Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Back in October, November - But No Clear Option
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Joshua next fight should be in the US to build his brand. A showcase fight where Americans can attend and watch live during normal hours Americans are custom to watching fights would be huge for his cross over success. A full week where he can do the media rounds show up live at ESPN studios and do all their shows. Right now he's big in the UK but needs work to get that money in the US.Comment
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In fairness Ortiz & his team hasn't helped his cause at being relevant to any title holder. Plus Cubans never have much of a following so there is never money in those fights so they almost always gotta wait to be pushed into bigger money fights via a mandatory situation so he's likely just gonna have to wait.Comment
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I fully expect Joshua to throw out one belt within his first year to go for bigger fights over bs mandatory fights (& I say bs mandatory fights in both cases cuz neither Pulev or Ortiz has fought anyone that should have reasonably given them a mandatory spot except in the rulebook of a corrupt & ****** abc group) so any belt he throws away will rightfully be thrown away.Comment
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Things are gonna be nuts for Joshua when he can sell a UK PPV + a US PPV. 1M+ at $20ish + maybe 300k, 400k, 500k+ at the start & 1M+ later on down the line as he grows in popularity at $70ish a pop.
I assume Floyd gots the most 1M+ PPV buy fights in more than one more market for the same fight record, but for sure Joshua is gonna blast that record real quick if he gets to the point of being able to do that himself.Comment
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It's unfortunate, but remember Ortiz is the WBA mandatory. They rarely force champions (especially like Joshua) to fight mandatories. Not to mention Ortiz offers very little upside financial potential.Comment
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Idk about no clear options.
If Klitschko wants the rematch you fight him cuz you're contractually obligated to do so.
If Klitschko doesn't want the rematch & Fury can somehow be in shape + ready you fight him.
And if Klitschko doesn't want the rematch + Fury isn't ready/needs more time you fight Pulev to keep all your belts.
Seems pretty clear to me.
Then in the first quarter of 2018 you fight the Wilder/Joshua winner ideally or Fury if you passed on him the first time or if neither of those options are viable fight some other bs #1 contender to fulfill or push back a mandatory situation.Comment
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