Anthony Joshua has to fight another IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois by beating one of the tough fighters, like Martin Bakole or Tyson Fury, if he retires.

No more Free Passes

Journeyman Dillian Whyte and former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder are two names that have been mentioned as strong possibilities for Yoswa (28-4, 25 KOs) to fight next if ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury is not persuaded to retire. and Turki Al-Sheikh.

The idea would be for Joshua to use Whyte, 36, or Wilder to rebuild his confidence and status in the boxing world before facing Dubois in a rematch this year. However, these two fighters are no longer important in the division today and haven’t been for years.

All Joshua needs is to beat one of these heavyweights to earn the respect that fighters always do:

– Martin Bakole
– Agit Kabayel
– Zhilei Zhang
– Joseph Parker
– Moses Itauma

AJ’s credibility was shattered after his fifth-round loss to Dubois last year on September 21 in London, and he needs to prove himself as a man worthy of international honors. That’s how it goes for ordinary fighters, and it’s not true that Joshua will be given the chance to fight for a world title after beating Wilder or Whyte.

Meritocracy Over Star Power

“Where Anthony Joshua is right now, put him with Dillian Whyte and Deontay Wilder in the next six. If he wins those two fights, then he will fight (IBF heavyweight champion) Daniel Dubois if he wants a rematch or Tyson Fury,” said Gareth A. Davies TalkSport Boxing about Anthony Joshua.

“Tyson Fury makes sense if he fights again, but definitely Daniel Dubois. He’s the belt right now, and he’s going this way (up), while Joshua is coming this way (down),” said Adam Catterall. war.

“There has to be a meritocracy about this. His reputation has to go out the window for a minute. Joshua has to win a tough fight to get back into the mix. I personally would love to see a Fury fight, and if it’s not Fury, I’d like to push him to Martin Bakole. Why give up? Bakole is a coward. budimbidimbi, huh?”

The way boxing is now, fighters who become fake champions, like Joshua, shouldn’t get a head shot. They are given without reason to do the work because it is for business purposes.

If you’re a heavyweight belt, you’ll fight Joshua because it means a payday, but it makes boxing look more like a celebrity contest than an actual sport. It wouldn’t be a real sport if the famous fighters didn’t have to take head shots like the average fighters.

“Bakole is very much in it at the moment, a real favourite,” Gareth said of how Bakole would be favored to beat 35-year-old Joshua.

AJ could be food for Bakole right now if the fight happens, but if he takes the fight, he would be showing that he believes in trying to win. Again, it would look bad if Joshua was given a rematch with Dubois after beating the 39-year-old Wilder or Whyte.

“Maybe they are, but we’re talking about the best guys against the best guys. Let’s go,” Catterall said.