Comments Thread For: Joshua's New Opponent To Be Announced Next Week, Says Hearn

[umop-ap!sdn]

I hope it's not Hunter like many of you believe it is. Hunter is actually a good test for AJ, he has good upper body movement for a HW, has a good jab, is elusive, has decent to good power, can fight inside, has nice entry shots (lead hooks and uppers), can take a shot, he's pretty solid. But he would be the noticeably smaller man and would need every advantage he could get against AJ. Fighting him on short notice wouldnt fair well for Hunter. Id like to see him fight two or three more fights at HW and have a proper training camp to fight AJ. Even than I dont know how well he could do though.

[Toffee]

Could only really be one of Hunter, Ortiz or Charr. Probably in that order. Unless Wlad's been in camp!

I get that those 3 are not quite as exciting as loudmouth Miller to the general public, but are they honestly any less credible as challengers?

Regardless of opponent, I've always expected Joshua to win comfortably on June 1st, so there might actually be some upside for us in seeing the undercard strengthened as a result of the drugs test. Could turn into a really good card.

Oh yeah, and fighters can't be ready in 7 weeks for the opportunity of a lifetime? If you ever need evidence of drug use, there it is. They're saying they can't be tested for a few weeks.