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Frank Warren told\u00a0The Stomping Ground\u00a0he\u2019s ready to make a Fabio Wardley vs Anthony Joshua fight immediately, saying he\u2019d \u201csign it tomorrow\u201d and even visit Joshua\u2019s house on Christmas Day to seal it. Warren argued that Joshua doesn\u2019t need more tune-ups to earn a title shot, calling Wardley\u2014a newly crowned WBO heavyweight champion\u2014an ideal opponent. He added that if Joshua truly wants a world title, he should fight Wardley now instead of waiting on Tyson Fury. Warren also jabbed that Joshua should avoid punchers if he wants the Fury fight to still exist.<\/p>\n
Joshua\u2019s running on reflections now. He doesn\u2019t take fights. He manages risks. The Dubois loss stripped the mystery, left only doubts and muscle memory. Since then, one safe fight at a time. Jake Paul was a pay-per-view holiday, not a fight. The chin still twitches when a jab lands wrong, and the feet still square up when pressure builds. Everyone sees it. No one says it because Joshua\u2019s brand still pays too many bills.<\/p>\n
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Wardley? Entirely different animal. Doesn\u2019t pose, doesn\u2019t preload combinations. He moves like someone who learned on real pressure, not drills. Punches live. Everything short, spiteful, economical. The kind of rhythm that breaks balance rather than bounces around a game plan. Joshua\u2019s been studying \u201ccontrol\u201d since Ruiz pasted him \u2014 but against a pressure man who doesn\u2019t respect your structure, that kind of discipline turns rigid.<\/p>\n
Wardley Isn\u2019t Playing Safe<\/p>\n
Wardley doesn\u2019t need to \u201cbuild.\u201d He just walks through whoever\u2019s offered. Parker gave him hell for ten rounds, and he still closed him. Adeleye fought brave, got folded. That tells the story. Wardley\u2019s durability buys him risk tolerance. He\u2019ll walk through early sharpness just to test what\u2019s left underneath. Against that, Joshua\u2019s jab and measured tempo look like a man trying to hold water in cupped hands. No leaks allowed \u2014 but with Wardley stalking, the leaks come quick.<\/p>\n
Joshua\u2019s corner will sell it differently. \u201cWe want Fury.\u201d \u201cWe want legacy.\u201d Translation: we want money with minimal trauma. Wardley offers the opposite. The Saudis see that too \u2014 they don\u2019t invest in threats that don\u2019t fit the script. Turki\u2019s interest lies in prestige fights, not ones that might end with their prize name on the floor again.<\/p>\n
The Saudi Mirage<\/p>\n
If Joshua takes Wardley, it\u2019s a strip-search of what remains. No optics. No excuses. Just one man reacting to doubt in real time. His jab still tidy, his uppercut still lovely, but his exit routes? Wooden. Wardley turns exits into traps. One looped right and that\u2019s career over talk.<\/p>\n
Lose to Wardley and Joshua\u2019s not coming back. No \u201cnext chapter.\u201d No Saudi call-back.<\/p>\n
Thomas Hull is a boxing writer covering news, gossip and results\u00a0 since 2014.<\/p>\n
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