Anthony Joshua’s latest setback foiled promoter Eddie Hearn’s hard work in putting him through an expensive four-fight rebuild job, hoping to transform him to the vintage factory level version that turned pro in 2013.
Broken Shell
If Joshua loses his next fight, he should retire rather than continue on and become a broken shell of the fighter he’d been. On social media, a lot of fans want AJ to hang up his gloves and walk away. They don’t want to see him turned into another Dereck Chisora type, talking in slow motion, and getting the stuffing beaten out of him.
Hearn is still holding out how that the ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury will come out of retirement for two ‘Battle of Britain’ clashes against Joshua, but it doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen.
Fury has so much money that he’s taken away his motivation to continue. Hearn should focus on returning Joshua to the ring against one of these fighters next.
You can skip Fury because he’s too busy enjoying his massive $250 million Getty-esque fortune he’s accumulated in the last six years. AJ should go after the best name possible from this bunch next, and if he loses, retire.
Who’s Next?
- Tyson Fury
- Deontay Wilder
- Oleksandr Usyk
- Filip Hrgovic
- Daniel Dubois
- Andy Ruiz Jr.
- Joseph Parker
- Martin Bakole
- Moses Itauma
- Dillian Whyte
Former WBC champion Wilder would be a good option, but he’s lost too many fights in the last five years for Joshua to generate a lot of interest in fighting him. A trilogy match with Andy Ruiz would be a good choice for AJ, but that fight is not interesting to fans. Ruiz has
The former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua’s fifth round knockout loss to IBF champ Daniel Dubois on September 21st at Wemboey Stadium showed that his punch resistance is one at 35. AJ has no realistic chance of winning another world title again, no matter how well Hearn guides him.
Last Updated on 03/12/2025
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