Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, is pushing for a right away battle with Tyson Fury over fears that one other Daniel Dubois KO will finish any hopes of the conflict.
Hearn said his perception that Joshua and Fury ought to have two fights in 2025, nearly actually to maximise income and keep away from one other Dubois defeat.
Ought to Joshua do what he all the time does and invoke a rematch clause after a loss, Hearn is aware of there’s an excellent likelihood that Dubois will repeat the crushing knockout he scored on September 21.
If that occurs, any alternative Fury and Joshua had at sharing the ring can be gone as each would have misplaced their final two bouts, and curiosity can be at an all-time low.
Discussing the scenario, Hearn advised TNT Sports activities, “While you look again at his defeats, we’ve all the time jumped straight again in. When he misplaced to Andy Ruiz, everybody stated, ‘No matter you do, don’t battle Ruiz immediately. Come again, have a ten-rounder.’ AJ went, ‘Completely no likelihood – I ought to’ve overwhelmed Ruiz. I can beat Ruiz; let me rematch him.’ Then he goes out and wins each spherical [against a Ruiz who barely trained and was well overweight].
“[Oleksandr] Usyk – lots of people stated we shouldn’t have fought him within the first place. AJ acquired effectively overwhelmed there. [I thought] I do know it’s a shot on the world heavyweight title once more, however… no. [Joshua said] ‘I’m rematching Usyk.’ He carried out a lot better however didn’t win.
“Now, we really feel that we must be beating Daniel Dubois, and we are able to beat Daniel Dubois. However are you able to go straight again in with him?
“We now have that possibility beneath contract. I do know that His Excellency desires a right away rematch. It’s most likely February time. Is that too early? Is there a spot later? We all know that Riyadh Season finishes on the finish of February/early March.
“Will we watch for Tyson Fury? If Tyson Fury loses [to Usyk in December], I feel AJ and Fury ought to have two fights and sail off into the sundown,” he added.
Joshua would start both battle as an enormous underdog, having been overwhelmed from pillar to submit by Dubois. Harm within the first spherical, Joshua by no means recovered, had zero concept the right way to reverse the scenario, and was utterly obliterated with one punch.
Requires Joshua to stroll away, like Deontay Wilder ought to after his two losses, are actually rife. One other huge punch might do extra hurt than good for the Londoner.
Whether or not that comes from Dubois or Fury could not matter within the grand scheme of Joshua’s profession deterioration since 2019.
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