Anthony Joshua - Who Will He Fight Next? 

Zhang needs to fight for a title. I hope he gets a chance before he gets too old.

Ngannou!

Gotta disagree slightly. For me, Zhang is made for Joshua. A slow southpaw who will gas after about 5 rounds. The Joyce wins have just blinded some fans. It will be a repeat of the Wallin fight. Joshua will target the body early, wait a few rounds for the guard to drop, and lay into him from there. For me, Ngannou makes the most sense. If Fury beats Usyk, Joshua needs to have something he can go back with. Otherwise, it will be Fury beat the guy that Joshua couldn't beat twice. However, if he has comfortable wins over Wallin and Ngannou, he brings some ammunition to the table.

It will be AJ vs Hrgovic for the vacant IBF belt in March.

I would be surprised if it isn't Filip Hrgović, just because of the belts being on the line. The only way I don't see it happening is is Hrgović doesn't want to take the risk, but for the money that would be offered in Saudi Arabia, it will be very hard to say no.

I'd say the ideal scenario here would be Joshua vs Hrgovic and Zhang vs Ngannou as the co-main event

Zhang doesn't make a great deal of sense for anyone apart from the man himself--too bigger risk for no real reward. Hrgovic makes complete sense (especially with a belt on the line) and would be potentially a very competitive fight. Great work as always Rummy. Love your insights sir!

I'd like to see Wilder vs Nganou. Wilder's last chance at a big pay probably

Thanks for the video, Rummy!

I love this man! thought I would need to wait another two weeks for a HW video but this was a great suprise, thanks a lot❤

Should be a good year for boxing.

Fully agree with everything you said

You always come through, RUMMY. That long guitar stroke tolls and it's time the bell does for another excellent video upload 🎉

Good stuff. Cheers.

It has to be Hrgovic. Herg is the #1 contender and if he can beat him then AJ has a strong claim to an upcoming title shot. Same with Zhang BUT Zhang is the #2 locked-in for a title shot but it might be more difficult to make that bout. Hrgovic is an easy contract then again, Zhang is a good 'return of the Olympians' story. If Hrgovic is offering AJ a shot then AJ really might want to take that asap. Id' pick Hrgovic with a solid no-doubt 12 rd decision.

Thank you. Happy New Year! Great to have you back in 2024. 🙏

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Spot on rummy great viewing

Dream scenario for 2024- Fury vs Usyk (undisputed) AJ vs Hrgovic for IBF title (makes the most sense) Zhang vs Ngannou Wilder vs Joyce Parker vs Dubois Sanchez vs Kabayel Ruiz vs Whyte Wallin vs Makhmudov Late 2024- Fury vs Usyk (rematch) AJ vs Zhang (for WBO title) Hrgovic vs Parker Wilder vs Ngannou Ruiz vs Sanchez Dubois vs Whyte Kabayel vs Wallin Joyce vs Makhmudov (Ideally all together on another Saudi megacard!)

Thank you so much for this video Rummy's Corner and Happy New Years. But That's a Damn Good Questions Because I Myself Definitely Want to Know. But I Also Want to Know Who is Deontay Wilder Going to Fight Next. Also also When is Tyson Fury vs Oleksander Usyk Fight Going to Happen ??? Now Besides That What's Up With The Light Heavyweight Division of Boxing.????

Would fighting Joshua be beneficial to Hrgovic when he's already the IBF mandatory and most likely challenger to the winner of the Usyk-Fury fight? It seems to me like he'd have a lot to lose and little to gain from taking on AJ. My guess is that all three of these possibilities fall through and Joshua ends up fighting someone else next.

I will like to see Hrgovic and AJ. Happy new year Rummy Taiwo watching from Nigeria🇳🇬 👍🏾

Ma shaa Allah 💖

Aj looked really good in his last bout. Whoever he picks is in trouble.

Hrgovic Will Take His Title Opportunity Whoever It’s Against 🇭🇷 🥊

Great round up yet again! The Heavyweights are seemingly beginning to deliver the goods finally - excited for the fights to come

I can see it being hrgovic.

Hrgovic would be the best bet for Joshua as it will more than likely be for the IBF strap and I think the Croatian is overrated. I did not see anything in his last 3 fights that would lead me to believe he would beat Joshua. As for the other two fighters mentioned, Zhang is by far the most dangerous, and Ngannou I don't believe belongs in the ring with Anthony. AJ got little credit for knocking out Wallin who went 12 rounds with Fury and he will get even less credit for knocking out Ngannou who also went 12 rounds with an out of shape and unmotivated Tyson Fury.

Big fan of your work Rummy, big respect for what you do every time 😎 I hope I'm wrong here but I think that March may be too early for the Hrgovic bout - too many moving parts need to click into place for it to happen with the stakes that we all want it to be. For example, when (let alone 'if') would the IBF have to strip the winner of the (possible) first Usyk-Fury bout next mid February for this fight to go down? Surely after the first fight (and the subsequent declaration of a rematch) at the earliest, and that's too close to March as it is I'm guessing. Would love to hear your (and others) thoughts on this. Thanks again, and keep up the amazing work! London boy who grew up near used to go to York Hall, now living in South Africa 😎

AJ vs Ngannou would make my trousers tighter.

Dont forget AJ beat Zhang at the Olympics and knocked him down for a standing 8 count

AJ is looking like his old self but even better. He seems to have found the balance between power and skill. Hopefully we see him fight at least 2 times in 2024 agaisnt Hrgovic or Zhang.

I think ngannou makes the most sense if he is eyeing up the fury fight which I hope he is. Zhang and hrgovic are both very underrated and dangerous fighters and a loss will kill any megafights

AJ vs Hrgovic is gonna be a war like AJ vs Klitschko

I want to see #1 Zhang, #2 Hrgovic, #3 Charli Zelenoff

There is no point for him fighting Zhang. When he wins, people will say he added another 40 year old to his resume. A no win there critic wise anyway. He needs to fight Hrgovic first and go from there.

Good stuff, prob agree w your take (though Hrgovic could be a sleeper, if he returns to form more, in a big fight be Joshua!)🥊

AJ Ngannou would be so good man. Or Wilder Ngannou.

AJ-Daniel DuBois in the UK Joyce-Chisora (co-main) perhaps Wardley & Clarke in separate bouts ...meanwhile in S.A. Wilder-Ngannou Zhang-Parker (co-main) Hrgovic-Kabayel (interim IBF) F. Sanchez-A. Ruiz

Great video, as usual. The angle of Joshua doing better than Fury against the same opponents makes a fight with Wilder make more sense, even if he lost to Parker. I think fans would also be more interested in Wilder as an oponent, compared to Ngannou.

Hrgovic by 7Round KO

IBF should be vacated in February if there is no rematch with Fury and Usyk. Not sure how long it will take before the IBF is up for grabs, doubt it will be March. I am guessing he will take a huge money fight against NGannou and then fight for the IBF against Hrgovic. He will not go anywhere near Zhang. If the IBF is up for grabs in March, then it needs to be Hrgovic.

I agree with everything you said in the video. That said, I maybe the only person in the world who would still love to see the Wilder vs AJ match-up. Parker IMO is a more displined boxer than AJ. Meaning I think Wilder has a better opportunity to land that massive right hand against AJ than he did on Parker.

I love these big cards for boxing. It really puts perspective into who is the best right now. Everyone was shitting on AJ before 'The Day Of Reckoning, but now he's considered a top heavyweight again after his impressive performance. We got to see Wilder get smacked around the ring by an actual opponent, and A now Wilder is pretty much done. We got to see Dubois show the world that weighing 330 lbs is not a good idea after his victory over Miller. We absolutely NEED more cards like this. I don't care if it's in Saudi or not. This is what boxing needs.

I like to watch old boxing because I feel like the pace was different

I want to see AJ vs Ngannou. Hrgović and Zhang can happen later on the year.

Things have become interesting again. It could go many different ways.

I think they were saying that it might be frank Sanchez.

It won’t be Big Bang Zhang as Eddie knows he will get smokedddddd

I believe Hrgovic should be the number one choice 'tho I will love to see also Francis Ngannou but honestly Francis should have few lover rankings fights first because it's just not fair to the other boxers even if it's just exhibition fight also he needs a bit more of experience .........

The heavyweight division needs more days of reckoning.. Lets get it on for sake of boxing fans

AJ VS NGANNOU

I'd like him to fight Hrgovic next. Then Zhang. Not interested in Ngannou. After the rematch between Fury and Usyk he can fight the winner.

Is it me or has heavyweight boxing all got a bit cartoony recently?

It should be Filip Hrgović or Zhang. I am pretty sure that AJ is on his way for the titles. Hungry again. Bumsquad should not be on the list of top HW from on.

Those are 3 great opponents but I agree the one that makes sense is Hrgovic. Wilder vs Ngannou would be the most interesting for me and Zhang deserves his shot after his impressive rematch

If the IBO confirms to Hearn now they will order an immediate mandatory title shot following Usyk v Fury, then Hrgovic fight is a no-brainer. However if their is no clear communication, then Ngannou makes great sense as a March 9th main event for a low risk/high profile money fight for AJ. AJ can then sell out Wembley in June/July for the vacant title shot against Hrgovic and still make plenty of money. Zhang should fight Parker on co-main March 9th. I'm also interested in undercard of Fury v Usyk. I'd love to see Fabio Wardley v Jared Anderson.

Which version of joshua we get depends muchly on the opposition. He was confident vs wallin due to being familar with him and knowing he would win.

That Hrgovic fight should've been a rematch with Zhang.

Hirgovich vs AJ, Francis vs Wilder, zhang vs Dubios and Parker vs anyone

You're not Quasimodo? I thought you were an interior decorator...

As long as his next few fights are between Zhang, Hrgovic, Ngannou, Wilder, Joyce or Fury I'll be happy

I'm stopping the video at 1:54 when Rummy say's "That's what I think is most likely to happen". The man keeps saying himself: "I ain't no Quasimodo" :D

Ngannou is the one that casuals would want to see most but for boxing purists I would say Hrgovic.

i think Hrgovic is a good fight. A quality opponent that AJ would likely win Zhang is a similar fight. i think AJ would win but a little higher risk with ZHang's power. Francis N. could be a big bananna peel for AJ, while i hope he would win, you cant be sure, and there is no belt or mandatory position to be had. If he wins, great bragging rights, but thats it....and if he loses.......that could be a significant hit to his reputation.

AJs goal is 3 time world champ, so Hrgovic makes the most sense. Hrgovic also doesn't deserve that mandatory spot so I hope that's the fight that happens. Ngannou v Wilder as someone else suggested is perfect for those two. Zhang v Dubois?

Systematically it takes a fighter with an even better system to beat the good fighter in AJ.

personally my vote is zhang. that would be one heck of an exciting bout.

AJ vs. Hrgovic made most sense. But AJ vs. Zhang isn’t bad either. I see AJ win both if he showed up like he did against Wallin. Francis fight can come latter.

First Hrgovic, then title defense vs Ngannou around the time of the Fury Usyk rematch

I don't get the connect to the IBF belt being likely to be stripped. What's the reason behind that? Anyone?

I personally prefer Zhang. But wouldn't mind seeing him fight Ngannou or Hrgovic either.

Zhang is pronounched "jang." The reason they call him Big Bang is that it rhymes with Zhang.

please do a dream match video if Smokin Joe and Ken Norton faced each other. please

We need some real deals already like in the 90s… the current champions are like the current politics , too much relaxed

Gimme Joshua-Nganou. Either Francis shows he's the real deal or AJ restores boxing'a honour and either way it'll be fun

if AJ wants a warm up fight , he'll go for Zhang next but if Hrgovic offers a vacant title then he'll fight Hrgovic ext

TBH any 3 is good. AJ has a knack for knocking out former Fury opponents so I think he will do the same with Ngannou who is a bit of a gimmick. Hrgovic is unbeaten and the same size as AJ and younger I think with a few less miles on the clock. And Zhang is red hot atm and the best choice for entertainment. It will be Hrgovic im good with that

Aj should still fight Wilder. With the history and all the back and forth. I think that’s the only fight Wilder will get up for

Wildeeer for sure, after what happened AJ would even accept 10/90 % in favour of Wilder... 🤷

Can't decide if the IBF stripping titles is a good thing or not, agree it can be good control to ensure their fighters get a short, Fury for example should have been stripped of his WBC by now (not that Wilder should have been allowed to keep it) , but the undisputed is on us, give the winner the change to take their fighter next.

Hrgovic is what's best toward AJ's road map

Ngannou would be a good fight as long as it last, the way Antony Joshua is carrying on. 🇮🇪🥊👍

I'm not sure, they would all be good fights. Previously I'd have been very against AJ fighting Ngannou but Ngannou did more than enough to deserve another shot or pay day and it would be a fun fight I think. If AJ's can maintain the form he showed against Wallin then be beats all these guys anyway. The big thing is that I don't see Fury fighting AJ ever, which is a real shame, but unless AJ puts in a performance looking fragile again, then Fury will not want that smoke, especially after Usyk beat him also.

I'd like joshua to face zhang but like you said its a big risk fillip is a better choice but that rematch from the amateurs does sound really appealing

I find it absolutely ridiculous how he is being hailed as the best out there after beating 1 guy nobody heard of

Whilst I think AJ will beat Ngannou comfortably i pic that he will avoid a ‘gimmick’ match with Ngannou (for now) opting to fight Hrgovic to keep the momentum going. He’ll dismantle Hrgovic (mid-late rd KO) setting up super-fight with the winner of Usyk/Fury to become 3x world HV champ…all going well 🤔

I still think that Joshua vs. Wilder is the most intriguing fight. I think wilder would be motivated and it would be a good fight. Joshua is clearly better but wilder could always knock someone out with his immense power.

I hope Ngannou gets to face at least 2 or 3 ranked heavyweights before getting a title shot. No matter how good he was against Fury he’s still 0-1 professionally. Andy Ruiz, Frank Sanchez or even Luis Ortiz shld b good matchups for him to build a winning record.

Ngannou probably gets the most money and it should be an easy payday for AJ. Zhang might gas out, but he’s a powerhouse and AJ would have to be very careful. Hrgovic seems like the best choice. He’s a great boxer and could be dangerous but he doesn’t have one punch KO power and he has something to offer in terms of advancing AJ’s career.

The Zheng fight has the biggest risk vs reward imo based on your analysis. If he defeats Zhang, not only will he prove that he can take any and all comers, but he will also secure the Fury fight given Fury defeats Usyk. Massive payday there! Personally, I find the Ngannou matchup the most interesting since he's proven in both sports and can shake the world with wins over the big 3 (Wilder, Fury, Joshua).

In March, AJ should face Hrgovic for the Vacant IBF belt, let wilder face Ngannou and Zhang should have a keep busy fight maybe Bakole, Parker should face Dubois

Hrgovic for the belt is the most logical fight to make.

I think it’s simple Aj v Hrgvic and Wilder vs Ngannou

I’ll be 100% honest I was more excited to watch AJ vs Wilder than to watch the undisputed fight. I’m still sort of interested in watching the fight still over the other three opponents that you mentioned I don’t really care to watch any of those fights. I’ll just watch the highlights if AJ fights any of those three other opponents, I definitely won’t pay for no ppv unless it’s free on dazn I have no care. If the Sadies don’t want to pay for it, I’m pretty sure lots of people in the UK, or in Vegas would love to pay to watch wilder vs AJ. But I’m pretty sure Eddie’s afraid that Anthony Joshua might get knocked out and lose all his credibility. Now that everybody sees that Wilder is not a good boxer.

Hergovic

Wilder vs Whyte next please

The Saudis want a big money fight for March. While AJ does put people in those seats, I can see them choosing a nnganou fight. Hrgovic makes the most sense, Zhang is a solid fight also, but that's how I see it going.

AJ should fight Zhang, but I believe he will choose Ngannou. He is less dangerous due to his lack of experience. Fury was in terrible shape for his fight with Ngannou and thus took him very lightly.

Hrgović beats Joshua in my humble opinion.