Former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is willing to face the toughest tests possible in the coming year.

Joshua suffered his second consecutive loss to WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk in August.

There were initially plans for Joshua to make his return in the month of December, but his comeback was pushed back to next year.

Several names are being mentioned for Joshua's next fight - including Otto Wallin, Dillian Whyte and Filip Hrgovic.

Joshua has no problem with facing any of the three.

Wallin gave Fury one of the toughest fights of his career back in 2019. Whyte was knocked out by Joshua in seven rounds in 2015. They have a rivalry that dates back to their amateur days. And Hrgovic, an undefeated puncher, has been pushing for a big fight.

"Yeah I'll fight Otto. Yeah, I'll fight Dillian. I'll fight Hrgovic. I like fighting good opponents. And as much as it's becoming a champion, I always felt like it was important for me to fight the best in my era," Joshua told DAZN.

"Because there was this whole stigma about cherry picking. Boxing, if you want to get to get to the top, you have to take risks. Calculated risks, but you definitely have to take risks. And I just like taking risks. It's not how popular a fighter you are that makes you a good fighter, it's how good a fighter you are that will make you popular.

"So competing with the best and training for the best has always helped me elevate my game. So yeah, would I fight Wallin? [Yeah]. As I said, they may not be the most popular guys on social media, but they're solid fighters.

"I'm not gonna sit here and I'm not gonna tell you, 'Nah they're rubbish.' I'm gonna give them the credit they deserve and I'll never underestimate anyone I step in the ring with. That's how we have to think. Everyone is a solid competitor. And that'll make me raise my game."