According to The Independent, heavyweight Olympic gold medal winner Anthony Joshua will officially announce that he plans to go pro in the coming days. The paper also reports that Joshua has signed a four year promotional agreement with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. It is believed that Hearn's exclusive television deal with Sky Sports was a factor in Joshua's decision to sign with him. Many promoters have been hunting to sign Joshua after last year's Olympic run. [Click Here To Read More]
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Good addition to the Hearn stable. Joshua didn't have a great Olympic final and he still has a lot to learn but I think he has it in him, plus he is a good allround athlete. I reckon Hearn should bring him along carefully because he is positioned perfectly to take over from when the Klits retire.
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Originally posted by Master Chief View PostI think he is no good personally, even though I am a Brit. He doesn't seem to have the tools.
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Originally posted by soul_survivor View PostI didn't want to be the one who said it but I wasn't so impressed by him in the Olympics. But he is very inexperienced. That's why I said he should be carefully brought along. But he is a very good natural athlete.
He's an awesome athlete first and foremost, and he will have awesome power. His footwork is still not excellent, but he can work on that. He will be brought along carefully, but to me it's just awesome to have an English speaking heavyweight on the scene who can really capture the imagination of the public. He could even go to America and become a star. It's been a while.
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Was impressed with him prior to the Olympics, he regressed in London, hopefully turning professional rejuvenates him. He needs to concentrate on remaining mobile as that's one of his best assets.
I would like to see him go Stateside but remaining under the tutelage of Robert McCracken would suffice.
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