Eddie Hearn, who promotes WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller (21-0-1, 18 KOs) is certainly a potential opponent in the future - but there are several obstacles before they get to that point.
Miller is part of a Hearn's DAZN streamed show on Saturday night, as the unbeaten heavyweight will face two-division world champion Tomasz Adamek in Chicago.
A win over Adamek will lead Miller down the road to a crack at the vacant WBA "regular" title - and winning that belt would make him fall in line for a mandatory shot at Joshua - provided the British star still has that title at that moment.
Miller and Joshua had a face to face confrontation in New York City, during a press conference earlier this year to promote Joshua's bout with Alexander Povetkin - who Joshua knocked out in seven rounds last month in Cardiff, Wales.
Miller and his team have aligned themselves with DAZN, who Hearn signed an eight year deal with, to gain some ground in securing that fight with Joshua.
"He is mandatory for that WBA 'regular' world title. He'll be looking at Fres Oquendo and Trevor Byran, trying to get a shot at that next," said Hearn to Sky Sports.
"Big Baby Miller is keeping nice and active. He's had some good wins - he's stopped Mariusz [Wach], which not many people do - he had a good win over Johann [Duhaupas]. Now he's in with Adamek.
"Miller is a real threat to the heavyweight division - a big puncher, huge in size and very, very strong. He's more durable than he looks. Of course he wants a shot at Anthony Joshua, everybody does, but I think his next move, realistically, is to challenge for the WBA 'regular' title. Then he can try and force a fight with Joshua towards the end of 2019."