Aj Vs Jermaine - Franklin Already Appears To Be In Better Shape Than Joshua, And This Is A Real Fight

Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Anthony Joshua's comeback match against Jermaine Franklin, acknowledged that the 33-year-old former world heavyweight champion is starting his final campaign. Sure, [but] hopefully it's a big run, added Hearn, who has worked with Joshua ever since AJ won the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics. Anthony Joshua fans can buy Anthony Joshua Vs Jermaine Franklin Tickets from our website.

Joshua, who has teamed up with Texan trainer Derrick James for the Franklin bout, is in good shape as he may be approaching the conclusion of his career, according to Hearn, because he hasn't had many hard-hitting battles.

"I said the Andy Ruiz fight was tough, and it's evident he was stopped, and then there was the Wladimir Klitschko fight, but nothing else has been particularly taxing," added the commentator for him, so physically he feels great,” Hearn explained.

"I believe he is currently in a good position mentally. Yet, he enjoys competing and loves boxing. I don't buy it when he says, "Oh yeah, Joshua's motivation for fighting is the money. Simply said, I believe he enjoys competition and cares far more about legacy than he perhaps lets on. He is undoubtedly wealthy, but if he didn't like what he was doing or didn't want to do it, he probably wouldn't bother. As his opponent always steps up their game when he fights, I believe that mentally he is in terrific shape and that this fight will reveal a lot about him.You can already tell that Franklin is in better shape than he was for the bout with Dillian Whyte. better shorts, greater self-assurance and everybody keeps saying, "AJ is this" and "AJ is this," adding, Do this and you'll beat him. [Promoter of Franklin] Nonetheless, I believe that this battle will provide us with all the information we require. Dmitry Salita is already making mental comparisons between Andy Ruiz and himself, including their same physique and fighting style.”

There has long been a school of thinking among certain observers that Joshua's boxing schooling was stunted because he defeated Charles Martin for the heavyweight title before becoming a fully-fledged boxer. Hearn, though, has no reservations over the pairing of Joshua.

“Getting him the fight was the best thing we've ever done,” Hearn continued.

“But I recall our discussions with Rob McCracken, [Joshua's former trainer... Although we asked Rob if he thought he could defeat Charles Martin, Rob felt that the bout had come too soon. And they responded, Yeah, but the problem is that once he defeats Charles Martin, he becomes the world heavyweight champion. But I added, You have to take it if you think you can win the fight. AJ entered the fight and triumphed. Yet, in my opinion, Klitschko's fight was the only one that was scheduled too soon.”

Following Martin, Joshua started the endless list of fights that Hearn enjoys reciting. Martin, Breazeale, Molina, Takam, Parker, Povetkin, Ruiz, Pulev, Usyk, Usyk, and Klitschko... That's the run, continued Hearn. Jermaine Franklin fans can buy Anthony Joshua Tickets from our website.

"I believe he never receives recognition for the successful streak he has had. He could have thrown the belt away so many times and continued to make the same amount of money fighting a nobody in some strange nation, but he always wanted to defend his titles, and the undeniable carat was always the deciding factor.”

Hearn believed that Joshua would frequent coffee shops, the mall, and other places given his relative anonymity at his new Texas training camp, but Joshua is training instead, he is living a simple and unremarkable life, and he has a massage therapist living with him to aid with his recovery.

Although Joshua continues to draw large crowds, not all UK boxing fans are in favour of him. More than ten years after he began his professional career, Hearn was questioned about if the British audience actually knows the real Anthony Joshua since they find him to be unapproachable.

Hearn continued, "With him, you get what you see.

"I've never seen him criticise or disparage someone... He is a decent dude. Yet occasionally, they would ask, "Do you regret what you did [throwing the belts out of the ring after the Usyk fight]?" Josh answered, "No, I don't regret it. Considering that was him. Right or incorrect Really, you can't win, can you? On the one hand, he serves as a wonderful role model and invests time in others. Yeah, he's a fraud. He isn't doing it because Matchroom is telling him to do something else after his training. Matchroom is telling him to get in his car and drive home after his workout. After every media exercise, Rob McCracken would tell him, No photos, no signatures, straight home, [but] he'd do an hour with the kids. Nevertheless, you are never given credit for that. That appears to be false. Then, following the Usyk battle, what appears to be the actual AJ turns out not to be. It's just a guy who was extremely frustrated and desperate to win after all the strain of the previous years and years just got too much for him.”

There are big preparations for Joshua's return, even though Hearn is keen to not look past Franklin. With this current iteration of Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte have both been named as potential opponents. Because Hearn views the fight as a stadium event, Whyte wasn't given much thought when it came to the April 1 match. Whyte or Wilder might be the next.

Sure, I believe so, Hearn continued.

"Honestly, I'm not sure if [Tyson] Fury will challenge Usyk. And if he doesn't, perhaps we fight like Fury."

And Hearn's ultimate aim for Joshua is still that.

“Fury - love that fight, always wanted that fight, and two, I think he [Joshua] can win because it's so big.”

Hearn questioned Joshua about whether the pressure was lessened without the titles and with probably little lesser public expectations during the Joshua-Franklin news conference. Joshua said that the pressure was still on, and Hearn doesn't buy that at all. He actually believes that it has never been this intense.

Hearn added, "More than ever."

So if you lose right now... You have a rematch clause if you lose the heavyweight championship of the world. If you lose to Usyk once more, you still have the opportunity to make a comeback. You fail to make a comeback... It's a perilous fight, like playing snakes and ladders. He'll be too good for Franklin, some people will opine, I know that. Franklin isn't a jerk.

He didn't want to fight them anyway, and if we had glanced at other males, we would have been laughed out of town. This is a true battle.

Then, Hearn talked on the double standards Joshua has seen from those who don't just call him a fake but also from those who are always ready to criticise.

'You shouldn't fight Fury, it's too early, you need a fight to come back to,' some people said when he wanted to face Tyson Fury at the end of last year,' according to Hearn. And to get back to, you have to struggle. Hearn is now frustrated and gesturing towards the negative effects of engaging in a comeback bout.

"The typical illustration I use is that Zhilei Zhang was one of the names we considered for this fight, which was made public. Being a 40-something, I received criticism for mentioning Zhilei Zhang, including the remark, "Well, you can't fight him. A tremendous heavyweight bout is taking on right now between him and Joe Joyce. You can't really win because the same critics believe that Joyce is superior to AJ. People claim that AJ is finished or at the end of his career, yet he will easily defeat Franklin. Okay, they are the same individuals who believed Franklin defeated Dillian Whyte. You simply need to concentrate on what's in front of you, but you know that when you're Anthony Joshua, everyone you fight will be in better shape and work harder than they would normally.”

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