Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, continues to be surprised by Anthony Joshua’s refusal to have interaction in critical struggle negotiations.
Final month, Fury’s handlers approached Joshua to barter a September showdown at Wembley Stadium in London.
Joshua, for the second, is decided to observe by way of together with his two-fight plan to shut out 2023.
He goals to have a home struggle within the month of August, with the second bout being a long-awaited showdown with former WBC champion Deontay Wilder on a December date in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua’s opponent for August is unknown. There has lengthy been speak of a rematch with Dillian Whyte, however a number of days in the past the two-time former heavyweight champion took to social media and overtly denied that he is negotiating a rematch with Whyte.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Joshua, is keen to supply Fury another opponent, within the type of unbeaten puncher Filip Hrgovic, who can be the IBF’s necessary challenger.
“Say you’re taking part in matchmaker for Tyson Fury, and also you take a look at the rankings. Think about AJ fights Dillian Whyte then Wilder and Usyk fights Dubois. I’ll inform you if he needs, he can struggle Filip Hrgovic,” Hearn informed Boxing Social.
Nevertheless, with Joshua rejecting the concept of Fury in September, and denying that he is engaged in energetic talks to face Whyte, Warren wish to see Joshua struggle Hrgovic in August.
“Who’s Joshua going to struggle in August? They’re slagging off Tyson who’s providing him the struggle on a 60/40 probability of preventing for the world title,” Warren mentioned to Speak Sport.
“You’re going to get 40 p.c of the purse which you wouldn’t get if it went to purse bids. Don’t maintain blaming Tyson! I’m not right here banging the drum for Tyson.
“They’re the information and what the narrative must be now to AJ is, ‘Why aren’t you taking the struggle?’ ‘Who’re you going to struggle?’ ‘If he’s not going to struggle Tyson, why doesn’t he struggle the opposite man that’s of their camp, Hrgovic?’”