Anthony Joshua has pledged to retire if Jermaine Franklin is defeated because he is so confident in his ability to do so. On Saturday, April 1, 2023, will AJ’s career come to an end? The New Dawn boxing event will take place at The O2 Arena in London on that date. Online boxing sportsbooks are offering Joshua a -1000 odds, implying that he has a 90.9% chance of winning. Warning: This is a spoiler: They have our support. We believe that he will win, but we are unsure of when or how he will do so.
After losing to Oleksandr Usyk twice in a row last summer, Anthony Joshua needed to bounce back. His mental state was not good. His post-match speech is what gave the impression that he had lost his mind. However, such things do occur when dreams are not realized; he failed to regain his title as world champion.
Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin Odds
Moneyline Odds
Anthony Joshua -190
Jermaine Franklin +155
Spread Odds
Over 7.5 -115
Under 7.5 -115
*Odds taken from Sports Odds Direct on Friday Wednesday, March 31, 2023.
However, AJ did well in the ring, particularly in the first round. Usyk really started to win in the tenth round, which helped the Ukrainian win by split decision in the end. Joshua did a much better job than he did in his first fight with Usyk, which he lost unanimously.
Speaking of defeats, Joshua’s only one by stoppage came against Andy Ruiz Jr., who was a -3333 favorite when AJ entered the fight.
AJ has a knockout-to-win percentage of 91.67 percent, but this doesn’t bother Jermaine Franklin because he has only fought one hard-hitting opponent once. Jermaine Franklin appears to be the kind of boxer who could upset AJ. He took on Dillian Whyte in November of that year, who had a record of 66.66% KO/TKO prior to the fight.
White beat him, yet all the same not by a knockout. Instead, it happened as a result of a somewhat contentious majority decision, which one judge thought was a draw.
He performed admirably against Whyte at Wembley, but on Saturday, he will face an even more difficult test. Franklin is a significant underdog for a reason, but at least that indicates that he is not under pressure. He’s coming to AJ’s turf to attempt to do the (exceedingly difficult. Fantastic if he can pull off an upset. If not, nobody will really be bothered.
Anthony Joshua is not happy to have to fight Jermaine Franklin, that much is certain. He would prefer to fight again for the world title, but that ship has sailed. He still needs to win on Saturday to have a chance at the championship belts again. His professional life could end otherwise.
