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Anthony Joshua is not ready for Tyson Fury and should target Dillian Whyte

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It seems that just about everybody in the boxing business has an opinion on what should be the next move for Anthony Joshua.

Some fools in our game think he should go straight to Tyson Fury, other deluded souls think that it is time for him to go to America - a place almost totally devoid of heavyweights - and there are one or two sensible voices calling for calm, calling for rounds, calling for patience.

There is a list of about 10 fighters that are, in theory, all in contention for a fight against the unbeaten Olympic champion between now and about Christmas. Some are big, awkward Europeans and some are faded but marketable Americans. All will be demanding top dollar for an appointment with Joshua's fists.

The quick collapse of Kevin Johnson - the once durable American - at the O2 late last month has created a few problems for the men matching Joshua and the people guiding him; Johnson was meant to give Joshua the rounds he lacks and the rounds that he desperately needs before a genuine test.

There is bold talk of Joshua fighting a man called Dillian Whyte - a regular guest on the ESPN podcast - in a rematch of a three-round war the pair once had above a pub in north London. Then, Whyte was having his first contest and he dropped Joshua in that fight and won on points. The fight was, by the way, on a Finchley show and at that time Joshua was just one of the many big lumps fighting in Dereck Chisora's shadow at the Finchley club. Del Boy is now on the list to fight Joshua.

Whyte has won 14 as a professional boxer, with 11 ending early, and that compares favourably to Joshua, who has stopped all 13 of his opponents so far; Joshua has not yet been into the fourth round, which is an impressive, but dangerous statistic in the development of any professional.

Mike Tyson went 10 rounds in his 18th fight, but he had only been a professional for 14 months. Lennox Lewis went eight rounds in his 12th fight against a former Cruiserweight world champion.

Wladimir Klitschko finally got some rounds when he went the full eight in his 18th fight. The bludgeoning is terrific fun, fan-friendly but it can be the most deceptive part of a fighter's development: A heavyweight needs rounds, there is simply no replacement.

Big Josh is out again in Manchester on July 18 and then back at the O2 on September 12. Whyte is, I believe, a serious contender for the September fight and what would be the type of grudge fight that never fails to deliver.

Meanwhile, the waiting game continues for heavyweights all over the world, including Eddie Chambers in Philadelphia and possibly Mariusz Wach in Krakow. There are others, many of them available at the right price, and from now it does start to get interesting for Joshua.