Promoter Eddie Hearn said that the one genuinely huge combat between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua was between them. The previous two-time heavyweight champ mentioned the combat “has to occur in 2025.” Whereas visiting Nigeria, the place Joshua’s dad and mom had been born, AJ mentioned he desires to combat Fury this yr.
There was some speak of the 2 former heavyweight champions, who’ve misplaced twice to the good Oleksandr Usyk, having two fights, with mega-money to be scooped up by each fighters. It stays the one combat each males want. A combat between Joshua and Deontay Wilder apart (this combat ought to have taken place in 2018 or 2019 earlier than Wilder misplaced his unbeaten file when Fury stopped him in February 2020), Joshua-Fury has been essentially the most called-for heavyweight match-up of its time.
Now that AJ has known as for the combat, we should hope Fury is equally .
“I’ve been concerned in an entire lot of fights, however this has to occur in 2025,” Joshua mentioned when talking to SportsBoom.com. “In fact, it has to occur, and hopefully, it does occur.”
So, the ball now seems to be in Tyson Fury’s court docket. However will Fury need this combat or fights, or may the previous champion who advised us all so many occasions that “no man born from his mom might ever beat me,” as an alternative retire from the game, understanding he can by no means utter such phrases once more? Fury might pull in one other fortune with a combat or fights with Joshua, however will Fury danger dropping for a 3rd time?
Cash often does speak, and Turki Alalshikh might be anticipated to dangle an infinite carrot in entrance of Fury and Joshua, however will each males chew? Joshua desires to combat Fury, however does Fury need to combat Joshua? Let’s see how lengthy it’s earlier than we hear again from Fury.
