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Re: So... Who's next for Joshua???
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 11:11
by mfc_se15
PredatorHayds wrote:If I'm his promoter I'd be looking at 3 names.
Chisora- A name known to the British public. Easy by eddies standards to make a PPV out of and a fight he should win.
Scott- Wordwide name who's probably at his ranking peak following his Thompson win. Easy KO impressive win for Joshua and probably some USA airtime involved.
Teper- commonwealth and now British titles next logical step is European. Toughest and most risky fight to make. Easy fight to sell on PPV.
I could see it happening in roughly that order to be honest. Although could depend on what happens with that IBF belt, as it is seemingly a favoured route of Hearns so they may look at getting him fights which will move him along there into a mandatory position? I don't really know the IBF heavyweight rankings off the top of my head so not sure who those sort of fights would be.
Re: So... Who's next for Joshua???
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 11:14
by nitro5912
Horse wrote:nitro5912 wrote:chisora is the easy option that will sell tickets as people will use it as a barometer against fury and haye(its not as chisora seems to be on the decline to retirement).
Chisora is not an easy option. It would be a big step up for Joshua.
Even if Joshua destroys him easily, so what? He's just had a tough fight and having an easy time against a world ranked opponent seems like a good thing.
Joshua should win the Lonsdale belt outright before moving on and Chisora is one of the only credible opponents he can defend against.
It is the easy option to make that fight, eddie and sauerland seem to be working together easy, it will sell tickets and eddie would try and cram it on PPV for certain.
I don't mean it will be a blow away job easy, probably be a similar fight to Saturday but with not as much coming back and a lot less crude when it does
Re: So... Who's next for Joshua???
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 12:18
by PredatorHayds
mfc_se15 wrote:PredatorHayds wrote:If I'm his promoter I'd be looking at 3 names.
Chisora- A name known to the British public. Easy by eddies standards to make a PPV out of and a fight he should win.
Scott- Wordwide name who's probably at his ranking peak following his Thompson win. Easy KO impressive win for Joshua and probably some USA airtime involved.
Teper- commonwealth and now British titles next logical step is European. Toughest and most risky fight to make. Easy fight to sell on PPV.
I could see it happening in roughly that order to be honest. Although could depend on what happens with that IBF belt, as it is seemingly a favoured route of Hearns so they may look at getting him fights which will move him along there into a mandatory position? I don't really know the IBF heavyweight rankings off the top of my head so not sure who those sort of fights would be.
Glazkov and Martin look like they will fight for the vacant belt.
I fancy Joshua to beat both. The problem in being champion early on in your career is that you may get a tough mandatory. (Like wilder Povetkin).
As champ he'd have to learn on the job, so I think they will pick fights slowly to sell more PPVS.
Re: So... Who's next for Joshua???
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 12:26
by Mimmy
I think the next 2 fights will be British opposition 2 defences and quit the British title I think Chisora next which should be an easy nights work for AJ. Then something a little more interesting for the fans. Hughie Fury possibly. At this stage we should be coming towards the end of the summer for a big clash with someone with substance in a world title eliminator for then a world title clash as of now in 2016.
Re: So... Who's next for Joshua???
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 16:37
by Finn
Gnome wrote:Finn wrote:I cant believe you guys are writing off Chisoras chances i thought he looked pretty sharp for a guy who only fought two days prior. Eddie would have to be bat poo crazy to put joshua in the ring with him now. I dont think he is ready for Tony Thomson, Lucas Brown, Arreola etc either.
They should be looking at guys like Gerber and Malik Scott.
Didn't Malik Scott just beat Tony Thompson? Shouldn't Scott be more of a test than Thompson?
Yeah but Thompson can box, take a punch and punch where as Scott is a better boxer but cant punch..
Thompson has a chance of derailing Joshua where as Scott has more of a chance of showing up a few of his defensive vulnerabilities without any chance of ko'ing him.
Re: So... Who's next for Joshua???
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 18:00
by the_doctor
Finn wrote:Gnome wrote:Finn wrote:I cant believe you guys are writing off Chisoras chances i thought he looked pretty sharp for a guy who only fought two days prior. Eddie would have to be bat poo crazy to put joshua in the ring with him now. I dont think he is ready for Tony Thomson, Lucas Brown, Arreola etc either.
They should be looking at guys like Gerber and Malik Scott.
Didn't Malik Scott just beat Tony Thompson? Shouldn't Scott be more of a test than Thompson?
Yeah but Thompson can box, take a punch and punch where as Scott is a better boxer but cant punch..
Thompson has a chance of derailing Joshua where as Scott has more of a chance of showing up a few of his defensive vulnerabilities without any chance of ko'ing him.
You're right about Scott. Same reason I'd consider Cunningham - experienced pro, quite tricky to tag cleanly but not much of a KO threat. Also ranked highly by the IBF so theres a good route to a title there too.
Re: So... Who's next for Joshua???
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 18:04
by dr_devious
It will be Chisora next, I'll be rooting for Del to chin him