Promoter Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua is dealing with an injury to the “top half of his body” that will keep him out of the ring until late summer.
Hearn has been all over the place, talking about different comeback opponents for the two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs). The one constant name that keeps popping up is Tyson Fury.
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Some believe Joshua is ‘injured’ because he and Hearn are waiting to see if Fury will come out of retirement. There’s a lot of money to make from the ‘Battle of Britain,’ as Hearn has labeled that fight.
Fighting Fury sure beats facing the winner of the Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker fight. It’s going to be forlorn if AJ keeps getting injured, waiting for the golden payday fight against Fury to happen finally. Ideally, Joshua should forget about Fury and focus on more realistic fights.
If Joshua is waiting on ‘The Gypsy King,’ he’s making a mistake because he might not ever fight again. He’s looked like a shell of his former self in his last two fights, and it’s understandable why he wouldn’t want to come back to face a power puncher like Joshua. He doesn’t match up well against him.
Fury hasn’t made any noise about coming out of retirement to fight again. He seems to be enjoying his massive $160 million fortune and not showing motivation to return to action after his recent loss to Oleksandr Usyk last December. With that kind of dough, it would be near-impossible for almost anyone to return to work, especially one that involves pain and suffering.
“The top half of his body. There you go, I’ll give you that,” said promoter Eddie Hearn to the Ring Magazine YouTube channel about Anthony Joshua’s injury problems. “It’s nothing major. He’s been returning to training, but he’s not quite ready to turn back to camp.
“He needs another eight to ten weeks before he can punch properly. That’s it. You’re looking at April or May before he can start camp properly. It leads us to the back end of the summer [before Joshua can fight].”
Last Updated on 03/19/2025
