Promoter Eddie Hearn mentions that he zero profit for Anthony Joshua in the fight against 20-year-old Moses Itauma. He feels it is a loss-lost situation, in any case you look at it. Itauma (13-0, 11 COs) is too young and inexperienced for former double-sided heavyweight champion Joshua (28-4, 25 COs) to receive any credit for defeating him.
A profitless statement
On the other hand, if Joshua, 35, is beaten by Itauma, it would mean that his career was “over” because he was lost to a man who beat no one in his two years or his entire amateur career.
Itauma is rushed to the top without fighting any of the good contenders. Fans make a big deal about his recent first round victory over faded British travel man Dillian Whyte, but he did not have a quality highest heavyweight.
The young lion’s risks
- Joseph Parker
- Fabio Wardley
- Daniel Dubois
- Richard Torrez Jr.
- Lenier but
- Bakhodir Yalolov
- Martin Bakole
Itauma could lose to one or more of the fighters, and the hype would suddenly end up being the next king of the division. At the very least, those heavy weights itauma would age, take him off and leave him a less capable fighter than the one who rolled off the mounting lane in 2023.
Weigh the profit
“I don’t really look at the Moses fight and think it’s a battle for AJ,” promoter Eddie Hearn said Sky Sports about a fight between Anthony Joshua and Moses Itauma. “There are many reasons for that. One, what do you get out of it?‘
Joshua does not come out to beat Itauma because he is so inexperienced. In essence, Moses fought 13 tomato cans as a pro, and there are a large number of artificial hype created on the victories. The fans are not even waiting to see him with a real heavyweight until they anoint him as the new king of the division.
There will be a lot of sour fans if Itauma is exposed when he comes in with a good fighter for the first time. It will teach fans a lesson not to buy a fake hype and by being deceived Fool’s Gold.
Itauma’s defects
Itauma does not have the amateur background for people to have an accurate measure whether it is good or not. He did not fight the cream of the crop from Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Cuba and the United States when he was an amateur. The one decent fighter he fought, Stylianos roulias Van Greece, fled him all night and acted as if he were chased by an angry litter dog on November 23, 2022.
Roulias showed how to give itauma problems by attacking him uninterrupted, landing hard, meaningful bumps and making him feel the pain. What the fight has shown is that Itauma does not like to hit, and will do everything to avoid learning.
The zero-sum game
“Moses is a very good fighter. If you win, you have beaten a 20-year-old. If you lose, you lost against a 20-year-old and Your career is over. It is a dangerous struggle. I judge Moses very strongly, ”says Hearn.
Joshua’s career would be seen by fans as “past” if he were blown out by the inexperienced Itauma. Losing Daniel Dubois with a fifth round knock in September is already a sign for fans that AJ’s career has been done. But if itauma were to do something similar or worse, it would destroy Joshua’s credibility and marketability with fans.
Joshua’s popularity remains high, and he can make big money in fighting against Jake Paul and Tyson Fury. If it was his angle, the wallets he was fighting, Paul and Fury would be extraordinary. If he was fighting against Itauma, the money wouldn’t be the same because he wasn’t long enough to build a global fanbase.
Fighting in the trenches
“I think Moses has a lot of work to do. He is an extraordinary talent, but we have no idea whether he can mark the boxes that should be a true big and a true champion in the division,” Hearn said. “What does she look like? What does it look like when it gets really difficult in the trenches? ‘ said Hearn.
Eddie brings out some good points. We do not know how well Itauma will perform against quality heavyweights throwing back at him, forcing him into a grueling battle and applying pressure. Dillian Whyte, 37, looked terrified and threw no significant blows into his defense before being knocked out by Itauma in their head liner on August 16, 2025.
Besides whyte, Itauma did not fight no one strikingly. Although Moses is now arranged by the WBA and WBO, his opposition from marginal quality to his professional career of 13 gestures.
Examine the record
- Dillian Whyte: 37
- Mike Balogun: 41
- Demsey mckeean
- Mariusz Wach: 45
- Ilja mesce
- And Garber: 40
Last updated on 09/07/2025
