Joshua Return The 'ultimate Comeback' But A 'risk'

Joshua is group for nan biggest payday of his profession for nan conflict pinch Fury but nan latter's promoter, Frank Warren, has said nan bout conflict will not hap if Joshua loses to Prenga.

"There is simply a batch of unit going into this conflict but there's besides a batch of questions to beryllium answered," said Hearn. "Physically, mentally, fighting again astatine each and that's why it's needed.

"We want nan champion Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury. We don't want a feline that, 'maybe he should've had a lukewarm up conflict - he wasn't rather ready'.

"We want to beryllium 100% fresh for that conflict and, if he is, he'll hit him and he'll sound him out."

Joshua's was beaten by Daniel Dubois successful his past conflict earlier beating Paul and his past triumph against a recognised force came against Otto Wallin successful December 2023.

"100%, I deliberation location is nary uncertainty astir that," said Hearn erstwhile asked if Joshua's conflict against Fury would beryllium disconnected he mislaid to Prenga. "There's nary doubt, and that's nan consequence that we take.

"Even earlier nan incident successful Nigeria, we were ever having this fight. Now he has been done that, we astir apt request this conflict moreover more, if I'm honest.

"Now don't get maine wrong, nan consequence of that versus nan cookware of golden astatine nan end, it is simply a risky game, particularly erstwhile you are fighting a feline that not galore group cognize about, has had 20 knockouts successful 21 wins and has sewage perfectly thing to lose.

"We cognize it's dangerous, but if you can't hit that feline past you don't really merit to beryllium successful a ringing pinch Tyson Fury.

"I deliberation pinch AJ that is simply a adjacent appraisal and he understands that arsenic well.

"It's not astir trying to protect money present - 'Oh we don't want to return that conflict because if we get hit we won't get paid nan money'.

"We person to look bully successful that conflict because we want to hit Tyson Fury. We've sewage nary liking successful conscionable turning up and taking nan money."