Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury: Barry McGuigan picks one fighter to knock the other out ‘reasonably quickly’
Barry McGuigan believes Anthony Joshua could score a quick KO over Tyson Fury should the British heavyweights ever step into the ring together.
Joshua and Fury have long been linked to a super fight but have never squared off despite their parallel rise to the top of the sport in the 2010s. They each held world titles to start the current decade, although both eventually lost their belts to current unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Both men remain big names in the division despite not holding any titles, making a potential fight between the two an attractive one for fans and pundits alike.
Retired former WBA featherweight champion McGuigan has urged Fury and Joshua to make a fight happen, pointing to a possible undisputed bout against the winner of the July 19 fight between Usyk and Daniel Dubois as motivation.
Should it happen, McGuigan thinks the fighters’ respective styles gives Joshua the advantage, with the 64-year-old even going so far as to suggest that “AJ” could earn a quick victory.
“Styles make fights though and styles will always make fights,” McGuigan told Betway. “You have to look at the combination of styles and apparently Joshua gave Fury a hiding all of those years ago when they went to spar but it is all sparring talk.
“I do believe Joshua has the style to always be a major problem to Tyson Fury. He has the right style for Fury, and he could knock Fury out reasonably quickly too, that’s the combination of styles.
“But Tyson will always give someone like Daniel Dubois problems because he has good feet, he’s a mover and is a thinker whereas Joshua will stand there and have a fight with someone like Dubois and get knocked out every time.
“If Fury fights Joshua, I will say Joshua has a real chance of knocking him out.”
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