Jermaine Franklin Speaks From Experience, Makes Predictions on the Joshua-Whyte Fight

Anthony Joshua will enter the ring against Dillian Whyte on the 12th of August. This is the second time the two will face each other off in their professional careers. This is also the third time in their amateur and professional careers put together. The fight remains one of the most anticipated bouts of 2023. As the world awaits the continuity of this rivalry in its third phase, boxing legends have begun predicting the bout’s outcome.

The event that will be on DAZN PPV, is scheduled to host an array of big names. Eminent personalities will drop in to witness a moment in history. Jermaine Franklin has given his predictions for the big fight. He predicts that the bout’s winner is quite seasoned and will sustain in the ring through his prowess.

Jermaine Franklin sees AJ excelling inside the ring

The common link between AJ and Dillian Whyte is not just the three legendary fights they have fought. There remains another interesting commonality in the opponent they have fought. Jermaine Franklin is that point of commonality. Last year in November, Dillain Whyte won over Franklin in a hard-fought bout. In 2023, AJ went against ‘989 Assassin’ Franklin to succeed in a unanimous decision victory. Therefore, he can aptly comment on the upcoming AJ vs Whyte fight based on his experience.

He predicted that Anthony Joshua will win the big fight. Franklin told Boxing Social, “I see AJ winning only because I kind of got adjusted to Dillian’s style early, and it didn’t change. He tried to change it a little bit but he kinda stayed the same. With Anthony, he’s just gonna use his jab a lot. If he can get Dillian to the point where he’s got him kind of stagnant or he’s not doing a lot, the jab will win the fight easy.”  

AJ vs Whyte’s Undercard to Challenge Oleksandr Usyk’s Title

Anthony Joshua’s promoter and the big mind, Eddie Hearn behind the massive fight has revealed that an undercard for the 12th of August will potentially go on to fight Oleksandr Usyk. Currently, the latter holds the unified WBA, IBF, and WBO Heavyweight titles. As he prepares for his fight with Daniel Dubois on the 26th of August, his next potential challenger will be ascertained in the undercard fights on the 12th of August. Reportedly, whoever wins between Demsey McKean and Filip Hrgovic will further challenge Usyk’s titles.

Currently, Filip Hrgovic is challenging Usyk’s IBF titles. However, should Demsey defeat him, the former will go on to challenge Usyk’s titles. Filip Hrgovic is returning a year after claiming his victory over his final eliminator of Zhilei Zhang in Saudi Arabia.

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The next few weeks are going to be an exciting time for boxing enthusiasts. The Kingpyn is currently underway in Dublin. Further, Jake Paul also will go against Nate Diaz soon. However, the bout between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte only adds to this highly interesting period in the 2023 boxing lists. Do you think Jermaine’s prediction about AJ winning will come true? Let us know in the comments section below.

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