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Anthony Joshua wants to get back to fighting twice a year, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. The Matchroom Boxing head indicated recently that the plan is for Joshua to fight again before the end of the year, possibly in December, regardless of the outcome of Joshua’s upcoming heavyweight rematch against Oleksandr Usyk this month.
Fighter turned promoter, Dmitriy Salita, does not believe Anthony Joshua is capable of making the proper adjustments to overcome Oleksandr Usyk in their upcoming rematch.
Shelly Finkel, co-manager of former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says a fight with Anthony Joshua would be a major event - win or lose in the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is very familiar with the boxing ability of Anthony Joshua. Back in 2018, Parker lost his strap in a unification clash with Joshua. At the time, Parker became the first man to go the full twelve round distance with Joshua.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has revealed that he's been speaking with the handlers for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Former two division world champion Carl Frampton is expecting a knockout ending in the upcoming rematch between heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk.
Eddie Hearn has enjoyed several hearty laughs while reading Tyson Fury’s recent comments. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion claimed last weekend that he would come out of retirement to fight Anthony Joshua for free if Joshua avenges his loss to Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fury also stated that he would want a domestic showdown with Joshua to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, where fans could enter free of charge, and to air on free television, not pay-per-view.
Mikey Garcia believes Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is all his to lose. The recently retired four-division champion from Oxnard, California recently had a chance to observe London’s Joshua train for his highly anticipated heavyweight title unification rematch with Ukraine’s Usyk on Aug. 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Joshua looks to win back the WBO, WBA, and IBF titles he lost to Usyk in their first fight last September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Heavyweight prospect Frazer Clarke believes veteran trainer Robert Garcia has revamped the overall mindset of Anthony Joshua for the upcoming rematch with WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Former two division world champion David Haye believes Anthony Joshua should rough up Oleksandr Usyk to the point of a near disqualification. Haye has long believed that using physicality is the key to overcoming Usyk in the upcoming rematch.