Joshua vs Franklin

Post-fight the former two-time world champ called out heavyweight rivals Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, but after his latest performance, many are a little ...

Personally, I think the Dillian Whyte rematch in the summer, then a trilogy with Andy Ruiz Jr. Nick Peet, Boxing journalist: "AJ well and truly rebuilding from the ground up. To watch an AJ fight and describe it as boring and uneventful shows how different he has become from the wrecking machine he used to be. I hope so because I want to see AJ well and truly in the mix again. I believe there's still big fights out there for him, such as a Dillian Whyte rematch or the trilogy with Andy Ruiz Jr. He looked to be punching at the target rather than through it. If he doesn’t want to do it anymore, I think he should stop." We all thought he'd have to win in the first half, but his engine was better than we've ever seen it. Dillian Whyte, based on that performance, would fancy the Joshua fight. But every time Franklin shaped up like he was going to hit him, he hesitated. The ability is still there, the boxing is still there – he looks the part. Signs of fighter who doesn’t want to do it anymore.

Looking to rebuild his career and get back in the heavyweight title picture, Joshua used a sensible approach to defeat Franklin on the cards. The card streamed ...

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'AJ' was a unanimous-decision winner against the American at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.

That marked a success rate of 41 percent and the second-most clinical round for Joshua, who landed 10 of 24 attempted punches in Round 2 (41.7 percent success rate). Overall, Joshua landed 117 punches in comparison to Franklin’s 58. [Joshua was a unanimous-decision winner against the American](/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-jermaine-franklin-result-b2312451.html) at London’s O2 Arena, bouncing back from two straight losses to Oleksandr Usyk.

ANTHONY JOSHUA got back to winning ways on Saturday night with a laboured victory over Jermaine Franklin.The former two-time unified heavyweight champ.

[Ant Middleton](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/18550914/ant-middleton-furious-rant-sas-who-dares-wins-finale/) is no stranger to attending boxing and [UFC](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ufc/) fights. [Tyson Fury](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/tyson-fury/) have well and truly helped repopularise the sport of boxing in the UK. [Louis Theroux](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/louis-theroux/) was in attendance to see the eagerly-anticipated return of AJ - and he had a camera crew in tow. [Love Islanders](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/love-island/) in attendance - one of whom was reality TV star turned boxer AJ Bunker. [points victory over the dogged and determined American](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21910523/anthony-joshua-jermaine-franklin-result/). [DAZN](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/dazn/) cameras didn't broadcast.

Should Anthony Joshua face his old rival, Dillian Whyte, next, the man who's just fought them both is certain on who will win.

With the Joshua bout now in the rearview mirror, he has the chance to reflect on both contests and who might win should the pair face off for the second time in their careers. The heavyweight from Michigan has tested both men in different ways, and certainly made a good account of himself on each of his visits. [falling short first against Whyte via majority decision](https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/news/boxing/dillian-whyte-vs-jermaine-franklin-live-updates-results-highlights/1709x1xq9ifeh11wowdfxrukgg) – one which he branded a ‘robbery’ – and [the second time unanimously to Anthony Joshua.](https://boxing-social.com/news/anthony-joshua-jermaine-franklin-report/)