Joshua vs. Klitschko

Is it too early for Joshua?

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By Iftisaam Khan: With there yet to be announcement regarding his next opponent, International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua looks to take on Wladamir Klitschko in a mega, blockbuster fight at the end of this coming year on December 10 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Having been originally touted with potential bouts with the likes of Kubrat Pulev and Joseph Parker it may come as a surprise to many boxing fans with the fight coming so early.

With Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury having been stripped of his titles, it has landed Joshua a potential fight with arguably one of the best heavyweights in the past decade as well as chance of adding another belt to his collection. Something which you just can’t turn down.

Looking at the 27-year old Joshua’s short venture into the boxing world, some may say it’s too early to be mixing it with the likes of Klitschko at this early stage of his career.

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Joshua-Klitschko to split $36M purse

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By Scott Gilfoid: IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and the aging past his best 40-year-old Wladmir Klitschko have reportedly agreed to a fight on December 10. According to The Guardian, Joshua and Klitschko will be splitting up $36 million [£30m] for their fight.

With that kind of cash at stake, it’s not surprising that the faded Klitschko has chosen to put himself at a disadvantage by agreeing to fight Joshua in the UK rather than insisting on fighting in a neutral venue.

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Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko agreed for December 10

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By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn is saying the mega-fight between IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) and 40-year-old Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) is agreed on for December 10. The venue for the Joshua-Klitschko fight is at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

It’s not a good situation for Klitschko to agree to fight in the UK, because he’s the type of fighter who seems to do better when he has the boxing fans on his side rather than rooting against him. If you look at Wladimir’s fight against Tyson Fury last November, Wladimir seemed to be uncomfortable when the fans were cheering for Fury.

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Haye expects Joshua to beat Klitschko easily

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By Scott Gilfoid: If and when IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua faces Wladimir Klitschko, he’s going to “easily” beat him, according to former WBA belt holder David Haye, who failed in his own attempt at defeating Klitschko five years ago in July 2011. Haye blamed his loss to Wladimir on a toe problem.

The reality was that Haye just wasn’t good enough. Haye believes that the 26-year-old Joshua will have no problems defeating the now 40-year-old Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs). Haye sees Wladimir as having aged and lost a significant part of his game.

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Haye says Joshua-Klitschko fight is done!

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By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye is talking about the mega fight between IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko being done with their negotiations. Just how Haye would know is the big question. Hopefully, Haye isn’t jumping the gun just so that he can get attention to himself. That would utterly sad. The fight IS expected to be made this week, according to Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn.

”Great to hear Joshua-Klitschko is done. Timing is everything & the time now is perfect for AJ.🇬🇧 Reminds me of Ali 👴🏾Vs Berbick #FatherTime,” said Haye on his social media site.

Hearn isn’t saying that the Joshua vs. Klitschko fight is done, so I have to assume that Haye is just blabbering without knowing the real details. Honestly, I can’t see the Joshua-Klitschko fight getting done until the World Boxing Association strips heavyweight champion Tyson Fury of his WBA strap.

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Hearn optimistic Joshua-Klitschko fight gets made

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By Scott Gilfoid: IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn truly believes the fight between him and Wladimir Klitschko can get made for November 26. Hearn is working on trying to finalize the last remaining small points so that he can announce the fight this week. Hearn says that if the fight isn’t done by the end of this week, then there might be a problem in getting it done. If that happens, Hearn will need to find someone in a real hurry to fight Joshua by November 26. I can imagine Dereck Chisora, David Price or Dillian Whyte being trotted out to fight Joshua in a showcase fight.

Any of those three guys would be totally over-matched against Joshua. None of those guys have done anything to rate a world title shot, and yet we’d still likely see one of them signed up to fight Joshua if Hearn can’t get the Klitschko fight signed for that date.

Hearn has already put the Manchester Arena on hold for November 26, so he’s going to need to find a replacement opponent quickly if he can’t make the deal with Klitschko by the end of the week. They also need to make sure that the World Boxing Association title is on the line for the fight.

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Hearn says Joshua-Klitschko better than 50-50

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By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn feels fairly confident that he’ll be able to put together a fight between his fighter IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) and Wladimir Klitschko for November 26.

Hearn says that he’s looking to get a certain amount for Joshua that he feels he’s worth for the fight against the 40-year-old two-time world champion Wladimir. If Hearn fails to get his asking price, then he intends on moving on and having Joshua fight someone like Joseph Parker or someone else for the November 26. A fight between Joshua and Parker makes a lot of sense right now as a backup plan, but Hearn might not want that fight after how impressive Parker looked in demolishing the 6’7” Alexander Dimitrenko last Saturday night in New Zealand.

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Hearn says Joshua-Klitschko not done yet

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By Scott Gilfoid: There’s been a great deal of discussion in the boxing world about a fight between IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko for November 26, but unfortunately that fight is far from being made. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says the Joshua vs. Klitschko fight isn’t done yet.

It still remains to be seen who the 26-year-old Joshua will be fighting on that date at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK. Wladimir’s manager Bernd Boente says they’re waiting to hear from the World Boxing Organization about whether they’ll be stripping Tyson Fury of his WBO or WBA heavyweight titles following his recent pull out of his scheduled October 29 rematch against the 40-year-old Wladimir.

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Joshua vs. Klitschko possible

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By Jim Dower: With Tyson Fury out of the picture in defending his IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight titles against Wladimir Klitschko, one possible fight that could occur in place of that is a match between Wladimir and IBF champion Anthony Joshua for one of Fury’s titles.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is talking about possibly matching him against Wladimir for Fury’s World Boxing Association title if the WBA can strip him of the title in time for Joshua and Wladimir to fight in November. Fury and Klitschko were supposed to fight on October 29 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Fury pulled out of the fight, leaving Klitschko without the rematch and unable to fight for the titles that he lost to Fury last November. A fight between Wladimir and Joshua would make big news around the world with boxing fans. It would make good money on pay-per-view, and could easily sellout a stadium in the UK or in Germany.

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