Joshua’s 2025 Return “50-50,” Just A Runout Fight

Eddie Hearn says it is “50-50” The possibility that Anthony Joshua will fight before the end of the year. It is stated that if AJ Battles, it’ll just be simple “Battle running out“And An undercard fight, not a headliner.

There are no dangerous opponents for Joshua

That’s a big hint from the Matchroom promoter, who heard that Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) won’t fight anyone who has even the slightest chance of causing him trouble. This means you can pretty much rule out these four:

• Arslanbek Mahmudov
• Guido Vianello
• Martin Bacoli
• Tony Yoka

A younger version of Joshua could be safely matched up against these fighters without too much worry. However, as he is now 35 years old, coming off a devastating fifth-round knockout loss to Daniel Dubois and being out of action for 13 months, it would be crazy to face him against any of the aforementioned fighters.

Vianello calls for a confrontation with Roma

The 2016 Olympian Vianello (14-3-1, 12 KOs) called out AJ following his fifth-round knockout of previously unbeaten Alexis Barriere last Saturday night, October 11, at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. The 6’6″ Italian-born 31-year-old Big Vianello wants Joshua to fight in it The Colosseum in Rome. This would be a great atmosphere, but very risky for AJ.

Not a headline – just a ‘continuous battle’

“If he fights this year, he’ll just do it be a fierce battle, “Because coming back in a tough fight after being out for a year and a half, it’s not always that easy,” Eddie Hearn told iFL TV about the possibility of fighting Anthony Joshua before the end of 2025.

It’s safe to say that whoever fights Joshua next, anyone with the power of a punch will have no chance of taking him on the chin. This pretty much rules out any top-tier contenders, as most of them are strong, and are younger than Joshua.

Rebuilding failed to restore confidence

Hearn had already put Joshua on a four-fight rebuilding mission following his 12-round split decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch on August 20, 2022. AJ has exhausted two years of his career, fighting those fighters at the fringe level to revitalize him: Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin, Francis Ngannou and Jermaine Franklin. It didn’t work. When Joshua went up against Dubois last year in September 2022, he was destroyed.

Battle rage is still the goal

“It’s not about the money this year. It’s about wrapping your hands and going in and putting it on someone’s jaw. Then return to camp and prepare for another battle, fighting Tyson Fury. So, the fight turnout is 50-50 this year. But if he does, it will be added to the card. “It’s not going to make headlines,” Hearn said.

What Joshua needs is a tall player who can emulate Fury’s fighting style. However, it’s pointless for Hearn to plan as if the fight against “The Gypsy King” will happen when he hasn’t said a word about getting back in the ring to fight him.

If he agrees to fight Joshua, he may want Fortune to face him. Is it really worth it? Fury lost his last two fights against Usyk and looked older than his chronological age of 37 years.

Unless Tyson can find the fountain of youth to drink from, we will see a similarly lackluster performance from him against Joshua if the fight happens. Mentally, he doesn’t seem like he wants to fight anymore after losing twice to Usyk. He also made a lot of money from those fights. It was reportedly his wallets in the first and second battles $105 million and $94.4 millionrespectively.