The Battle of Britain between heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua may finally be upon us in early 2025. AJ and Fury’s promoters are ready to stage this fight, and the British are ready to see the two stars of the United Kingdom mix. As they say, “Better late than never.”
Fury’s loss on Saturday night against Oleksandr Usyk may have spoiled the party. In a 12-round unanimous decision loss in Riyadh, he fought like he was afraid of getting knocked out and looked fat, untrained and lethargic.
With his trunks pulled down to his sternum to cover his sagging midsection, Fury looked horrible in an embarrassing performance. It was hard to believe that “The Gyspy King” had gone through a three-month training camp and emerged like this.
The fans want this fight
After that show, try and sell a Fury vs Joshua “Battle of Britain” meeting would be a mistake. This does not stop his promoters, however, because they have learned that it is too risky not to do this fight now.
The timing is obviously not ideal, as both are coming off losses and look old, washed out and ready to be put out to pasture. However, many British fans can’t wait to see former heavyweight champions Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) and Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) mix it up for the first of two fights in 2025.
Ideally, AJ and Fury should get a couple of wins before they meet because it seems pathetic for them to fight now, with both coming losses. The fans would have a different view if they beat a couple of top contenders first and then meet. If they cannot do that, they should retreat rather than fight.
Many fans on social media think it’s too late for Joshua & Fury to fight because the two are so fired up that the fight is seen as a timer match between two rich millionaires trying to pad their pockets at the expense of the public before leaving the sport. However, it is doubtful that either of them will retire after their next two fights.
There is too much money to be made, and UK fans don’t give up on their fighters, no matter how old they are. Derek Chisora is an example. If the promoters want to maximize revenue, they should rebuild Joshua and Fury first against a couple of contenders before making the Battle of Britain. Don’t be short sighted.
“I still think Tyson won. I’m not complaining about the results of the fight. I was complaining about how they scored,” said Frank Warren to secondsoutThey talk about how the judges scored the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 rematch last Saturday.
“I don’t see how a judge gave Tyson a single round for the last seven rounds. That’s impossible. I looked at this, and I don’t know how he got it. Usyk didn’t win the last seven rounds of that fight.”
