Surging British prospect-come-contender Moses Itauma is good enough to take Anthony Joshua down if they fought next.
That’s according to Hall-of-Fame fighter, Carl Froch, who picked AJ out of all “of the heavyweight ex-champs” that would provide Itauma with the best possible opponent “to look good against,” when speaking to NewBettingSites.uk.
“I think AJ’s not the force he was.”
A 21-year-old southpaw, Itauma is already considered one of his region’s most exciting talents, with 14 wins posted to date, 12 knockouts, and no losses. The 6-foot-5 star, in his last five bouts, is 5-0 (5 KOs) despite leveling up in opposition by fighting Mariusz Wach, Dillian Whyte, and Jermaine Franklin Jr — beating all in spectacular fashion.
Joshua, meanwhile, remains an ambassadorial figure albeit a declining talent at the world level, having peaked around 2017-2018 when he he toppled Wladimir Klitschko, Carlos Takam, Joseph Parker, and Alexander Povetkin in succesion.
Of the four losses on Joshua’s resume, three have come in his last seven bouts, including a brutal defeat to Daniel Dubois in 2024 which he only rebounded from late, last year, with an eventual knockout of the internet sensation Jake Paul.
“Psychologically and mentally he is not there anymore,” Froch said of his former stablemate when he competed under the Matchroom banner. “He’s been banjoed a few times.”
He added: “I don’t think his heart’s in the fight game anymore. So, it’s a bad fight for AJ, yeah, and I think that Itauma probably beats him.”
Picking against Britain’s older guard is a bit of a theme for Froch, as he also regards the Arslanbek Makhmudov bout on April 11 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London as a possible banana skin for Tyson Fury.
“It’s a potential bad fight for Fury, if Fury’s not taking it seriously,” he told the same betting site. “But from what I’ve seen and heard of him, and he’s not in bad shape, he’s not gone massive, he’s not gone up to 25 stone.
“I think he wins,” said Froch, “I just hope he’s got the fitness and the engine to do the 12 rounds, because Makhmudov is quite fit and strong for 12 rounds.
“But he’s shown vulnerabilities around the body, and he’s not of that level. But we don’t know what we’re gonna get with Tyson Fury. I feel like anything can happen.”
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