Anthony Joshua Keeps the Dream Alive, Believing the All-British Superfight With Tyson Fury Will Happen
Boxing fans have been teased many times about Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury superfight, and it has been postponed as many times. Both men have held heavyweight titles, both have massive followings, and both have been talking about fighting each other for what feels like a decade. The all-British showdown represents everything boxing fans want – two genuine superstars from the same country settling who’s the real king of the heavyweight division.
The heavyweight landscape of boxing looked very different when this fight first became a realistic possibility. Joshua was coming off his stunning knockout of Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium in 2017, establishing himself as boxing’s next big thing. Fury had just returned from his mental health struggles and addiction battles, looking to reclaim his spot at the top after beating Deontay Wilder. Both men seemed destined to meet in the ring, with promoters rubbing their hands together at the thought of the massive payday it would generate.
Anthony Joshua Hopes To One Day Face Tyson Fury
Multiple times over the years, Joshua and Fury have gotten close to signing contracts. Each time, something went wrong at the last minute. Sometimes it was money disputes, sometimes it was timing issues, and sometimes it was other mandatory fights getting in the way.
Joshua hasn’t let these setbacks kill his optimism though. Recent social media posts show he still believes the Fury fight will happen someday. His persistence is admirable, even if it sometimes feels like wishful thinking given how many times this fight has fallen through before.
“One of these days, it will be me standing in the opposite corner, ready and fully charged spiritually,” wrote Joshua via his Snapchat.
The problem is that both fighters aren’t the same men they were when this superfight first became possible. Joshua has suffered crushing defeats to Andy Ruiz and consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk. He also recently lost to Daniel Dubois. Fury has also shown cracks in his armor. He lost back tp back fights against Usyk. Neither man is getting younger, and the clock keeps ticking on what was once considered an inevitable collision course.
Meanwhile, Fury does not share his countryman’s zeal to fighr. In a recent post, he insisted that he was staying retired from boxing. He revealed that there was no reason for him to return, even if a superfight with Joshua was in the books. Still, boxing has a funny way of making dream fights happen when fans least expect them. Maybe that’s what keeps Joshua posting about Fury on social media, holding onto the belief that their paths will finally cross. Whether this particular dream becomes reality or remains forever a “what if” story might depend on how much fight both men have left in them.
