Who would YOU like to see Anthony Joshua fight next?

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Who would YOU like to see Anthony Joshua fight next?

This poll will close on Dec 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM.
  1. Joe Joyce

    10.4%
  2. Dillian Whyte

    5.2%
  3. Tyson Fury

    26.7%
  4. Deontay Wilder

    42.2%
  5. Daniel Dubois

    1.5%
  6. Martin Bakole

    2.2%
  7. Frank Sanchez

    2.2%
  8. Arslanbek Makhmudov

    0.7%
  9. Filip Hrgovic

    8.1%
  10. Dereck Chisora

    0.7%
  1. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And who on earth is going to pay a PPV price to see it? After his big money deal, DAZN surely won’t tolerate many more loss making fights.
     
  2. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Right now it's not about cash for AJ. He's already rich. It's about building his confidence back up. He's not challenging for a title any time soon.

    I'd say he should fight Ortiz, Hrgovic or Zhang next.

    If he's feeling brave he could call out Makhmudov or Sanchez.
     
  3. Mr Stagger Lee

    Mr Stagger Lee Active Member Full Member

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    Nobody! Complete waste of time. Rather watch a handful of amateur bouts at my gym. More entertaining, real sport, proper boxers with loads of enthusiasm.
     
  4. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder please!!!!

    Forget Fury, that pretender is wasting everybody s time.

    Dillian as second option.

    Hrgovic as third.
     
  5. alangjk

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  6. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    After last nights performance, it would be a licensed execution if AJ fights Tyson Fury.
     
  7. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    That's debatable. AJ is a mental midget and Fury is an unpredictable inconsistent basket case and a coward. Also if Fury was so confident, he'd be leaping at the opportunity to make the fight, who wouldn't want the second most important Brit Heavyweight of their generation on their ledger? But Fury didn't want none, and found a way to weasel his out of that fight too.
     
  8. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Agreed.
     
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  10. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Dillian Whyte - Been there, done that, who cares? About as pointless as Fury-Chisora 3. Whyte is even more mentally and emotionally shot than AJ. Physically pretty far gone too. AJ takes him out in 5 or less.

    Daniel Dubois - Puncher's chance, but AJ is a better boxer, he'd jab him senseless and violently KO him, quicker than Joyce.

    Martin Bakole - Beatable, he couldn't finish off frail Yoka and fought skittishly after the knockdowns, he'd do that even more against Joshua fearing his power.

    Frank Sanchez - Very winnable but dull fight for AJ, Sanchez lacks power and would fight terrified, staying on his bike from beginning to end. Although if he can muster the same version that fought Usyk in the rematch, he can stop Sanchez with relative ease.

    Arslanbek Makhmudov - Without the knockdowns should've lost to Takam. Sure he can KO AJ, but my God is he easy to hit, and he wasn't reacting well at all to a few Takam haymakers that landed, and that's a very worrying sign.

    Filip Hrgovic - Has a puncher's chance as well, but not only did Zhang drop him but he disconnected him from his senses several times, literally Filip went on walkabout a couple of times in their match, like he didn't know where he was or what he was doing there.

    Dereck Chisora - Dangerous for a round or two, until he wears himself out, eventually walks into a fight ending uppercut, similar to the one that nearly took Wlad's head off.

    Joe Joyce - As much as I'd love to see Juggernaut Joe bulldoze the bodybuilder and he would, maybe even David Price-Audley Harrison KO1 style, but I'd rather see one of the two mega fights before that happens.:sisi1

    Deontay Wilder - While I heavily favor Wilder here, they're both fragile as ****, so it could be a case of who lands the first punch, I think this match could still be on the table, win or lose against Fury. If he loses, then we get a battle between Fury KO victims. But if he wins, that would up the ante, raise the stakes and put his road back to the top under intense jeopardy.

    Tyson Fury - This is the fight I want most, If Fury beats him, it's a loss one can bounce back from, since it's expected by most. So he really has nothing to lose, and everything to gain. Now, while I just said I think Wilder beats him, and Fury beat Wilder thrice, boxing doesn't work like that. AJ poses far more of a stylistic threat to Fury than Wilder did, due to his skillset. If the useless dosser, can drop Fury not once, but quarce, the far more skilled AJ can drop him that many times in one match, and possibly finish him off. There's genuine intrigue when it comes to the result. Because which version of Fury and which version of AJ show up? Maybe going in an underdog, takes the pressure off of AJ's shoulders, and he can focus solely on strategy, and maybe he won't hold back as much. Against Franklin, he didn't want any more derailments before he gets to the next stop on the big paycheck express. Fury is the final boss. So caution may be thrown to the wind, and possibly an AJ with nothing left to lose, guns blazing, is Fury's biggest nightmare... well, second, being emasculated by Usyk not only haunt Belly's dreams, but his daydreams and catnaps as well.:sisi1
     
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  11. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe not for Joshua but obviously DAZN need marketable fights. None of those you mentioned are marketable fights.
     
  12. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Since AJ is now pretty much a contender that has slipped in the ratings I wanna see him fight the winner of Zhang - Joyce. They both fight April so they are inline to get another fight in July. Usyk may be busy with Dubois, and Wilder needs to fight Ruiz. These fights would clear some things up for sure for later in the year. I don't give a **** who Fury fights, he should get that MMA fighter that he wants so much.
     
  13. MAD_PIGE0N

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    Multiple choices, he definitely has to go for Wilder, Fury, Joyce and then he can even retire young, those fights will take him 2 to 3 years. But before that, I think he has to take at least one more against someone of Hrgovic, Sanchez or Dubois.
     
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  14. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    What would suggest then? Besides the obvious Joshua vs Fury fight?

    Wilder? Will Wilder agree to this?
     
  15. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The only money spinning fights out there are Wilder or Fury.

    They'll probably try a Whyte fight next, but I can't see it being a roaring success.