Anthony Joshua latest fight

Flat comeback against Jermaine Franklin suggests the two-time heavyweight champion is not ready for Tyson Fury.

Despite criticisms of his latest showing, Joshua is adamant that he still has the hunger to succeed at the highest level. “When I get back to sparring, I know where I need to get to. “We always want the biggest fights for AJ but, sensibly, I think he needs another fight first. And Whyte partly goaded Joshua with barbs over both his showing against Franklin and remaining motivation in the ring. It was far from a come-and-get-me plea from the Matchroom boss towards Fury. The duo also famously clashed as amateurs, with Joshua knocked down and handed his first loss in boxing.

Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin in his heavyweight comeback fight at London's O2 arena this weekend, before calling out Tyson Fury who he later ...

The ball is in his court,” Joshua said in his post-fight interview. Shut the f*** up and that’s just how I feel because I got to save my energy for the fight. Joshua is still keen to finally settle the scores with Fury, but in response to his demands with Usyk, has demanded that Fury keeps quiet if the pair are to negotiate a future showdown. I just feel I don’t need to trash talk, verbally trash talk someone to make myself feel better." AJ was searching for a statement response after losing twice to Usyk, but failed to KO his rival despite [being scored ahead unanimously on the judges scorecards.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/breaking-anthony-joshua-beats-jermaine-29608346) Fury made a number of ranting social media call-outs to Usyk during negotiations, including suggestions that there should be no rematch clause and he is handed a 70/30 purse split. The 'Gypsy King' is currently out of action after his potential undisputed title fight We’ve had dialogue before so let’s continue this and hopefully we can get this done sooner rather than later. He is like 'Jimmy I’m calling you out tomorrow so come and fight me at Croxdale Park'. What does he do every day on the internet? [Tyson Fury](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/tyson-fury) in a verbal contest. Anthony Joshua gave his best Tyson Fury impression...

Underneath the initial caption, Joshua had a checklist. 'Light 12 rounds, cardio, recovery day, 12 weeks I go again,' he wrote with a tick next to all of ...

'I've not seen anything in that performance that he wants to be a world champion again.' The last few rounds Joshua was very hesitant. They said Tyson Fury; the ball is in his court. The same can be said about Jermaine Franklin.' 'Signs of fighter who doesn't want to do it anymore. I would be honoured to fight for the WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World,' he said. Despite that, Joshua himself called out Fury, telling broadcasters that the pair were not getting any 'younger'. 'I know who they (the fans) want. 'I think that is potentially the case with Tyson Fury. Underneath the initial caption, Joshua had a checklist. Both parties blamed the other for that. 'All glory to God,' the post concluded.

ANTHONY JOSHUA'S 2023 fight plans have been revealed by his promoter Eddie Hearn.And it should see the Watford mauler finally nail down two huge grudg.

Who do the fans want? "I stand here and say that proudly, it would be an honour, so wherever you are if you're listening. We ain't getting any younger." He needs to get back in the ring in July [or] August at the latest if he is to get three fights in this year." I know who the fans want. [Tyson Fury](https://www.the-sun.com/who/tyson-fury/).

The Brit beat Jermaine Franklin on points on Saturday night and focus immediately turned to who he will fight next.

The 30-year-old is unbeaten in his career to date but is yet to really fight anyone of Joshua’s calibre. Whyte appears a likely candidate for a summer stadium fight before Joshua aims for a crack at one of the bigger names in the heavyweight division. Joshua and Dubois have sparred previously with the 25-year-old claiming he floored the former world champion. Joshua’s former Team GB teammate will take to the ring against Zhilei Zhang in April, with his stock continuing to rise in the division. The pair have been jibing with each other for years, with the world champion regularly slamming Joshua for being a ‘body builder’. Anthony Joshua got back to winning ways with a points victory over Jermaine Franklin at the O2 on Saturday night.

Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin in his heavyweight comeback outing at the weekend and called out Tyson Fury, but has urged the 'Gypsy King' to ...

It looks likely that the Briton could next take on [Joe Joyce](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/joe-joyce) but he will likely take some time away from the sport briefly to ponder his options. The ball is in his court,” Joshua said in his post-fight interview. Joshua had also spoken about negotiations immediately after the final bell in London insisting Fury's team should contact his to work on previous details. It remains unclear what is next for 'AJ' who is starting to rebuild under new trainer Derrick James, but he has been heavily linked with fights against Fury and [Deontay Wilder](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/deontay-wilder) next with an immediate title challenge potentially on the cards. Shut the f*** up and that’s just how I feel because I got to save my energy for the fight. Fury has been set to meet Joshua on two occasions recently, but the outing has collapsed with the most recent negotiations stalled by missing Fury's public deadline.

Tony Bellew says that Jermaine Franklin got 'completely dominated all night' in his fight with Anthony Joshua.The former cruiserweight world champion.

I’ll f***ing meet you with a right hand. “I didn’t want the trouble with him, but I just said, ‘What are you doing?’ And he went ‘What are you going to do?’ I said, ‘What the f*** are you going to do?’ Only round 11 I thought he clearly won.”

Johnny Nelson: What drives Anthony Joshua to box on? If its for the wrong reasons, he will be found wanting... Bar [Dillian] Whyte, Tyson Fury and ...

If the fight has gone in him, we'll see it in those fights. If he still has it in him, we'll see it. He needs to get his act in order, act like a former champion, act like a guy that fully believes in himself and his capabilities. He is probably the biggest treasure at the end of the rainbow to fight out of all of the other fighters in the world. That's a fight that, here in the UK, would sell. If it's for the wrong reasons, he will be found wanting...

'AJ' returned to the boxing ring over the weekend for the first time since his loss to Oleksandr Usyk last August. On the opposite end stood Jermaine Franklin, ...

The first was Franklin, the second being Whyte, and the last being Tyson Fury. That still seems to be the most likely chain of events as of now. However, what should happen is not always what happens in the world of boxing. That's the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, bro. Following the victory, Anthony Joshua made it clear who he wanted next in the post-fight press conference. There, the former two-time heavyweight champion called out Tyson Fury.

I think that his natural instincts, fire and hunger, have disappeared, and he is driven by his own ego. I think he has the wrong motivation to box right now ...

And when I say that he is 33 years old, I do not mean that his career is over, but that he should know how to behave in the ring, he should not make rookie mistakes. I think he already knows too much, he knows what it's like to lose by knockout. I think he has the wrong motivation to box right now and that's bad for him," Johnny Nelson said in an IFL TV interview about