Joshua glared at him: did Bakoke frighten him or was he hiding his fear?

Anthony Joshua and Martin Bacall went head-to-head at Saturday’s Ring Awards in London, England.

Staredown in London

It was exciting to see two-time former heavyweight champion Joshua square off against the top-ranked Bacole (21-1, 16 KOs). It was just like AJ. Trying to intimidate Bacole And message what to expect if they meet in the ring. Those two aren’t expected to fight in 2025, and probably never.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says the plan is for AJ to fight Tyson Fury twice in 2025 and possibly face IBF champion Daniel Dubois again. Hearn is against letting Joshua fight Bacall with every fiber of his being because he knows what will happen to AJ if that match happens.

2026 will be in good conditions if there is a fight with Bakole. That would happen after Joshua defeated Fury twice and avenged his loss to Dubois. Beating Wrath twice is true for AJ, but avenging his loss to DuBois may be more than he can handle due to his age and weak punch resistance.

Turkish test

“I’d like to see it, but you have to make sure they’re focused, and they still are,” Turki Al-Sheikh said on Karl Froech. YouTube When asked if he would like to see Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury in 2025.

“Now it’s normal to lose some fights in boxing. All fighters want to focus on Mayweather’s career with zero losses. This can happen once every 50, 60, 70 years. Now we need the UFC model. The champions are losing and winning,” Turki told Fox News. Fury says he’s depressed and emotionally drained.Fear Fury by Oleksandr Usyk He said he lost for the second time.

Turki Al-Sheek’s tone suggests that he wants Joshua and Fury to win before a fight breaks out. How else would he know they are?Do you still have it?He can’t do this by looking into their eyes, talking to them, or watching them hit a mitt. They have to fight a good guy.

The best way to do that is to have Joshua fight Dubois with Bakole and Furin. If the old fighters pass those tests, they can say “they still have it” and it’s worth it for Turkey to fund the fight between them.

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— Martin Bakole (@MartinBakole01) January 11, 2025