Lennox Lewis’s relationship with Anthony Joshua has always been a little frosty and now the last undisputed heavyweight champion of the world has said that ‘AJ’ only has two credible opponents out there that are worthy of fighting following ‘gimme’ bouts.
Lewis was watching on from a TV studio when Joshua was last out on the Day of Reckoning card in Saudi Arabia against Otto Wallin. Many thought it was his best showing in a while – a straightforward stoppage win that came when Wallin remained on his stool after the fifth round – and it followed two other victories in 2023 against Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius.
Speaking to The Ring, Magazine Lewis said Joshua should now only take big fights having successfully rebuilt following his back-to-back losses to pound for pound great Oleksandr Usyk.
After that, Lewis claimed that only fights against Tyson Fury and Zhilei Zhang are suitable for Joshua. The Brit has already faced Oleksandr Usyk twice, coming up short on both occasions.
The reality is his next fight comes against a 1 and 0 novice in Francis Ngannou, though boxing fans will be hoping that after that it will be a tougher test against the winner of the undisputed battle between Fury and Usyk in February.
