite who can throw and take a punch. He's legit dangerous.

    Like I said, I'm more than happy to see AJ take on any of the three. Just get a deal done and keep the fights coming.
     
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    So it's Ngannou then.
     
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    AJ look far more skilled than Francis vs Wallin.
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    yeah yeah

    The only thing more embarrassing than fighting an 0-0 guy is fighting an 0-1 guy.

    Awful, awful fight that does nothing to progress the division.

    But you enjoy yourself.
     
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    Wilder needs to retire but still might be a better opponent than Hrgovic or Francis, Zhang vs AJ is a 50/50 fight.
     
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    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Only a matter of time before AJ gets chinned again.
     
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    AJ and Eddie are going on and on about competing for a title again so he has to fight Hrgovic.
     
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    Not if he lands first, AJ is one of the best finishers in the heavyweight division and has far more power than Fury who couldn`t even make Francis blink with his shots, AJ won`t be as tentative v Francis the way Fury was and he will train properly, Fury is an overweight waste of time who doesn`t take his talent or career seriously.
     
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