Nelson: Hearn and Joshua do not want to fight Dubois

Johnny Nelson says it is clear that Anthony Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn do not want the rematch with the heavyweight champion of the FIB Daniel Dubois. They have not made a movement to negotiate the rematch after the humiliating knockout of Fifth Round of Joshua on September 21 of last year, and are more focused on waiting for Tyson Fury to get out of his retirement.

Waiting for fury

Nelson believes that Joshua (28-4, 25 kos) does not want to run the risk of fighting Dubois because if he loses a second time, he “has ended” as a fighter. Then, AJ is avoiding Dubois as the plague, waiting for fury. He says that if Joseph Parker defeats Dubois in his fight on February 22, Aj will fight against him. Joshua already beat Parker in 2018, so he is safe.

Hearn has mentioned Deontay Wilder along with Fury as two possibilities. If Fury does not leave retirement soon, Joshua will probably face the 39 -year -old Wilder. That is another won for Joshua.

“When you were talking about the rematch between AJ and Daniel Dubois, he said he had an injury. Then, he had to take a free time for the injury. Now, he is not injured, and is talking about fighting again, “said Johnny Nelson to Boxing King Media About Anthony Joshua who shows that he is not interested in fighting Daniel Dubois again.

“Now, the name of Daniel Dubois has been forgotten. He is talking about fighting X, Y, Z instead of fighting with Daniel Dubois because that fight could be made tomorrow in a beat. So that tells me that the people of AJ don’t want it, or AJ don’t want it.

“I think the money stops with AJ, and I am quite sure that Eddie (Hearn) is quite persuasive when looking at business or heart. I only think that they (the Joshua team) do not want that fight (Dubois), because if it happens again, it is over. So now it is a case of hanging out to see when Tyson returns from his retirement or chooses the right fight. “

It is so obvious that Hearn and Joshua do not want any part of fighting Dubois again because they would have already quickly pressed the trigger in the rematch. When AJ lost to the airship, Andy Ruiz Jr., on June 1, 2019, Hearn quickly gathered the rematch at the speed of light for December 7 of that year. They could not wait to try to avenge the loss.

Joshua and Hearn are not doing that with Dubois. Initially, Hearn said that Joshua was injured and needed time to heal. Five months have passed, and AJ is still not pressing for revenge, which can only mean one thing: he is afraid. Although Hearn occasionally mentions that Dubois is one of the few opponents that Joshua wants to fight, he has not made any movement to negotiate it. That tells us that they lack the trust to bring the fight.

No Bakole for Joshua

“I don’t think the fight against Martin Bakole happens. I think it was a showman, the two in front of the head. Wilder, that could happen. Now, I think (aj) is a mercenary. His ambitions to become a world champion again (he is not there), or if Joseph Parker defeats Daniel Dubois, I can see him enter with Joseph Parker, ”said Nelson.