Via Scott Gilfoid: It sounds like he has a big chip on his shoulder, Anthony Joshua is vowing to beat Oleksandr Usyk in April to reclaim three heavyweight titles when the two meet in a rematch.
However, it seems Joshua isn’t serious about facing Usyk again as Gilfoid now knows that Joshua agreed to a deal aside.
What’s interesting is that Joshua has now accepted the rematch clause, wanting £15 million for him to step aside for Tyson Fury to face Usyk in his place, according to the Daily Star. £15 million is a hefty price tag for a fighter who can gladly step aside for free so he can be unburdened.
Joshua losing his temper while at the same time indicating that he was accepting a step aside seemed very strange. If AJ wants to step aside, why be angry? Maybe he’s embarrassed?
What Joshua needs now is someone to get him out of character before he does something crazy like signing for a rematch with the undisputedly talented former cruiser class champion. .
Joshua says he will beat Usyk to become a three-time champion and reclaim his throne as the #1 heavyweight contender on the planet. Oh my gosh, it looks like someone pissed Joshua off. I don’t understand how that could happen if Joshua was going to step aside.
Joshua says he will “reign again”
“Next match, I will beat him and I will take those belts from him,“Joshua told StuffTV of his desire to take back the title from Usyk.
“I will reign again to be the three-time heavyweight champion of the world, whether people like it or not.”
Not sure why Joshua is suddenly back about his humiliating loss to Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) because four months have passed.
You’d think Joshua was able to work out his fury up until now and quickly set up a rematch with Usyk just like he did after his loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019.
It was clearly a bitter pill for Joshua to adjust to the loss, and he likely stepped aside to let Fury fight Usyk. When you look at it in that light, it makes perfect sense for Joshua to be angry.
With the kind of dough Joshua was able to create by stepping aside and facing the winner Fury vs. Usyk, he could cry all the way to the bank.
The fact that the Joshua-Usyk 2 rematch has yet to make AJ self-doubt means he may be thinking of accepting a step aside to get out of this predicament.
AJ and Whyte can step aside
Tyson Fury and his supporters in the Top Rated have suggested Joshua solve his problems for him by confronting Usyk, and so far, AJ has been stubborn with the idea. , tiptoes around it but gives hints that he will be receptive.
“We are all still moving towards Joshua vs. Usyk and Fury vs. Whyte but there are still people who want to see Fury vs. Usyk is unquestionable and willing to pay a lot of money for it,” Eddie Hearn said via the Daily Star.
“If there is a lot of money in the pot and maybe there is some scheme to make all the fighters happy then there is a chance that will happen, but it is a matter of time.”
As for the deal aside to work for Joshua-Usyk, WBA-mandatory Dillian Whyte will need to be paid a step to knock Tyson Fury out of this fight so he can face Usyk for the championship. debatable.
Whyte is said to want in the vicinity of £5m for the step aside, but he also wants to be guaranteed a spot against Fury vs. Usik.
That won’t work because Joshua is the one the organizers will want to take on the Fury-Usyk winner, not Whyte. Dillian will get his hit eventually, but it won’t be until AJ faces the winner.
