Amir Khan Delivers New Verdict On Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua Fight: “He Has The Power”
There is still hope that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will manage to come together in the ring, and now Amir Khan has given his verdict.
Fury and Joshua will go down in British heavyweight boxing history as two of the biggest stars of their generation. Fury began his professional career first while Joshua was busy winning an Olympic gold medal at London 2012.
When Fury left the sport with issues outside of the ropes after dethroning Wladimir Klitschko, Joshua took the reigns and became a unified world champion by beating the likes of Charles Martin, Joseph Parker and Klitschko. He didn’t lose until 2019 when he was stopped by underdog Andy Ruiz Jr.
‘AJ’ avenged that loss but was then beaten in 2021 and 2022 by future undisputed king Oleksandr Usyk.
It was also Usyk who handed Fury – who returned to the ring to defeat long-reigning champ Deontay Wilder twice – the first and then second losses of his career.
His failed attempt to become undisputed against Usyk in May 2024, then the loss in the rematch, meant he announced his retirement back in January and, for now, put an end to hopes of a showdown with Joshua.
Speaking to The Stomping Ground, former world champion Khan made his case for both men should ‘The Gypsy King’ return.
“It’s a hard fight to call cause styles make fights. Joshua has so much power, strong, Fury boxes so well. I would love to see the fight, it is a 50-50 fight. Both guys have been put down. What a fight it would be.
“But one thing about Fury, Fury is just a hard ba***rd, isn’t he, he’s solid. If you don’t knock him out, he keeps getting back up. He’s one guy you’re going to be in a hard fight with. When you’re in the ring with Fury, you’re going to have to dig deep. When you’re in with ‘AJ’ he has the power to knock out anyone.”
Joshua is set to return following minor elbow surgery later this year and is being linked with the likes of Wilder, while as of writing, Fury remains adamant he will not be making a comeback.
