Eddie Hearn has admitted he may be powerless when it comes to deciding Anthony Joshua’s next fight.
AJ is at the crossroads of his career after suffering a fifth round knockout loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley last month.
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Watford Warriors, who was relegated four times In the domestic dust-up, he suggests he wants an immediate chance for salvation.
And promoter Hearn admits he will have to work hard to convince the 34-year-old to put his revenge plans on ‘Triple D’ on the back burner.
Matchroom Boxing chief told sky sports: “When you really start thinking about it, I don’t think there’s a bad decision to make.
“I know he’s leaning toward a rematch.
“Because he wants to win the world heavyweight title – versus fighting (Deontay) Wilder (or) waiting for (Tyson) Fury.
“And then you have everything next There was turmoil throughout the year, with no fight actually taking place for the World Heavyweight title.
“If it’s completely up to AJ, which it will be at the end of the day, I think it’s going to be very hard to talk him into taking the rematch.”
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“I heard AJ wants a rematch. We’ll see. If he wants it, I want it too.
“We came out on top on the night, I was the better man that night, but no disrespect.
“I won’t badmouth him or anything. It was a great fight and if we could do it again, it would be even greater.”
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua has faced strong calls for his retirement following his defeat at the hands of Dubois.
But the London 2012 gold medalists say they won’t be hanging up their gloves anytime soon.
In his post-fight interview he said: “Before coming here, I always told myself, ‘I’m a fighter for life.’
“We throw the dice with success and we fall behind and we throw it again. We keep rolling the dice.”
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A.J. Said a few days later: “We failed. But we have to look at all the positives.”
“We have to have the same mindset and approach. Look, what we have achieved in 11 years is phenomenal.”
“I want to thank every single one of you who has been riding with me.
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