Heavyweight Division

[The Fly]

Pulev is better than Chisora and should win comfortably. Would Ruiz or Duhaupas be in the running along with the others?

[diehard]

If it's the Chisora vs Pulev winner, it's the IBF. I would think the winner faces the Parker vs Takam winner or gets in line behind the Parker vs Takam winner as a top challenger or mandatory. So if AJ chooses Chisora, he's jumping the queue.

Too early to go after the US marker, IMHO, as the UK is way better. If AJ takes out Tyson Fury or Klit, then the US market may want him, maybe as a unifier against Wilder, if he can get past Povetkin, which is doubtful.

Too many if's. Does my head in.

[diehard]

AJ speaks:

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/joshua-stiverne-molina-breazeale/54974#more-54974

[Infern0]

Boxing scene are reporting that parker vs takam winner will not be mandatory and will have to fight chisora vs pulev winner in a final eliminator.

[diehard]

Thanks Inferno. I was waiting for that one. But that's good. It would mean a meaningful fight for Parker after Takam, assuming he wins.

[james5000]

Do you have a link? I couldn't find this article?

[james5000]

http://www.boxingscene.com/ibf-outlines-anthony-joshua-mandatory-defense-timeline--103674

This article seems to suggest he will have to fight the winner of Parker vs Takam?

[The Fly]

(01-24-2016, 03:33 PM)james5000 Wrote: Breazeale getting his ass beat again

(04-21-2016, 04:21 PM)james5000 Wrote: http://www.boxingscene.com/ibf-outlines-anthony-joshua-mandatory-defense-timeline--103674

This article seems to suggest he will have to fight the winner of Parker vs Takam?

The article may have been edited because I'm sure I read something similar earlier

[justafan]

Anthony Joshua MBE will defend his IBF World Heavyweight title at The O2 on 25 June.
http://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/a-night-of-championship-boxing-2

[NakiFan]

31 years ago this month was probably the greatest round ever in boxing.... enjoy