Anthony Joshua and Matchroom

I don't think he was protected to get to where he it, but now he's there, he's become incredibly protected. It's bad for boxing but understandable for their business. I doubt even they could foresee that he would've been doing 90,000 tickets a fight and selling big PPV's against anybody but now he is and they want to protect it and milk it before gambling again. If you're a dangerous fighter or a genuine threat, Hearn puts about 2 or 3 other fighters in front of you before you can get a fight with AJ.

this thread can't be serious! I'm no Joshua fan but he has been fast tracked and fought top opponents faster than most HW's in history. the stupidity on this forum knows no bounds.

Who else has faced as many top 10/15 contenders as AJ? If you can't answer then are you saying that every single heavyweight is protected?

Not even remotely close.

Beyontay and his pathetic protectors :lol1: https://s15.postimg.cc/h8cq9vmhn/i_HB8_IXP.jpg

This thread is pretty stupid. AJ's had 20 something fights and has already unified three of the four recognized world heavyweight titles. He's nowhere close to being the most protected heavyweight in history. Just because his team wants a little more time before facing Wilder doesn't change the fact that AJ has been moved very quickly and taken on serious challenges.

So let's get this straight... Somebody that fought for a version of the World Heavyweight title in his 16th fight, fought for a second title in 19th fight and third title in his 21st fight is the most protected heavyweight in history? Are you aware of how retarded that sounds?! There's no question that Hearn has kept Joshua away from Wilder at this instance but that does not make Joshua the most protected heavyweight in history. Wilder did exactly the same thing with Klitschko (his management even acknowledged that he wasn't ready to face him - at a time when he was 10 fights further into his career than Joshua currently is now).

Beyontay Wildher is just a baby, he's not ready to fight real opponent yet :lol1: WBC protection program :lol1: All really good posts here. Until this weird garbage

AJ is a KO waiting to happen & Hearn knows this.

Beyontay Wildher is just a baby, he's not ready to fight real opponent yet :lol1: WBC protection program :lol1:

Hearn has been too protective and it's tarnished AJ's image. Funny that he fought so damn hard to get his way out blew up in his face.

Folks are projecting this on Joshua largely due to his promoter talking outta line If Eddie Hearn had simply said "we like the Wilder fight, its a massive fight, but we want to get this Povetkin mandatory out of the way first", Joshua would simply be looked at as what he is. 2012 Olympic gold medalist, ticked through the usual UK levels (Commonwealth, British champion, picked up the WBC international, and was likely heading towards the European title), got the chance to fluke into getting the IBF heavyweight title due to things out of his control ('Czar' Glazkov, the IBF's #1 challenger and clear favorite, blowing out his knee without even being touched, tbh, wasn't the plan, even after the Fury breakdown made the belts vacant), made two defenses against heavyweights that were better than Charles Martin , made the move to stadiums in fighting a fading Wladimir Klitschko (which, in all honesty, shouldn't have have the WBA/IBO connected to it anyway), was supposed to be a big step-up from Molina/Breazeale with a Kubrat Pulev fight (which basically ended up being an on par fight with Takam), then fought Joseph Parker (who was basically par with Takam; ignore the WBO nonsense), and is now set to fight a possibly fading Alexander Povetkin. You ignore the Klitschko fight (after the stinker that the Fury fight was, who knew that Klitschko had THAT left), and set aside the money that he draws, and Anthony Joshua is basically where Deontay Wilder was before the Luis Ortiz fight; 5 solid defenses of his vacant won title, passing every test put in front of him, set to face a cagey guy, who's fought great at the top level, who still seems to be fight sharp. A really good, young heavyweight fighter, who has flashed that he might end up being a special heavyweight, who still needs to prove it in the ring.

I think he really believes he's part of the Hearns family and they have his best interest at heart.

He is. I like him too. It’s his promoter and he’s a yes man Agreed. I think for the most part, all he has left is "AJ fans". Boxing fans are starting to get restless with his ducking and dodging...regardless of whose calling the shots.

He is. I like him too. It’s his promoter and he’s a yes man