Many feel the long-awaited heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could finally take place this year.
‘The Gypsy King’ announced his retirement from boxing in January, after suffering a second consecutive defeat to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch just weeks before this. However, given it is his fourth time leaving the sport, there is a general feeling a ‘comeback’ is round the corner.
As for Joshua, the 35-year-old from Watford now finds himself at a crossroads in his career, stemming from the shock knockout defeat he suffered to domestic rival and reigning IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium last September.
Speaking on his Youtube channel, Froch On Fighting, former unified super-middleweight champion Carl Froch gave an assessment of the potential domestic battle, stating ‘The Gypsy King’ would ‘run rings’ around the two-time unified heavyweight champion.
“After Joshua got absolutely ironed out by Dubois, and look how good Fury looked against Usyk in that rematch, I think that Fury runs rings around AJ mentally and just physically. More ability, but mentally going into the ring, I think AJ would struggle badly with that fight, but that’s just my opinion for what it’s worth.”
Joshua has recently underwent successful elbow surgery and will be fully fit to return from September onwards. Should Fury remain in retirement, as he is adamant he will do, potential fights for ‘AJ’ could include a rematch with Dillian Whyte or another long-awaited clash against fellow former champion Deontay Wilder.
