Joshua looks down: Is Bakul intimidating him or hiding fear? - ORSOLTECH

Anthony Joshua and Martin Pacioli stand toe-to-toe during the Saturday Ring Awards in London, England.

Stare at London

It was interesting to see the intensity on former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua's face in the showdown with the highly-rated Bakoli (21-1, 16 KOs). It was like AJ She tries to scare Bakoli He sent a message about what could be in store for him if they met in the ring. These two are not expected to fight in 2025, and probably never will.

Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said the plan is for AJ to face Tyson Fury twice in 2025 and possibly a rematch with IBF champion Daniel Dubois. Hearn will resist letting Joshua fight Bakoli with every fiber of his being because he will know what will happen to AJ if that match happens.

If a fight with Baculi happens, it will be in 2026 under ideal circumstances. This will be after Joshua defeated Fury twice and avenged his loss to Dubois. Beating Fury twice is realistic for AJ, but avenging his loss to Dubois is likely beyond what he can do given his age and poor punch resistance.

Turkish test

“I also want to see it, but you have to make sure they focus, and they still keep it,” Turki Al-Sheikh said of Carl Froch. YouTube When asked if he wanted to see Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury in 2025.

“It should be normal now that we lose some fights in boxing. All fighters want to focus on Mayweather's career without losses. This can happen every 50, 60, 70 years all at once. We need a UFC model now,” Turki said, responding to That Froch told him Fury was feeling depressed and moody: “Champions lose and they win,” says Froch Fury is dealing with losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time.

Turki Al-Sheikh's tone suggests that he wants Joshua and Fury to win before the fight even begins. How else could he know if they were?You still have it?“He can't do it by looking them in the eye, talking to them, watching them with gloves on. They have to fight a good guy.

The best way to do that is for Joshua to fight Baculi and Fury to fight Dubois. If the veterans pass these tests, you can say they “still have it,” and it's worth it for a Turk to fund the fight among them.