Warren: Joshua must turn pro now

[The_budweiser]

Promoter Frank Warren feels that Anthony Joshua could become the fastest-ever world heavyweight champion, providing he joins the professional ranks in the near future.

 

Joshua claimed super-heavyweight gold at London 2012 last week, and since then has indicated that he intends to stay as an amateur in order to go after the World Championship crown.

 

However, Warren - who moved to sign a handful of the 2008 British Olympians, such as James DeGale - feels Joshua would be better served by flipping over now.

 

"Anthony Joshua looked mightily impressive striking gold for Britain in the blue riband super-heavyweight division - just as I predicted he would before the competition started," Warren said in his Sun column.

 

"However, suggestions that the 6ft 6in, 18 stone Watford banger's development would be best served by remaining in the unpaid code are flawed. 'Big Josh' has already defeated the best available amateur opposition and needs the fresh challenges that a pro career would offer, to prevent going stale.

 

"He has the power and stamina to become world heavyweight champion quicker than anyone previously."

 

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[WelshDevilRob]

Agree with Frank Warren. I also think Frank is the perfect promoter to promote him.

 

Warren will guide him carefully and that needs to be done. Joshua is a RAW talent that needs developing and bringing along slowly.

 

Staying in the amateur game under the current coaches probably won't improve him. He started using his jab after advice from Lennox Lewis! The coaches should have already worked on that as its a powerful weapon. Plus, they don't seem to have given him a defence which is understandable when Rob McCracken is the head coach.

 

Go Pro with Warren, fight regularly on undercards and develop. Do what Wlad Klitschko did and fight soft opposition for many fights until you develop a more rounded game.