{"id":141310,"date":"2023-09-18T20:43:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=141310"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:43:27","slug":"anthony-joshua-offered-shock-fight-with-brit-rival-as-deontay-wilder-fight-on-the-verge-of-collapse-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/anthony-joshua-offered-shock-fight-with-brit-rival-as-deontay-wilder-fight-on-the-verge-of-collapse-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua offered shock fight with Brit rival as Deontay Wilder fight on the verge of collapse | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANTHONY JOSHUA has been offered a shock showdown with fellow Brit Daniel Dubois amid the uncertainty over his clash with Deontay Wilder.<\/p>\n<p>AJ was in talks over a long-overdue grudge match with The Bronze Bomber before his seventh-round KO of Robert Helenius last month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/341fcaa7-32fc-4593-be5f-eb555a271763.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eebf804d-c6a4-45be-afde-539fc2ec43ae.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/03ae75ee-3b8c-4879-bf5c-e108188cc535.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The finances have been agreed but promoter Eddie Hearn is struggling to find a new venue for the fight after Saudi withdrew their interest.<\/p>\n<p>There are now serious doubts over the heavyweight barnburner coming to fruition, which has prompted rival promoter Frank Warren to pitch a domestic dust-up with Dubois to AJ,<\/p>\n<p>The Queensberry Promotions chief told iFL TV: &quot;I\u2019ll tell you what would be a good fight if that one doesn\u2019t happen, a good fight in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;A fight people would buy tickets to see and see who is the biggest puncher and who has the biggest heart: him and Daniel Dubois.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE IN BOXING<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-HEARN-BRENT.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hearn branded &#8216;legitimately David Brent&#8217; after bizarre Joshua-Fury statement<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RW-BET-UK-COMP-DEC01new2-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00a330 in free bets when you stake \u00a310 today with Bet UK<\/h3>\n<p>Warren is adamant a Joshua-Dubois dust-up would be an instant sellout and a massive pay-per-view event.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran promoter said: \u201cWho\u2019s got the biggest heart? Who\u2019s gunna grit their <span>teeth<\/span>?<\/p>\n<p>&quot;You can\u2019t say it wouldn\u2019t sell. It would sell. It\u2019s a big fight.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Dubois is still licking his wounds following his ill-fated bid to dethrone former pound-for-pound and current unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk last month.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Boxing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PM-SPORT-PREVIEW-Apollonia-Llewellyn-Greece.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HEAVEN SENT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Apollonia Llewellyn stuns in see-through dress as fans hail &#8216;heavenly&#8217; pics<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PM-SPORT-PREVIEW-Sabrina-Maribel-Perez.jpg\"><\/picture><span>RIP DIEGO <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Boxing coach Diego Arrua dead after suffering heart attack in wife&#8217;s title fight<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23978328.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FUR REAL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tyson Fury admits he \u2018doesn\u2019t give a s***\u2019 about Usyk as he reveals next opponent<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HB-OFF-PLATFORM-JOSHUA-FURY-KSI.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TY BREAKER <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>KSI predicts Fury vs Joshua and fears fighter would turn &#8216;evil&#8217; to win it<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE BETS &#8211; BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Triple D suffered a ninth-round TKO defeat to the undefeated Ukrainian, who he thought he finished with a body shot in the fifth round of their Polish punch-up.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua, meanwhile, is currently riding a two-fight win streak following triumphs over Jermaine Franklin and Helenius.<\/p>\n<p>A third fight of the year could be in the offing for AJ should his clash with Wilder fall by the wayside.<\/p>\n<p>Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn told the BBC: &quot;If it can&#x27;t be made, he wants to stay active.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If he fights in December, that&#x27;ll be three fights in eight months which is incredible for him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GM_18-04_TOTT_JOSHUA-WILDER.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;People keep saying he should have one more fight and then fight Wilder, but we don&#x27;t think so. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;If it ends up that way, so be it and nothing would surprise me.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If he fights in December, if he fights <span>Deontay Wilder<\/span>, if he fights Tyson Fury <span>next<\/span> &#8211; nothing would surprise me.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE SUN STORIES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23981345-1694818348819.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Gogglebox stars reduced to tears after watching emotional My Mum Your Dad clip<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dcf033f5-c6a8-4982-847c-5631ab960a11.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Households can apply for up to \u00a3270 free cash next month &#8211; how to get it<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;There&#x27;s Filip Hrgovic and there&#x27;s Andy Ruiz Jr, but it probably won&#x27;t take place in <span>this country<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s had two now on the spin at The O2 Arena, so maybe we go to Madison Square Garden, somewhere in the Middle East. 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