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title: "Heavyweight Contender Says Anthony Joshua Wants Opponent “With No Heartbeat”"
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author: "Tom Eaton"
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published: "2023-06-24T11:39:40Z"
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# Heavyweight Contender Says Anthony Joshua Wants Opponent “With No Heartbeat”

American heavyweight, Jarrell Miller, claims Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua are looking for one-sided fights.

Miller and Joshua have well-documented history, with [Miller failing a drugs test and being banned from the sport ahead of their scheduled bout in June 2019](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/jarrell-miller-responds-failed-drugs-14383883), which was packed with controversy in the build-up.

Now, ‘Big Baby’ is back, winning three contests in the last three months and manoeuvring his way to #10 in the WBA world rankings.

Joshua has been looking for a summer opponent and Miller has repeatedly offered to step-in and finally complete the grudge match between the two.

However, the 34-year-old told [Seconds Out](https://youtu.be/yPygEqIzDyc) that it is unlikely to happen, believing they are searching for easier alternatives.

> “I feel that, if Anthony Joshua wants that fight to happen, it’s going to have to be his call. It can’t be Eddie Hearn’s.
>
> They are looking for easy fights, let’s be honest, ‘AJ’ is not looking for any fighter that really has a heartbeat, at this point. So, he’s probably going to take another two more bums, guys we’ve never even heard of, before he steps back into the big names again.
>
> I’m here for him, but we are going to see.”

Joshua now looks like facing Dillian Whyte in a rematch on August 12 after is seemed that talks had collapsed. [Whyte initially said the offer received from Hearn for the fight was unacceptable but has come full circle and appeared on talkSPORT to confirm he would be accepting it](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/anthony-joshua-dillian-whyte-u-turn/).

Joshua beat Whyte back in 2015 in a fight billed as ‘Bad Intentions’ to win the British title.