Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua bids for a first win since 2020 against American opponent Jermaine Franklin. Join Bryan Armen Graham for the latest.

That is nearly 11lb (5kg) heavier than his last fight, the August rematch against Usyk. “We can’t look back,” Joshua said this week. And Joshua immediately connects with a crisp jab. Franklin lands another right hand and Joshua is bleeding heavily from his nose. Franklin lands an overhand right and Joshua cracks back with a vicious counter. There’s an explosive exchange along the ropes near the end of the round, but Joshua emerges unscathed. The Michigan man is struggling more and more to close the distance, paying a cost whenever he tries to slip inside. The round follows what’s become a familiar pattern for two and a half minutes with Joshua boxing effectively until Franklin lands a huge right hand near the end of the round that rocks the Briton and moves him backward. Does the American have a fight-changing punch left in him? Joshua hurts Franklin with a body shot. with Joshua getting the better of them. [read Donald McRae’s full report](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/01/anthony-joshua-taken-the-distance-but-beats-jermaine-franklin-on-points) from ringside at the O2.

Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua ended a two-fight slide with a unanimous decision over Jermaine Franklin on Saturday, then reiterated his desire ...

Joshua added: "The ball is in his court. Who do the fans want?" Saturday's bout was billed as the start of a "new dawn" for the former heavyweight champion. "I know who the fans want. Franklin was quick to dodge many of Joshua's punches, and even looked to inflict damage himself with an aggressive flurry of punches at the end of Round 4. Both boxers are without mandatory fight obligations, although previous talks over a proposed bout last December ended amid a flurry of deadlines and gibes.

Joshua, the two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, had lost his two previous fights to Oleksandr Usyk.

Joshua wants to fight heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Joshua regularly landed with his left jab and caught Franklin on a number of occasions but the American heavyweight, who has never been stopped, stood firm. The most important thing is that Joshua won.

Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua won an unimpressive unanimous decision Saturday in London, England, over Jermaine Franklin.

LONDON -- Former heavyweight unified champion Anthony Joshua claimed his first win in over two years with a unanimous decision victory over American Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday. The judges scored the bout 118-111, ...

Joshua added: "The ball is in his court. Who do the fans want?" Saturday's bout was billed as the start of a "new dawn" for the former heavyweight champion. "I know who the fans want. Franklin was quick to dodge many of Joshua's punches, and even looked to inflict damage himself with an aggressive flurry of punches at the end of Round 4. Both boxers are without mandatory fight obligations, although previous talks over a proposed bout last December ended amid a flurry of deadlines and gibes.

LONDON -- So much of Saturday's fight was about starting a new chapter for former heavyweight unified champion Anthony Joshua.

Joshua ended his in-ring speech by calling out his British counterpart, Fury, with whom he engaged in talks for a fight in December but fell apart. Tonight he also was without the pressure of a world title on the line, a fact he said in the build-up had been a weight off his large shoulders. Joshua's trademark during those hungry years had become his devastating straight right, and at the heaviest weight of his career (255.4 pounds) it was expected he would look to inflict damage on Saturday. Even his promoter, Eddie Hearn, admitted Joshua was "solid but not spectacular." This fight against Jermaine Franklin, therefore, was about resurrection -- a chance to rebuild his image and, more importantly, get back in the win column. This arena was where he made his pro debut and the stage when he won his first world title.

Anthony Joshua was forced to go 12 rounds against the 29-year-old American before winning a unanimous points decision at the O2 Arena.

A more likely path for Joshua would be to next face Whyte, whom he has beaten before, and to build towards a far more difficult defining test much later in the year. Fighting broke out again briefly after the final bell, before they were separated, in a sign that Joshua harboured some frustration at his failure to close the show in clinical style. Three big right hands from Joshua hurt Franklin in blurring succession and it looked as if he was readying himself for a concussive finish. He had won the round but Joshua’s nose began to bleed and needed a little attention from his corner. But the American looked less comfortable when Joshua nailed him with a heavy right hand and then, later in the round, went to the body with thudding blows. Anthony Joshua won his first fight in more than two years with a comprehensive points victory over a brave and resilient Jermaine Franklin.

Anthony Joshua wasn't spectacular Saturday night, but the former heavyweight champion comfortably got back to his winning ways with another new trainer, ...

Joshua countered Franklin with an overhand right just before the midway mark of the second round. Joshua nailed Franklin with a right hand at the midway point of the third round and another one about 10 seconds later. Joshua connected with a right uppercut and then an overhand right about 30 seconds into the 10th round. Franklin’s right uppercut connected less than 30 seconds into the fifth round. Franklin’s jab backed up Joshua with just over 45 seconds on the clock in the seventh round. Joshua hit Franklin with a left hand off a break a few seconds later, but Joshua wasn’t warned for that infraction.

Former heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin by a one-sided decision Saturday at O2 Arena in London. The official scores were 118-111, ...

Anthony Joshua didn't exactly dominate, but he got the job done against Jermaine Franklin.

Hatton (11-0, 4 KO) is starting to look a little stronger physically, has added some muscle, and the shot was hard and well-placed. Like his brothers, Galal isn’t afraid to get hit, and Calleros (36-11-1, 19 KO) landed some body shots here, but they didn’t seem to bother the 30-year-old Olympic gold medalist, and also he didn’t react big to anything Calleros did, he just kept up his plan and picked his opponent apart. You’ll go down a result and see me not caring so much about the next stoppage, which got a little criticism, so when you get there, think back to this paragraph and consider how bad I think Howard Foster’s stoppage was here. To give Franklin (21-2, 14 KO) his credit, he was not easily discouraged and he never gave up on trying to win, he just didn’t have the tools to beat this version of Joshua, who was fixated early on not making mistakes. Joshua (25-3, 22 KO) was cautious for a lot of the fight, and certainly clinched a fair amount, bringing to mind some of the less intriguing nights of Wladimir Klitschko’s long reign atop the division. Bad Left Hook unofficially scored the bout 118-110 for Joshua.

London – Former two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua returned to his winning ways but only after an unconvincing display in a unanimous ...

You know my promoter. You know my management. I stand here and I say that proudly."

Anthony Joshua has defended his inability to produce the knockout in a UD win over a game Jermaine Franklin at O2 Arena, and has called out Tyson Fury for a ...

"It’s all respect, but at the same time it’s a fight. "It would be ideal [to have a tune-up fight in between], after that long layoff to get active. "With [Wladimir] Klitschko, we went in for the kill in round five, and the only reason he managed to survive until the 11th was because I gassed. You’ll see so many fighters after me go through that process of throwing the kitchen sink at fighters not ready [to go down], whose will is on a sky-high and they just don’t want to give up. Even after a fight that they won — look at what happened to Tyson Fury after he beat Klitschko. But it was 12 rounds and he managed to see the final bell. Then we fast forward to the Pulev fight, for example, I was so close to taking him out that I probably threw 200 punches in a round trying to take him out. "If I see a wounded animal, I’m going in for the kill. While it may have underwhelmed in comparison to the early days of his career, in which he racked up seven KOs in this building, Joshua completely controlled proceedings on a night when his career was on the line. "Deep, deep, deep down, I’m not happy, because the ultimate goal is a knockout. He won 10 of the 12 rounds and never looked in real danger of being caught. Franklin, who was extremely unfortunate to lose by MD to Whyte four months ago, was a game and resilient opponent.

Anthony Joshua celebrates after winning a heavyweight boxing match against Jermaine Franklin at The O2, Saturday, April 1, 2023 in London.

Then I realized, I’ve got to get back to my boxing, be clever. “But sometimes an opportunity presents itself and you have to grab it with both hands. “Then we fast-forward to the (Kubrat) Pulev fight (in 2020) where I thought I was so close to taking him out that I threw about 200 punches in a round but he survived. And arranging a so-called “Battle of Britain” won’t be easy. The WBC heavyweight champion of the world — that’s what it’s all about. “That’s the pot of gold.

Anthony Joshua is seeking a fight with Tyson Fury after returning to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin. Joshua made a successful comeback against the ...

If the opportunity presented itself and coach and the team were like: 'Yeah it's a good opportunity.' I would take the opportunity and grab it with both hands. "Sometimes opportunity presents itself and you have to grab it with both hands. “That's the WBC heavyweight champion of the world.

Joshua vs. Franklin took place April 1 at The 02 in London, England. Anthony Joshua (25-3) and Jermaine Franklin (21-2) faced off in the night's main event in a ...

MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Joshua. Franklin has had enough — he shucks off another clinch and gets admonished by the referee. Franklin bulldozes inside and smacks Joshua with a right hand. Joshua measures distance then cracks Franklin with a stiff left. Franklin wings off a right hand only to be dragged back into the clinch. Back to the clinch for Joshua. Double jab for Joshua. Franklin finally uncorks a right hand that connects. Joshua catches Franklin with a clubbing forearm behind the head. Joshua dodges is all and cracks Franklin with a nice counter. Franklin jawing at Joshua at the end of that round. Franklin paws forward with his right hand.

He's happy to take a short cut. An all-British fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury could be back on the cards after Joshua beat Jermaine Franklin on points on ...

Then I realized, I’ve got to get back to my boxing, be clever. “But sometimes an opportunity presents itself and you have to grab it with both hands. And arranging a so-called “Battle of Britain” won’t be easy. “Then we fast-forward to the (Kubrat) Pulev fight (in 2020) where I thought I was so close to taking him out that I threw about 200 punches in a round but he survived. The WBC heavyweight champion of the world — that’s what it’s all about. “That’s the pot of gold.

By Jake Tiernan: Barry Hearn of Matchroom wants Anthony Joshua to take "two or three" warm-up fights to keep learning & improving this year before he.

Definitely,” said Barry when asked if it were up to him would want Joshua to take two or three warm-up fights before facing Fury for the big payday. “I think AJ just tapped him on the back of the head. Is it time to take the money? He [Joshua] has to decide whether he wants to go for the big payday or build and learn for longer, in which case he needs two or three more warm-up fights. You can make a lot of excuses, but it was a step in the right direction, but it was a step in a long journey. Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn won’t be able to peddle the Joshua vs.

The talk was fast and Furyous. The reality is likely to be pragmatic acceptance that AJ needs further rehab following the mind-numbing loss of his world ...

Tickets were slow to sell for his return to the arena he is wont to call his Lion’s Den. It is not proving easy to recreate the AJ Aura. When he did unleash the big right which had knocked out all his opponents before he started losing, he declined to risk following up for the kill. Feel for a fallen giant trying to re-find his feet. Wasn’t it unwise that instead of remembering that one-punch accidents happen at heavyweight he tried to take on the hi-tech Olxsandr Usyk at pure boxing? For the fundamental reason that Joshua could not afford to lose. That would almost certainly wipe out any prospect of the Fury fight. But I would have to save all my energy for the fight. Joshua and coach James called it Back To Basics. Even as the conversation turned from Fury first to Dillian Whyte next – oh, don’t doubt it - Joshua was preparing himself for a wind-up onslaught from Fury’s personality. I lived around the traveller community when I was young. The talk was fast and Furyous.

Weekend Review: Anthony Joshua was a winner – and a loser – in his uninspiring victory over Jermaine Franklin on Saturday in London.

… Dogboe didn’t handle his post-fight interview well, arguing in so many words that he was robbed and demanding a rematch. … Robeisy Ramirez (12-1, 7 KOs) climbed all the way back from his disastrous loss in his pro debut, outclassing and easily outpointing former 122-pound beltholder Isaac Dogboe (24-3, 15 KOs) to win a vacant 126-pound title Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And make no mistake: Joshua is a fine boxer, as he demonstrated in his second fight with Usyk. Then the participants can put on a show and make money without taking risks inherent in genuine fights. Why not take part in exhibitions if Jones wants to stay in the game, as he did with Mike Tyson in 2020? The fight might look a lot like Fury’s meeting with the 39-year-old Klitschko, who has a similar style to Joshua. hurt him in the third round and stopped him in the seventh in an unforgettable 2019 upset. The current version spent as much time holding his frustrated opponent as punching him late in the fight, when Franklin was particularly vulnerable to a knockout. He was back in the win column after three long years and had taken a significant step in the right direction following crippling back-to-back losses against Oleksander Usyk. The victory could lead directly to a showdown against countryman and titleholder Tyson Fury. Joshua controlled the fight from the outset with his power jab and plenty of hard, accurate right hands. Thus, no one was surprised when the official scores were announced: 118-111, 117-111 and 117-111, which was music to the ears of those close to Joshua.

These calls came not just from the media and contemporary fighters, but from his own promoter, Eddie Hearn, who predicted an “explosive knockout” and hinted ...

Joshua is indeed correct that he had a tricky, defensively sound operator in front of him on Saturday, one who was never in imminent danger, and one who was specifically hoping for a gaping opening to land a home run counter shot. Even the most spartan and remote training setups will give way to press obligations upon a fight’s announcement and the week of its occurrence. He didn’t live up to them this time, and it won’t inspire confidence in too many observers. There, rather than being one of the continent’s biggest sporting stars who is hounded everywhere he goes, he can likely walk through the HEB gathering his groceries unnoticed, except for people who suspect he might be a new addition to the Dallas Cowboys they aren’t yet familiar with. “I wanted to be in the position where you can build up so much that you don't have to do so much. That vulnerability will always exist in the eyes of observers when it comes to a fighter they have seen hurt and stopped in the past. “It's a situation you can find yourself in where you land one shot, and the fighter's looking like they're ready to go so you rush in for another shot, and they're just not there for the taking yet. Therein lies the debate that will continue regarding Joshua all the way until he steps into the ring for the next time. I was so close to taking this guy out, I probably threw about 200 punches in a round trying to take this guy out and he survived, he's a tough guy. He was able to control almost every round without incident, meaning he was never in any danger in the bout, but also never seemed to have Franklin in peril either. If a fighter was there for the taking, believe me, if I see a wounded animal, I'm going to go in for the kill. These calls came not just from the media and contemporary fighters, but from his own promoter, Eddie Hearn, who predicted an “explosive knockout” and hinted that one could come early in the bout as well.

ANTHONY JOSHUA was straight on the rest and recovery after celebrating his win over Jermaine Franklin.AJ was taken the distance in victory, his first.

"Well the ball's in his court. "I can't wait to get the next big fight." He said: "You know me, I try and provide for the fans so whatever the fans want, who the fans want, they said Fury?

Anthony Joshua wins by decision in his comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin. The Brit took the American to the 12th round and won an easy fight.

This fight could be the start of a Joshua vs Fury deal. What a nice left jab to the face of Wilson. He has to understand that he has to keep his stamina till the end. The corner told their guy to use the right a bit more and he did just that. And two nice crosses by Coffie to the face of Wardley AJ with the jabs to the face of Franklin. And Joshua keeps using is jabs and height to win by the minimum. Wardley takes Coffie to the ropes and lands a multitud of combinations! Franklin is tired and the spirit is gone. Joshua with the jabs taking away at the American. The American wants to go at the British. Joshua can keep doing what he is doing, Jab and Jab and Franklin can’t reach.