You could easily say his motivation for the likes of Scott,Gerber,Pala and Avila was in question after the Haye fight,yet he knew he needed to win all these minor tests to position himself for a six figure payday such as the one he received last night.
Who is to say Warren with his careful match making can't reposition him for a huge summer fight versus the rebuilt Price or upcoming Joshua,two very winnable fights for himself,I wouldn't rule out him winning either of those fights.as I mentioned above he needs a few gimme fights,by late August he will have plenty of momentum as he did 14 months after the Haye fight,their is money to be earnt,Chisora can ill afford a 12 month lay off he wants another cash out against someone of the domestic status of Joshua.
The Joshua fight is there waiting if the olympic champ contines his winning streak,Price only today has made it absolutely clear he wants no part of the olympian.the chances of Fury taking a dangerous fight between now and late next year are about zero whilst he sits on his mandatory status.a Chisora/Joshua fight is about the only marketable ppv UK heavyweight match up available.the heavy hitting Browne is likely viewed as too big a step up at this stage and probably not a big enough name domestically to attract huge numbers.
If Price could be tempted to face Joshua,I doubt Chisora would even be considered with his links to Warren,with the Matchroom/Warren relationship not being a healthy one.without Price though who really else is there for a marquee summer event involving Joshua aside from Chisora.
Don't doubt Del's motivation for one moment with a huge payday on the line,he motivated himself to chase Haye in restaurants,motivated himself to defeat numerous undefeated highly ranked WBO ranked euro prospects on the road to no.1 ranked WBO contender.
What Price actually meant was that Joshua would not want to fight him next year, not that he didn't want to fight AJ.
Reading between the lines here it appears Price wants no part of AJ.maybe he feels ready for the fringe level Chisora,I at least think it will be competitive.no way he completes a couple of rounds against the young olympian.
Sauerland appear to have a good relationship with both Matchroom and Warren,either way Id like to see Price in with AJ or Chisora by the late summer.
He's made it clear on multiple occasions that he would love to fight AJ.
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