Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are no longer world champions but a fight between the two is still of huge interest to fans.
Joshua is a former two-time world heavyweight belt holder who also unified the division. He had big wins over the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin, Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker but took an upset loss to Andy Ruiz in 2019 that first derailed him.
After rebuilding, it was then Olekansdr Usyk who relieved him of all of his belts in 2021 and since then Joshua had another shot at the IBF title held by Daniel Dubois but ended up getting stopped back in September.
Fury meanwhile had an epic trilogy with Deontay Wilder which saw him pick up and defend the WBC title before stopping the likes of Whyte and Derek Chisora. Back in May he challenged Usyk for the undisputed title but fell short on points and then lost again to the same man in the rematch in late December.
When asked by Sports Boom about a potential all-British clash with Fury, Joshua seemed optimistic.
“it has to happen.”
He then added more positivity.
“And hopefully, it does happen.”
This fight has been on the cards for many years, often while both men were holding version of the world title, but it has so far always sadly eluded fans.
Were it to happen this year, potentially as one final hurrah for both men, it would be a legacy fight that would see the winner going down as one of the best of the era despite there being no belts on the line.
