Comments Thread For: Barry Hearn Says Joshua Could Benefit From 'Two or Three More Warmup Fights' Before Fighting Fury

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Matchroom Sports founder Barry Hearn believes it would behoove Anthony Joshua to partake in "two or three more warmup fights" before he takes on Tyson Fury.
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[Nash out]

Forget warming him up gradually just throw him into the Fire of Fury. Joshua is in great form really, a win over Franklin, and he won Round 9 vs Usyk in the rematch, and won the speech at the end, so in many ways, he actually beat Usyk. Joshua was the one holding the belts at the end, then the one throwing them out of the ring, then Usyk ducked Fury, and Wilder just keeps crying about his losses, so Fury vs Joshua is still the fight of fights for the night of nights. Nash out

[thack]

Barry Hearn set out the blue print for Joshua when he said pre Ruiz 1 'If Joshua doesn't fight Wilder for the next ten years , then I'll take that' .Barry stopped a lot of big fights happening and didn't take risks , no good for the fans but good for business .They know Joshua gets hammered by Fury and then it's over but I'm really bored with Joshua now , all's I've wanted to see is him in there with he best and it looks likely they'll serve that once again....Joshua will retire as a 'work in progress' ...BORING NOW!!

[Bronx2245]

If he's not going to fight Fury, and he's gonna fight "warm-ups," then he should be paid accordingly!

[thack]

The way Joshua looked Saturday , I am pretty surprised Barry Hearn is talking about another three fights before Fury , it's just milking and then the cash out with Fury .Truth is he would probably get knocked off before the cash out fight... the pot of gold , Edward Hearn see's this and is desperate to have him in there now. He knows even Whyte would be life and death for Joshua !

[Tatabanya]

After these two or three warm-up fights, AJ will be 47 or so.

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Whyte, Chisora and Parker..
won't elaborate but you see where I'm going..

[wrecksracer]

they need to recoup their investment in Joshua. The gravy train ends when he loses again. Expect to see him fight a few no hopers. His fans will gladly pay.

[hugh grant]

Tyson v josh shouldve happened years ago. No point in Josh needing warm up fights. Usyk fights were joshs warm up fights. If josh loses his warm up fights, there is no fury fight.
Josh is an established name, he has the pedigree and resume.

[Monty Fisto]

It depends how they are staged. If the prime goal is to fight Fury and we are talking end of this year without warmups or early next year with warmups (i.e. he fights them in quick succession and it does not significantly delay the Fury fight), then it's not a terrible idea. If they are staged as big razzamatazz fights that each puts a 6-month dent in Joshua's schedule, then no, it's a terrible idea.

Or he could just fight Joyce and see how the chips fall.