Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua have to be checked out medically earlier than they decide on a rematch with IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois. He says Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh each need the rematch, however AJ has acquired to be checked out medically earlier than the group decides.
Matchroom promoter Hearn isn’t saying who will determine whether or not Joshua will pursue the rematch with Dubois. Maybe Joshua’s coach, Ben Davison, will make the choice.
Followers overwhelmingly need Davison to be fired for the bungling recreation plan AJ used and the directions he gave him earlier than the fifth spherical. He informed Joshua to throw an uppercut, which was the fallacious factor to do towards a counter-puncher like Dubois.
Hearn doesn’t appear amped up for a Joshua-Dubois rematch as he was 5 years in the past when Andy Ruiz Jr. knocked out Joshua in June 2019. The power doesn’t appear to be there for the Dubois rematch, however perhaps it was much less of a shock that Joshua misplaced to this man in comparison with Ruiz. He was introduced in as a substitute, and ti was imagined to have been a simple win for Joshua.
“His Excellency needs that battle, and AJ needs that battle. We simply acquired to get every little thing checked out medically with palms and ensure the date that’s being mentioned is makeable and ensure we’re able to take that rematch,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to iFL TV concerning the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.
If His Excellency Turki Alalshikh needs the rematch, it will be a good suggestion for Hearn to provide him what he needs. It will look unhealthy if Joshua walked away from his knockout loss to face Tyson Fury. That might make him look grasping and afraid.
“AJ has already informed me he’s prepared, however we’ll converse to the group and see what’s subsequent,” mentioned Hearn.
If Joshua is severely saying that he needs the rematch, there must be one other dialogue on the topic as a result of he’s not going to be assured going right into a battle towards Fury if he swerves the rematch with Dubois.
