Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua's Opponent Could Be Determined This Week

[super-x]

It’s going to be Miller in New York. AJ fights need 3/4 months to promote and hype. So it makes sense that it would be around June.

With you on this... whyte is a high risk low reward... whyte has vastly improved since the first fight, AJ has got more muscly and slower, has not looked very convincing since the klitchko win... AJ would beat Whyte but d.w would give him problems... this would affect the AJ image...
It was always going to be miller next... never fury or wilder. Big question is... who next after Miller? Back to square one.

[super-x]

Luis Ortiz would take the fight, and is a top 5 guy.

Ortiz will never be considered... hes a nightmare to box... his slick southpaw style gave wilder all the problems he could deal with. Even Dillian whyte didnt want anything to do with him & whyte was too much of a risk for AJ at this stage. Good old eddie using names to build AJ hype but everyone can see through the bulls###

[thack]

I doubt it will be Fury he wants too much of what they don't like to offer.Fury would want no part of the clauses that the Hearns are so used to offering either. Possibly Whyte gets the job ...again..but even though Whyte has done well under the Hearn's it's not really a fight that sets the world on fire as he would be expected to lose again.Miller,even being the character he is wouldn't hold that much interest given the level of opposition he's so far faced.

I understand the Hearn's have to big him up and feed the media but given the realistic options here whatever route they go will most definitely fall short of what the majority of world boxing fans dearly want to see ...Wilder v Fury 2

We await the major announcement ,Barry & Edward....(isn't that beginning to sound like Laurel & Hardy!)

[JWHardin]

I read Hearn offered Whyte $5.2 million, so I'm guessing he'll take it.

[thack]

I read Hearn offered Whyte $5.2 million, so I'm guessing he'll take it.

He should but fighters like Whyte are now realising what the potential equates to and how the 'accountants' are no longer the 'A' side in terms of the world market.

[1mb11]

Wow, they COULD announce an opponent? Gtfoh! He shat the bed and ducked Wilder.

[Shadoww702]

For what is Luis Ortiz top 5?

Ortiz can fight at least dumb ***.

[Ray*]

AJ fights need 3/4 month to cater for his steroid/Hgh cycle.

Ok..........

[Ray*]

With you on this... whyte is a high risk low reward... whyte has vastly improved since the first fight, AJ has got more muscly and slower, has not looked very convincing since the klitchko win... AJ would beat Whyte but d.w would give him problems... this would affect the AJ image...
It was always going to be miller next... never fury or wilder. Big question is... who next after Miller? Back to square one.

I just think the Miller fight is targeted more so because of the American audience, he has a big mouth, so he would help sell that fight. He is undefeated as well and in the top 10 HW currently. Who next after Miller? I personally don’t think he gets through Miller, I think Miller beats him and a rematch happens in the UK, if he beats Miller then am expecting a Whyte or Usyk fight.

As of now Fury or Wilder don’t come into the equation until they are done with each other, and even when they are, they would have a mandatory which Al Harmon would finally call for whoever is the champion for the WBC at the time.

[MONGOOSE66]

Who cares!
He don’t want to fight no live dog. Joshua Mayweather.