Wlad has admitted publicly to not being ready to fight AJ
Pulev is on video refusing to consider fighting AJ
Who do yall want this guy to fight?He is my favorite heavyweight. I am critical of my countryman Wilder for fighting unworthy challengers so I should be just as critical of Joshua for fighting Wilder type opponents. I am sure there are better heavyweights than Price, Jennings and the other guy who's name I forget who would be willing to fight Joshua in England considering the money they could make. I think Ortiz or Parker would fight him. He is undefeated but he needs to fight other undefeated heavyweights and some of them will fight him.
BS, maybe Pulev refused (I don't know) but Wlad simply postponed it for a few months. You have Jennings available, Ortix would love to if he didn't have a fight, Haye, I'm sure Browne would, Parker I'm sure would if he didn't have a fight.
Joshua has been continually been given softballs so let's not start with this "everyone ducking" BS.
Good points, pretty much nailed it.
There's no reason for AJ to be fighting a bums like Molina, when you have someone like Ortiz who is DESPERATE for a fight. Miller, Jennings, Browne - all better options.
Hell, Parker was telling AJ and Hearn to bring it on, let's do it, I'm the mando so let's fight now - instead, Hearn decided to pursue Klitchko, old and coming off a L, and we all know how that pursuit turned out.
There are fights for AJ to take that would be a step up - he's just not taking them.
Unfortunately, Uncle Eddie is more concerned about lining up the stars in the sky and setting up future paydays, than actually giving his guy a half-decent fight NOW.
Wlad has admitted publicly to not being ready to fight AJ
Pulev is on video refusing to consider fighting AJ
Who do yall want this guy to fight?
That Wlad fight was never going to happen, that was Hearn trying to make Joshua look like he wanted a big fight. They put out a list of opponents and chose the weakest one.
Because hes not American.
The ones critiquing AJ are the same ones letting Wilder's resume slide.
Despite the fact that AJ has only been professional for 3 years, his resume is absolutely fine for where he is.
This is the bias in boxing.
BS, maybe Pulev refused (I don't know) but Wlad simply postponed it for a few months. You have Jennings available, Ortix would love to if he didn't have a fight, Haye, I'm sure Browne would, Parker I'm sure would if he didn't have a fight.
Joshua has been continually been given softballs so let's not start with this "everyone ducking" BS.
Lucas Browne, December 10, should have been an e easy one for Eddie to make, build and cash in a second belt on which can be used in future bargaining...
haye v joshua would still be a massive event here, and hayes a dangerous fighter. joshua and his team seem to want nothing to do with him, style wise hes a nightmare for AJ. I cant see hearn letting his golden goose fight ortiz any time soon.
The Haye fight is definitely a big event here but he hasnt fought anyone of note in 4 Years when he was awful against Klitschko. Im not one for endlessly building fights up but that fight can be a lot bigger if Haye Beats the winner of Parker and Ruiz which he is the mandatory so I doubt either Haye or Joshua are going to want to fight each other before then. If Hearn has no intentions of putting Joshua in with Oritz then he must be a full blown retard for signing him and putting him on UK tv, he has also already said that Ortiz and Joshua is a fight he would like to make when Ortiz has a big enough profile why bring attention to a fight if he wants to avoid it.
There needs to be a line drawn between "he's fought no one!" and "it's his fault he's fought no one!".
It's a fair criticism to say, AJ has bust potential simply because he hasn't actually fought anyone decent. But that's not necessarily his fault.
It's a fair response to the knuckleheads who claim he's top of the mountain.
haye or ortiz
Hayes fought no one since coming back and the Ortiz fight will happen once Matchroom have built him up in the Uk, Hearn has already said Ortiz will fight in Monaco then on Joshuas undercard and after that bigger fights.