Anthony Joshua ‘rejected’ fight with former frontrunner due to …
Anthony Joshua is set to face Jermaine Franklin on April 1 at the O2 Arena but before the American emerged as the most likely option, Demsey McKean was under consideration.
The former frontrunner to face Anthony Joshua next, Demsey McKean, has revealed that their fight ‘fizzled out’ because he is a southpaw. Joshua lost his last two fights to a fellow lefty, Oleksandr Usyk, and McKean believes this was the decisive factor in ruling him out of a career-best payday.
Anthony Joshua ‘rejected’ fight with former frontrunner due to …
The Aussie puncher emerged as an unlikely outsider to box Joshua in his return to the ring in April, but it is now understood that Jermaine Franklin has jumped to the front of the queue.
In addition to his set wage, the 989 Assassin will also be entitled to a chunk of the PPV sale which according to sources could bump his overall payday up to in excess of £2million. For McKean, this type of money would have been life-changing.
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“It’s obviously a fight that I’d love to take any day of the week,” McKean told Boxing Social. “It’s a big opportunity fight, big name fight, and does wonders for my career to come through with the win.
“It’s obviously a hard fight – a great fighter and great champion in AJ. A win there could skyrocket me to a world title fight straightaway. Not to mention a career biggest payday and potential big fights after, so it’s a win-win for myself.”
But McKean says that his southpaw stance was the main reason Franklin was chosen over him.
Anthony Joshua ‘rejected’ fight with former frontrunner due to …
Anthony Joshua is set to face Jermaine Franklin on April 1 at the O2 Arena but before the American emerged as the most likely option, Demsey McKean was under consideration.
The former frontrunner to face Anthony Joshua next, Demsey McKean, has revealed that their fight ‘fizzled out’ because he is a southpaw. Joshua lost his last two fights to a fellow lefty, Oleksandr Usyk, and McKean believes this was the decisive factor in ruling him out of a career-best payday.
Anthony Joshua ‘rejected’ fight with former frontrunner due to …
The Aussie puncher emerged as an unlikely outsider to box Joshua in his return to the ring in April, but it is now understood that Jermaine Franklin has jumped to the front of the queue.
In addition to his set wage, the 989 Assassin will also be entitled to a chunk of the PPV sale which according to sources could bump his overall payday up to in excess of £2million. For McKean, this type of money would have been life-changing.
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“It’s obviously a fight that I’d love to take any day of the week,” McKean told Boxing Social. “It’s a big opportunity fight, big name fight, and does wonders for my career to come through with the win.
“It’s obviously a hard fight – a great fighter and great champion in AJ. A win there could skyrocket me to a world title fight straightaway. Not to mention a career biggest payday and potential big fights after, so it’s a win-win for myself.”
But McKean says that his southpaw stance was the main reason Franklin was chosen over him.
