Followers might see the long-awaited all-British heavyweight conflict between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury subsequent, even when the 2 fighters lose their subsequent matches. The possibilities of one or each shedding their subsequent fights are excessive, particularly in Fury’s case.
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is interested by making the Joshua-Fury struggle, and he doesn’t care if Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) loses to IBF champion Daniel Dubois on September twenty first and if Fury will get crushed in his rematch in opposition to WBA, WBC and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk on December twenty first.
Turki needs the Joshua-Fury struggle, and he states that the world additionally needs to see it. As such, Turki plans to supply the struggle to the 36-year-old Fury and Joshua after their subsequent fights. He’s unsure in the event that they’ll settle for. The UK needs to see Joshua-Fury, however I wouldn’t embrace the world. They view these guys as getting older, pampered, flawed fighters with shaky resumes.
The Delight Issue
There’s pleasure concerned with AJ and Fury, as neither would really feel snug strolling away from defeats to satisfy in a cash struggle. It will destroy the 2 Brits mentally in the event that they walked away from crushing defeats to Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) and Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs).
In Fury’s case, he may retire if he loses the rematch with Usyk, particularly if he’s knocked out as a result of it will be his second consecutive loss and a transparent signal that he’s bought his quantity.
With Joshua, he would insist on a rematch with the 26-year-old Dubois as a result of he would really feel that he turned issues round with the best recreation plan and maybe a brand new coach that’s not simply blowing smoke up his tailpipe. He would wish to dump his coaches and begin over as a result of sticking together with his present crew could be pointless.
If Dubois knocks out Joshua on September twenty first, he’d doubtless do the identical factor to him in a rematch as a result of his youth and rugged nature.
“If Usyk wins [rematch with Fury on December 21st], I nonetheless wish to see Joshua in opposition to Tyson in the event that they settle for,” mentioned Turki Alalshikh to the talksport Boxing YouTube channel about desirous to make the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua mega-fight, even when one or each lose their preliminary clashes in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois.
The Actuality Examine
Turki says that it sounds good, however Joshua and Fury won’t ever settle for a struggle if they arrive off losses. Once more, they’ve an excessive amount of pleasure and wouldn’t be capable of dwell with themselves in the event that they again into their mega-fight coming off defeats.
“I can’t attempt to do the third [Fury-Usyk] struggle earlier than having Tyson and Joshua,” Turki continued.
“As a fan, I feel it [Joshua-Dubois on September 21st] might be a tricky struggle, however I feel Joshua will win. You don’t know. That is boxing, particularly heavyweights, however I wish to see Joshua and Tyson, and the world needs to see Joshua and Tyson.
