Anthony Joshua has a list of fighters he would like to go up against before he hangs his gloves for good.
Anthony Joshua currently holds the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles. He was set to defend these against Kubrat Pulev. The fight was originally scheduled for the 20th of June. But now stands postponed due to the global pandemic. Almost the entire live sporting industry has been put on halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony Joshua meanwhile, in conversation with Sky Sports spoke of all the fighters he would like to take on in the years to come. His list had a total of 6 names that was lead by Tyson Fury. He obviously will get to this list once he’s finished with Pulev.
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Tyson Fury as of now is set to defend his title against Deontay Wilder at their trilogy bout. The fight was originally slated for July has now been pushed back. It is now set to take place in that latter half of the year, supposedly on the 3rd of October.
Anthony Joshua reveals the names on his list
Anthony Joshua speaking to Sky Sports said, “[Oleksandr] Usyk, [Deontay] Wilder, [Tyson] Fury, [Luis] Ortiz. Who else? I think that’s probably the majority. Adam Kownacki, Jarrell Miller… you know, that’s six names.”
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Joshua gave us a detailed story of how he’s going to match up against Fury next. He said, “I know he’s been chasing a world title shot. I offered him a world title shot last year in April, he refused it. Maybe he wants his hand on the WBC, but if me and Tyson Fury fight, then I know he didn’t want to fight me last year, but he’ll definitely have to fight me this time if he wants his hands on the WBC belt.”
The bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, assuming they both come out victorious at their next fight, will crown one of the undisputed heavyweight champion.
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Anthony also hinted at his next target post Fury. He said, “Once I’ve beaten Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte can come and get this work as well. It won’t be that good, it will be one-sided.”
What do you guys think of Anthony Joshua’s list? Do you want to see him fight someone who’s not on the list?