Tyson Fury has not yet said whether he will continue his career to face the former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in the “Battle of Britain” in 2025. It is expected to be $ 100 million each for AJ and ” The Gypsy King”. to scoop up from Turki Al-Shiekh in his domestic scraps.
The Real Best UK
This fight will prove who is the better of these two guys, but not the #1 or even #2 heavyweight in the UK. That’s how Fury and Joshua faded. The two best heavyweights in the UK are Daniel Dubois and Martin Bakole. Even 20 year old, inexperienced Moses Itauma could be better than AJ and Tyson.
Again, the Fury-Joshua fight will be of the best type between them. It’s almost like an oldies or celebrity contest. It’s too bad they couldn’t fight seven years ago when they were younger and seen as the heavyweights of the division. For them to be fighting now, it’s strange. I don’t know what to call this fight other than a clash of old men.
You can understand why Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) might choose to retire instead of facing Joshua (28-4, 24 KOs) after being beaten for the second time by unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on the 21 December in Riyadh.
The proud former WBC champion was bitter and in full denial after his second loss. As in the first fight, he thought he had done enough to deserve the victory. Tyson may walk away from the start and refuse to let the boxing world see him fight again. It would be self-defeating on Fury’s part, but it’s a predictable move if he’s nursing hurt feelings.
Assuming Fury comes back for the dough, it’s possible he’ll be the favorite against the 35-year-old Joshua. It’s not that Fury has better speed, power or athletic ability than Joshua.
That’s how AJ was knocked out in five rounds by his last opponent, IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, on September 21. He wasn’t even sporty. Joshua’s punch resistance appeared to be gone as he was dropped four times in the contest before being stopped in the fifth.
The power of AJ
Fury has looked vulnerable to taking power shots from Usyk in both of his fights, and his punching resistance appears to have deteriorated from his three fights against Deontay Wilder.
If Joshua can land the same kind of right hand shots that he defeated Francis Ngannou with, Fury won’t make it past the second round. He won’t be able to avoid Joshua’s power like Deontay or Wladimir Klitschko did. Joshua isn’t gunshy, and he won’t be put off by leaning in like Wilder was.
It will be fun to see how well Fury can withstand Joshua being hit with full force in this fight. AJ is going to get kicked out of the bear from the first round, and I don’t see him letting up until he’s bagged a beard.
