Joshua wants all 5 Heavyweight titles in 2018

01/01/2018 Andy Brooks

IBF/IBO/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) has his main goal for 2018 in looking to win the last 2 heavyweight titles not already in his possession currently.

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Parker could get $12M for Joshua fight

12/31/2017 Rob Smith

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker could be looking at an estimated payday of $12 million for his unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for their fight in March or April. According to the New Zealand Herald, Parker would be looking at a potential $12M payday for the Joshua fight, which is expected to take place in the UK.

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No more Mr. Nice Guy from Joshua: I don’t respect Tyson Fury

12/31/2017 James Slater

Fans have both read and heard the various insults Tyson Fury has hurled Anthony Joshua’s way; the soon to return, unbeaten lineal heavyweight champ vowing to do all manner of things to the reigning WBA/IBF champion when they meet, possibly next summer. And Joshua, usually a reserved, polite and fully respectful person, has had enough of it. AJ says he is no longer able to respect Fury and that Fury has discredited everything he has accomplished.

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Anthony Joshua – Wladimir Klitschko: 2017’s Fight of The Year

12/29/2017 James Slater

Fight fans the world over experienced a truly special night at Wembley on April 29 of this year. There have been some great fights this year, a number of them Fight of The Year candidates – Srisaket Sor Rungvisai-Roman Gonzalez, fight-one, Badou Jack-James DeGale and Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez being real highlights from 2017 – but the heavyweight rumble has to be the pick for FOTY.

But although there was no shortage of fan interest ahead of the two-belt showdown, some people did worry the fight might prove to be a dull affair. Klitschko, in the past, had given us some less than thrilling affairs, and some fans were concerned the hype would not be matched by the actual action once the 41 year old former champ got in the ring with new star AJ. No way were such worries necessary.

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Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker fight “has never been closer to reality” as the two sides agree purse split term

01/16/201812/28/2017 James Slater

It’s looking likely that we will see a three-belt heavyweight unification showdown next spring. Anthony Joshua, the WBA/IBF ruler, and Joseph Parker, the WBO champ, have arrived at a deal regarding the purse split for the fight. After weeks of haggling, the two sides have finalized the money side of things – with Parker reportedly in line to get between 30 and 35% of the cash – and the two teams are now looking to make the fight a reality for between March 31 and April 28 of next year.

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Who would you vote for as Fighter of The Year: Lomachenko, Ward, Joshua, Crawford or Sor Rungvisai?

12/24/2017 James Slater

So who was 2017’s Fighter of The Year?

It’s that time again and fans are voting, not just on the website of ‘The Bible of Boxing,’ Ring Magazine, but it seems this particular poll is the yearly one most fans get into (and of course, you don’t argue with the Bible!)

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Anthony Joshua is the A-side in Wilder fight says Mayweather

12/23/2017 Andy Brooks

Deontay Wilder needs to realize he’s not the A-side for the Anthony Joshua fight, according to Floyd Mayweather. The A-side guy is Joshua in this heavyweight unification fight, says Mayweather. Joshua is the one that’s bringing in the big viewing numbers and the high pay-per-view results over England.

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Fury says Joshua must agree to his contract demands or NO fight

12/23/2017 Andy Brooks

Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he’s leaving it up to Anthony Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn to agree to his contract demands for a fight in 2018 otherwise there won’t be a fight. Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) says Joshua and Hearn have been trying to dictate terms for the fight with him, and he’s not going to allow them to do that.

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Hearn unhappy, says Tyson Fury wants 60-40 deal for Joshua fight

12/22/2017 Andy Brooks

Eddie Hearn is not overly optimistic about his chances of making a fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in 2018. Hearn’s chief complaint is the 60 percent purse split that Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) is demanding for him to agree to fight Joshua.

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Wilder says to Joshua: “Give me the belts or fight”

12/22/2017 Rob Smith

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder thinks that IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promotional teams is protecting their “gravy train” fighter by not willing to put him in with a risky fight against himself, and by focusing on matching him against beatable opposition that present no risk to their money train.

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