Panel: How do you feel about Anthony Joshua fighting Jermaine Franklin in April?

Marcus Morrison (Middleweight contender)

It doesnโ€™t interest me in the slightest and I wouldnโ€™t be fussed if I missed it. I completely understand that heโ€™s coming off back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, but Joshuaโ€™s a former unified world champion who has consistently fought at world level, and the Franklin fight just isnโ€™t good enough for the paying fight fans, especially if heโ€™s on the hunt to get his titles back. Iโ€™d much rather see the Dillian Whyte rematch, and I think a lot of the boxing world agree.

Gary Logan (Former Southern Area welterweight champion)

Iโ€™m happy with it. AJ is still marketable and ambitious. Dillian Whyte struggled with Franklin, so AJ having a potential emphatic win over Franklin sets him up nicely for future fights, particularly the Whyte rematch โ€“ if Whyte gets another good win also.

Michael Conlan (Featherweight contender)

I like it. I think itโ€™s the right opponent for Joshua to come back against. Itโ€™s not an easy fight but it is one he should win. Heโ€™ll face a game opponent in Franklin who will make him work for everything. Good matchmaking.

Chris McKenna (Journalist)

Itโ€™s a good fight to come back with given heโ€™s on the back of two defeats and changing trainers โ€“ and the new coach didnโ€™t want a southpaw. But he should be fighting Deontay Wilder in the summer next and not Dillian Whyte, who is of a similar level to Franklin.

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