George Groves Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin Prediction: Former World Champion Backing ‘AJ’ To Win In Style

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George Groves is just one of a number of former fighters who has given a prediction ahead of Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin fight this weekend. The former world champion is predicting a win for ‘AJ’ and thinks Joshua will win the fight by knockout.

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Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin – George Groves Predicts

George Groves certainly knows a thing or two when it comes to the sport of boxing. The Englishman is one of the biggest names in British boxing of the past decade to 15 years, becoming world super-middleweight champion back May 2017. He has beaten fighters such as Chris Eubank Jr, Fedor Chudinov, James Degale and Martin Murray to name but a few.

The 35-year-old retired from boxing a few years ago now, but has firmly kept himself in the sport. Groves hosts his own podcast now, as well as frequently appearing at big UK boxing shows and sometimes commentating too. With Groves being such a big name in boxing circles, his big fight predictions are usually very popular.

For this huge heavyweight dust-up this weekend between Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin, Groves is backing his fellow countryman to get the job done. ‘Saint George’ feels that Joshua will bounce back in style from his back-to-back Oleksandr Usyk defeats and will stop Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night in front of a sold-out O2 Arena.

With just days until fight night, boxing fans can watch the Joshua vs Franklin fight live on DAZN. When Anthony Joshua fights it is always a big occasion, and this weekend is no different. Will ‘AJ’ make a successful return and begin his climb back to the heavyweight summit, or will the American upset the odds and claim the biggest win of his career?


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With the fight just days away now, Groves is just one of various former boxing superstars who has weighed-in with their prediction on how the Joshua vs Franklin fight will play out.

In a recent interview with iD Boxing, the former super-middleweight world champion said that he thinks we will see an explosive performance from ‘AJ’ this weekend:

“I think we’ll see a really good, solid performance from Anthony Joshua. He must still want it, he must really want it to still be chasing it.

“Franklin is a good fighter. He lost to Dillian Whyte but a lot of people thought he won. Franklin is a good, solid fighter. He’s in better shape for this fight too.

“I think Joshua hits him, Joshua hunts him and I think Joshua gets rid of him.”


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As of today, Jermaine Franklin is still the huge underdog to win the fight with the best sports betting apps. However, the majority of people will be back ‘AJ’ to win the fight of course. He is currently priced around 1/10 with the best UK sports betting sites to get back to winning ways this weekend from the O2 Arena.

What a fight we have on our hands from the capital on Saturday night. Finger’s crossed the actual fight lives up to the hype!

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Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin – Fight Information

  • 🥊 Boxing Match: Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin
  • 📊 Records: Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KO’s) | Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KO’s)
  • 📅 Date: Saturday 1st April, 2023
  • 🕛 Main Event Time: Approx. 10.30PM GMT
  • 🏆 Title: N/A
  • 📺 TV Channel: UK: DAZN
  • 🏟  Venue: O2 Arena | London, England, UK
  • 🎲 Fight Odds: Joshua 1/10 | Franklin 15/2

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