Anthony Joshua is brutal, he has so much potential it's ridiculous, if done right you can bet you're looking at the future undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, better than Lewis in every single way.
He needs to get the right trainers and promoters at the right time and we may just see Heavyweight boxing get its revival after so many years. He's going at the right pace at the minute, majority of his opponents are journeymen and I'd like to see him take gradual steps and erase the mistakes that Hatton, Froch, Groves and so many other British fighters make. Hatton being that he fought 30 second rate fighters and threw his hat in the Vegas ring with Mayweather and was taken to School, Khan tried the same thing and managed to keep his career alive and learn from it. Froch is a warrior, but he lacks skill in my opinion, can't be knocked out but couldn't touch Andre Ward if he tried. Groves is the best example for this.
Joshua recently called out David Haye, fair play to the lad, he's hungry and excited and so was George Groves. Problem being is it either goes your way or ends in tatters, Groves got Froch on a night Froch thought he was way better and nearly paid the price, Groves had an excellent power punching trainer in Adam Booth whom he then dismissed. Groves went into the rematch having improved nothing and Froch dismantled him. Groves' career is now in free fall having lost on the Mayweather undercard.
The above is entirely relevant to Joshua because not only would Haye flatten him with a right hand, it'll destroy Joshua's hype before it's really begun, it's a fight that can just never happen for the sake of British boxing. There's too much of this at the moment and whilst it serves the excitement of the British public it really doesn't serve British boxing at all.
Kell Brook is doing this now, He's got Hatton written all over him, he's throwing his hat in the ring with Khan and Mayweather and he has no right to be doing so. Brook has zero fights of any interest and isn't a bad fighter, but you just can't step up the same way Hatton did otherwise you're going to end up being floored in Vegas the same way Hatton was and you'll be quickly exposed a second rate fighter that's spent so long fighting bums you have little or no real skills to utilise. Khan at this stage of his career would obliterate Brook, he couldn't knock him out but he'll run circles around him all night and make him look like a training dummy, that's what Khan does and there's bigger punchers than Brook that couldn't get anywhere near Khan.
This year then to end out on.
Khan vs Manny. First off though, Khan has to choose between his boxing career and social life, one fight a year doesn't cut it and Virgil has been outspoken on this too. I think this is a great fight, if Khan can survive and outpoint Manny then he's up there and I don't even think a retired Mayweather could dodge him any longer.
Brook vs Chaves, somewhat of a step up but nothing major, more importantly is the fight after, Brook vs Bradley is a good potential fight against a Khan like opponent and probably a little risky but he has to start somewhere, should he beat Bradley whom is similar to Khan then I feel Brook will deserve the credit he currently gets and could move on to the bigger Vegas fights.
Joshua vs Dillian Whyte, Good fight this against an undefeated albeit a knockout bum specialist like David Price.
I think at some point you've got to give Joshua someone with a solid chin and let him experience the second half of a fight. Still though, I want to see this lad rise and become the face of Heavyweight boxing, preferably wiping that idiot Fury out on his way.
David Haye set to announce comeback:
http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news...anthony-joshua
Unfortunately it appears to be legitimate this time and he hasn't took Joshua's call out as a joke. This is silly, if this fight happens it's exactly why the Heavyweight division is dire, Haye could easily talk himself into the ring with a Number one contender and then take on Wlad again but nah, typical.
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